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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Calibri;letter-spacing:-.1pt">T</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">een Librarian
(African & African-American Communities)</font></span></b></p>
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$24.58 to $30.52 per hour</font></span></b></p>
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Date: May 31, 2013</font></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Multnomah County Library (MCL) is seeking candidates for
a <b>part-time, 20 hours per week position
as a</b> <b>Teen Librarian at the St. Johns Library</b>.
This position will focus on the need for specific outreach and program
development targeted to attract teens in the African and African-American
communities. </font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">This position performs the vital tasks of matching
patrons’ personal, educational and recreational needs with appropriate
information and resources, and fostering literacy in youth, particularly teens,
families, and educators. Successful candidates will have excellent
interpersonal, organizational, leadership and communication skills to help the
library develop innovative services for the 21st century. The best candidates
will be able to provide culturally appropriate services to teens and families,
particularly in the African and African-American communities, in addition to
serving all patrons.</font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">No
experience is required; however, two years of professional youth librarian
experience, particularly serving teens is desirable. Experience planning,
preparing and implementing culturally sensitive programs (including storytimes) that are of interest to teens and
adults working with youth is preferred.</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> Requires advanced knowledge of
and experience working with the African-American community. This would be
demonstrated by knowledge of the traditions, values, and customs of the
community being served as well as the ability to identify specific examples of
experience working directly with individuals and families who identify with the
African-American community<i>.</i></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">For more information about this position, or to apply, please visit our
website at <a href="http://www.multcojobs.org/">www.multcojobs.org</a>.</font></span></b></p>
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