This is professional library work with supervisory responsibility in a variety of library operations.

Employees in this class may be responsible for supervising the operations of a department at a regional or sub-regional branch library, or serving as assistant to the branch manager of a medium branch library, or functioning as the assistant to the department manager at the main library. Responsibilities include supervising library staff, analyzing collection development needs, assisting the public, and continuous familiarization with the library's collection. Supervision may be exercised over a staff of professional, paraprofessional, technical or clerical employees engaged in various phases of library operations. Supervision is received from a higher level librarian who assigns responsibilities and reviews work for satisfactory performance of professional librarian duties.

ILLUSTRATIVE TASKS

Plans, assigns, and reviews the work of subordinate library staff engaged in a variety of library operations.

Serves as librarian-in-charge of a medium branch library in the absence of the branch manager.

Analyzes collection development needs, oversees the selection of materials, provides reader's advisory and reference services for assigned areas of responsibility.

Provides for staff development and training of subordinate professional, paraprofessional, clerical and technical staff members.

Exercises responsibility for the proper maintenance of library materials and equipment in an assigned library area.

Maintains an awareness of current library issues and trends by reading professional and related literature, and attending workshops, conferences and courses.

Resolves personnel and patron problems concerning library or County policies.

Exercises responsibility for special subject cataloging.

Makes recommendations regarding hiring, discipline, and promotion of subordinates; authorizes leave and overtime; evaluates and rates employee performance.

Performs related work as required.

KNOWLEDGES, ABILITIES, AND SKILLS

Considerable knowledge of professional library principles, methods, materials, and practices.

Considerable knowledge of library reference materials and tools of research.

Considerable knowledge of a variety of books, authors and reader interest levels.

Knowledge of supervisory principles and practices.

Knowledge of public relations principles and techniques.

Ability to analyze administrative problems and make recommendations for their solution.

Ability to plan, organize, and direct the work of professional, paraprofessional and support staff.

Ability to interpret library policies, objectives and services to the public and library staff.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with library patrons, subordinates, and supervisors.

Ability to maintain fiscal and administrative records.

Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing.

Ability to prepare reports.

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