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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;letter-spacing:-.1pt;font-weight:bold'>Bilingual Vietnamese
or Cantonese Children’s Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:10.0pt'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;letter-spacing:-.15pt'>Salary:
$</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>23.81 to $29.30 per hour & 4% language
differential pay</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;letter-spacing:-.15pt'>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:10.0pt'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;letter-spacing:-.15pt'>Closing
Date: January 8, 2010 (Deadline Extended)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial;letter-spacing:-.1pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Multnomah County Library is seeking applicants for a
part-time (20 hours/week) Bilingual Vietnamese or Cantonese Children’s
Librarian at the Holgate Library. The Bilingual Vietnamese or Cantonese
Children’s Librarian will assist all patrons, with a special emphasis on
serving youth (ages 0 to 18), particularly birth through elementary age, and
those who live and work with this age group. This position will perform the
vital tasks of matching these patrons’ personal, educational, and
recreational needs with the appropriate information and resources, and
fostering literacy in English- and Vietnamese- or Cantonese-speaking youth and
families. This librarian also assesses community needs in order to plan,
prepare and implement programming and outreach for the youth and families of
the community in both English and Vietnamese or Cantonese as
appropriate. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>No experience is required; however, two years of
professional Children/Youth Librarian experience is preferred. Experience
planning, preparing, and implementing culturally sensitive programs (including
story times) that are of interest to children, young adults, caregivers, and
adults working with children is preferred. Must have demonstrated proficiency
in speaking and writing Chinese (Cantonese dialect) and/or Vietnamese and
English. Must have knowledge of and/or extensive experience with the Chinese or
Vietnamese community, demonstrated by knowledge of the traditions, values, and
customs of the community being served.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Requires a Master’s degree in Library Science from an
ALA-accredited library school or equivalent credentials from a foreign
institution. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Experience cannot substitute for
the degree requirement for Librarian positions.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>For more information or to apply, please visit our website
at <a href="www.multcojobs.org"
title="outbind://48-000000003A58104E14D3EB48A6F4A13AC148573B070091823D28CDFF9B41BAF380D199EAA01C0000017411DD00007A9598779957384FA4E67B778AAB496E00004BF80A1C0000/www.multcojobs.org">www.multcojobs.org</a>.
AA/EOE<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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