Librarian

Closing Date: April 18, 2026 - 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time
Applications must be completed and submitted prior to 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on the closing date to be considered. Once you submit your application, you will no longer be able to make revisions or attach documents.
Pay Range: $6,853.60 - $9,460.53 monthly
Job Status: Full-Time
Hours Per Week: 40
Employment Type: Regular
FLSA: Exempt
Location: Oak Harbor, WA
This exciting opportunity is for someone who is passionate about community engagement, enjoys public speaking and is able to effectively collaborate with a variety of library and school district staff to ensure the success of students. The person selected will represent Sno-Isle in the Oak Harbor and Coupeville communities with a focus on outreach to support student success and developing community partnerships to support strategic priorities.
This position will primarily focus on providing offsite outreach services connecting with community members including high school and middle school classroom support. Other focus areas are system initiatives, committee work, information services, collection maintenance, program and service creation for teens, system level support for smaller community libraries and other community engagement. Community engagement includes developing relationships and providing services to support community organizations, promoting the library, and working with people from diverse backgrounds, building and maintaining stakeholder relationships, and identifying ways to best meet diverse customer needs.
Spanish language proficiency is preferred, as the successful candidate may be asked to provide library customer service in Spanish, as well as offer formal and informal presentations in Spanish as a part of outreach responsibilities. Multilingual pay differential is available for the successful candidate who demonstrates Spanish language proficiency.
Job Summary
The Librarian focuses on system initiatives and committee work, information services, collection maintenance, program and service creation, system level support for smaller community libraries and community engagement -- making connections, developing relationships and providing services, spaces, and resources that are representative of diverse cultures and perspectives, intentionally inclusive, and accessible to everyone while supporting community organizations and promoting the library.
This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by AFSCME Council 2.
We Value Lived Experience
Sno-Isle Libraries is committed to embedding equity into our organization. As we engage in equity work, it's important to have a good foundation to frame the work and then provide training opportunities to build skills and knowledge.
We value and embrace the unique experiences our staff members bring to the organization and recognize how their experiences improve the service we provide.
Benefits
All Sno-Isle Libraries employees are eligible for sick leave, vacation leave, paid holidays, dental coverage, an employee assistance program, and an employer-paid ORCA Passport card. Employees working 20 or more hours per week also receive additional benefits such as medical and vision coverage, retirement savings, life insurance, and flexible healthcare and daycare spending accounts. For more information about these benefits, visit our employment webpage at sno-isle.org/employment.
Essential Functions
Functions listed are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
1. Provides professional research assistance to customers, either in-person, over the phone, or electronically.
2. Assists with collection maintenance duties for materials and resources in various formats.
3. Develops and presents various library programs (educational, early literacy, community interest, or civic engagement and individual customer research or instructional sessions).
4. Creates and curates online content to meet community needs and interests.
5. Assists in development and evaluation of library services in line with the strategic focus.
6. Represents the library to a wide variety of community groups.
Additional Duties and Responsibilities
1. May be in charge of the building in the absence of other supervisory staff.
2. Serves on various library committees as assigned.
3. Coordinates library volunteers as needed.
4. Prepares correspondence and reports.
5. Trains new staff as needed.
6. Participates in ongoing professional development.
7. Assists with special projects as required.
8. Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervision
The position typically reports to a community library manager, assistant manager, or the manager of a major functional area such as Information Services. Supervision of the work of others is not a normal part of the work of these positions, but incumbents may from time to time assist in the training of other staff in library-related work.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
1. Thorough knowledge of established web-based databases and techniques of searching and accessing those resources.
2. Thorough knowledge of library resources, programs, and services in a public library.
3. Knowledge of the principles of intellectual freedom in public libraries.
4. Knowledge of collection development policies and procedures.
5. Knowledge of alpha and numeric systems for arranging library materials as well as automated bibliographic identification at a basic level.
6. Thorough knowledge of library policies and procedures for determining needs and interests of customers.
7. Strong organization and attention to detail.
8. Ability to uphold the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace and the community.
9. Strong customer service and communication skills.
10. Ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences.
11. Ability to handle and resolve disruptive behavior effectively.
12. Ability to work independently and to set priorities.
13. Ability to work cooperatively and maintain effective interpersonal skills with the public and co-workers.
14. Ability to operate relevant computer systems including hardware and software, such as Microsoft Office, electronic databases and electronic content platforms, e-mail, chat, social media platforms, and internet navigation in addition to other office equipment and security systems.
Education and Experience
Knowledge, skills, and abilities for this position can be acquired by a combination of experience and education including:
1. Master's degree in library science from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited university required, or completion of the degree within six months of hire.
2. Provide a Washington State Librarian certificate within 60 days of hire or degree completion.
Physical and Environmental Conditions
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a staff member to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Most of the work is carried out within a generally accessible, safe, indoor environment. While performing the duties of this job, the incumbent is required to operate computers for extended periods of time. The incumbent must identify and organize library materials such as books, audiobooks, and DVDs based on small-print numbers and alphabetical characters; move library materials including transfer of books and other items to carts or shelves of varying heights; scan and inspect library materials including opening media cases.
While performing the duties of this job, the incumbent must communicate with coworkers and members of the public. There are regular interpersonal contacts with staff members and customers. These contacts and situations are deemed to be generally safe and free of undue stress, but require incumbents to be cordial, helpful, and skilled in interpersonal relations with others both in the public and within the Library District.
The following questions will be asked during the application process and will be considered during the application evaluation:
1. Describe how your experience and skills meet the education and experience requirements for this position as listed on the job posting. Provide specific examples.
2. Provide two examples of how you have managed competing work priorities and describe your organization methods for planning, tracking and meeting project deadlines.
3. Describe your experience providing community outreach, making connections, and developing relationships related to library services. Provide one detailed example of a time you built a new community connection with a group or organization that had not previously partnered or participated in library services.
4. Describe your experience providing services to support community partnerships with stakeholders, such as school districts. Provide an example of how you promoted knowledge of library services and resources to support this relationship.
5. Describe in detail two experiences of working with Teens or Young Adults, including some of the key challenges and key rewards of these interactions.
6. Do you have the level of Spanish language proficiency to provide library customer service as well as formal or informal presentations in Spanish?
The purpose of the questions included on the job application is to obtain additional job-related information to evaluate you for the position you are applying for. There are also some personally identifiable questions included to provide us with statistics needed to evaluate our recruitment program. Questions related to your race/ethnicity and gender will not be used in any employment decisions. We would appreciate you assisting us by voluntarily providing this information.

Sno-Isle Libraries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. This and all Sno-Isle Libraries' positions are subject to transfer.