Lead Librarian- Technical Services

ANNOUNCEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Lead Librarian -Technical Services

(Acquisitions & Cataloging)

Library

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Hiring Pay Range: $66475.41 to $83094.25 Per Year

Trainee Hiring Range: $59827.87 to $74784.83 Per Year

FLSA Status: Exempt

Pay Grade: 113

Full Pay Range: $66475.41 to $99713.11 Per Year

Deadline to Apply: 12/19/25

Major Benefits for Full-Time Regular Employees:

• A diverse range of complimentary mental health and wellness services is available including an Employee Assistance Program a free subscription to Calm and health coaching.
• Paid time off up to 20 days in first year of employment
• 10 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per year
• Free employee only coverage for medical dental vision short-term disability and life insurance
• Free family coverage for select medical and dental plans
• Pension and long-term disability through Arizona State Retirement System click here for more details
• Supplemental benefits such as deferred compensation plans and additional life insurance

Essential Duties:

• Serves as the acquisitions and cataloging librarian for Prescott Public Library.
• Oversees and monitors all bibliographic and holdings records for the Prescott Public Library.
• Provides leadership and supervision to the technical services team and oversees volunteers in this work group.
• Hires supervises trains schedules and evaluates staff; tracks time off; reviews accruals; and checks and approves payroll for assigned staff.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with co-workers Library customers and community partners.
• Interacts with YLN member library staff and serves on YLN Cataloging User Group (Technical Services User Group).
• Provides backup for technical services staff with interlibrary loans mail newspaper & magazine processing and materials repair.
• Serves on Library Management Team to provide input on strategic direction and library planning.
• Collaborates with Collection Management Team to select and order materials oversee and maintain library book budget and troubleshoot issues.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education and/or Experience:

Masters Degree in Library Science from an ALA accredited library school. Two years experience in technical services (cataloging and acquisitions) in a public library setting with supervisory experience; or any equivalent combination of education experience and training which provides the knowledge and abilities necessary to perform the essential functions of the position.

Trainee Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree and one-year library experience in a paraprofessional or professional capacity and a commitment to completion of a Masters Degree in Library and Information Science (MLIS) from an ALA accredited institution within two years may be considered for an interim trainee position.

Employee Core Beliefs:

City of Prescott employees should seek to uphold the Citys core beliefs throughout their day-to-day business and with every customer they come in contact with both internal and external. Our core beliefs are: Act with Integrity Work as a Team Have Personal Commitment and Loyalty Solve Problems Take Pride In Excellent Results High Level of Productivity and Being Nice.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of Library services systems and procedures
• Knowledge of sources and materials in both print and non-print formats and searching methods and procedures
• Strong customer service orientation and excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with individuals within and outside the organization
• Skill in supervising professional library staff and working effectively with volunteers
• Skill in training staff and volunteers
• Working knowledge of professional library cataloging and classification using an integrated library system
• Working knowledge of AACR2 RDA OCLC Connection and OCLC Worldshare
• Ability to catalog new items in integrated library system edit and update existing catalog records and at times perform original cataloging
• Ability to manage and monitor a budget
• Ability to select acquire and order large quantities of materials from approved vendors. Downloads bib records into ILS. Receives unpacks and invoices acquisitions.
• Ability to work with vendors on orders and resolve issues.
• Ability to add subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute percentage ratio and rate.
• Analyzing complex administrative information and issues defining problems and evaluating alternatives and recommending methods procedures and techniques for resolution of issues.
• Skill in organizational and time management to prioritize duties to accomplish a high volume of work product while adapting to constant changes in priority.
• Ability to exercise initiative sound judgement and discretion in performance of duties
• Exhibits a positive attitude in word and action and encourages others to do the same
• Ability to work well with minimal supervision
• Ability to expand knowledge and work skills

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in a library environment.
• Safely performs physically demanding duties involving repetitive standing walking reaching bending and stretching for long periods of time.
• Must be able to lift carry and/or push materials including full book carts book bins and lifting boxes weighing up to 45 pounds.
• Safely operates a variety of standard office equipment including a computer telephone and copier requiring continuous and repetitive arm hand and eye movement.
• Work is performed in a dynamic environment that requires sensitivity to change and responsiveness to changing goals priorities and needs.
• Clearly concisely and effectively communicate in person over the phone virtual meetings and via email.

Successful candidate will receive a post-offer pre-employment background screening to include:

• Drug screening
• Motor vehicle records check
• Criminal background screening