A. 
Nature of work. This is supervisory and professional library work involving a four-fold responsibility for the management of the Town and regional library and for performing professional library activities. Responsibilities are to the trustees who hire the Librarian and who, with the Librarian, form the general policies of the library; to the staff who are hired by the Librarian and whose salaries, working conditions and morale are the Librarian's responsibility. The Librarian is a supervisor with final authority for each department of the library and is able to substitute and instruct in each department.
B. 
Examples of work performed. Any one position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include all tasks which may be found in positions of this class.
(1) 
Establishes and supervises operating procedures for the library and impartially administers the rules and regulations of the library which have been previously approved by the trustees.
(2) 
Assists the Board of Trustees in forming library policies in keeping with American Library Association (ALA) recommendations, as well as those recommended by the Rhode Island Department of State Library Services.
(3) 
Helps prepare the budget.
(4) 
Submits bills for approval by the trustees and supervises library bookkeeping.
(5) 
Evaluates, selects and orders library materials (books, periodicals, recordings, microfilms, new equipment and supplies).
(6) 
Keeps the library a useful part of the community by its services to schools, churches, community groups and shut-ins.
(7) 
Prepares the annual report, statistical and financial, for presentation to the Board of Trustees, who in turn, present it to the townspeople.
(8) 
Prepares reports for the Federal Government, Department of State Library Services and whatever other reports are needed.
(9) 
Keeps up-to-date on library literature and automation.
(10) 
Attends and takes part in library meetings.
(11) 
Plans and supervises programs for special days and times, such as National Library Week, Rhode Island Heritage Week, etc.
C. 
Required knowledge, skills and abilities:
(1) 
Thorough knowledge of professional library principles, methods, materials and practices.
(2) 
Knowledge of modern principles and practices of library administration.
(3) 
Knowledge of community needs and interests as related to library services.
(4) 
Ability to plan and supervise the work of subordinate library employees.
(5) 
Ability to speak effectively and to interest community leaders, public officials and professional groups, as well as the general public, in the importance of library service.
(6) 
Typing ability.
D. 
Necessary experience and training:
(1) 
Four-year college degree.
(2) 
Degree in library science.
(3) 
Considerable experience in professional library work, including several years' experience in library administration.
A. 
Nature of work. The children's librarian is responsible for the efficient and happy functioning of the Junior Department of the library, within the framework designed by the Trustees and Library Director. The position involves general knowledge of all phases of library work, professional and otherwise, plus a specialized knowledge of children's literature, past and present, the use of children's reference books and ability in handling and advising children.
B. 
Examples of work performed. Any one position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include all tasks which may be found in positions of this class.
(1) 
Supervises the Junior Department of the library, providing assistance to children, parents, teachers and all interested in children's reading.
(2) 
Shows children and adults as needed how to use the card catalog, reference collection and general collection.
(3) 
Complies bibliographies as needed or requested.
(4) 
Finds answers to questions and material needed in research.
(5) 
Teaches library science to school children as long as is needed.
(6) 
Assembles depository libraries for classroom libraries as long as is needed.
(7) 
Uses the adult collection whenever necessary and seeks help from the Reference Librarian, if necessary.
(8) 
Evaluates, selects and orders books and other material for the junior book collection.
(9) 
Conducts or organizes story hours, book talks, etc. and arranges displays.
(10) 
Files cards in the junior card catalog.
(11) 
Counts and files daily circulation.
(12) 
Registers and reregisters junior borrowers.
(13) 
Represents the library at library meetings on work with children and public meetings, where children's books and reading are discussed.
(14) 
Keeps up with library literature and new ideas in library service to children.
C. 
Required knowledge, skills and abilities:
(1) 
Professional knowledge of library principles, methods, procedures, materials and practice.
(2) 
Knowledge of children's literature, past and present, and reader interest levels.
(3) 
Some knowledge of school requisites.
(4) 
Ability to perform reference service and reader's advisory work with children.
(5) 
Ability to stimulate the young in reading.
(6) 
Ability to speak well and to dramatize stories for children.
D. 
Necessary education, training and experience:
(1) 
Library science degree, specializing in work with children.
(2) 
Two years' experience.
(3) 
Typing ability.
A. 
Nature of work:
(1) 
This is routine clerical work of a subprofessional nature in the performance of a variety of library activities, plus some elementary knowledge of and use of standard library procedures, techniques and resources.
(2) 
Work involves responsibility for the prompt, efficient and regular performance of clerical duties in connection with the charging and discharging of library materials, minor filing and book repairs and proficiency in dealing with people. Work is performed under the supervision of a trained librarian who outlines details of each new assignment and exercises general supervision over the work in process. Very little resourcefulness is needed.
B. 
Examples of work performed. Any one position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include all tasks which may be found in positions of this class.
(1) 
Registering of new borrowers and reregistering of expired registrations.
(2) 
Charging and discharging of library materials.
(3) 
Alphabetizing and placing in numerical order book cards.
(4) 
Recording statistics.
(5) 
Sending of overdue notices and keeping that file accurate and up-to-date.
(6) 
Estimating charges on overdue material and receiving same.
(7) 
Keeping the reserve file accurate and sending reserve notices to patrons.
(8) 
Renewing library material where needed.
(9) 
Checking in magazines and making them ready to circulate.
(10) 
Changing "new" books to "recent" and "recent" to "old."
(11) 
General housekeeping duties involved at the charging desk and in the correct and neat shelving of books.
(12) 
Opening and closing of the library.
(13) 
Duties of a somewhat more professional sort: typing of catalog cards, mending books, lettering books, discarding books and answering directional requests and elementary reference questions.
(14) 
Work of secretarial nature: typing of letters for the Librarian and trustees, typing payment vouchers, bookkeeping under the supervision of the Librarian and mimeographing.
C. 
Required knowledge, skills and abilities:
(1) 
Some knowledge of library routine.
(2) 
Ability to follow oral and written directions.
(3) 
Ability to follow a schedule and to finish a task without continual supervision.
(4) 
Clerical aptitude of high degree.
(5) 
Tact and courtesy in dealing with library patrons.
D. 
Desirable education, training and experience:
(1) 
Two years beyond high school.
(2) 
Interest in books and people.
(3) 
Ability to pass a standard test with a mark in the eighties.
(4) 
Eventual attainment of a certificate in library science.
A. 
Nature of work. The position of reference librarian requires a high educational and intellectual background and professional training in the use of library materials to make the library resources available and meaningful to the users. Material needed may be for educational, informational or recreational purposes.
B. 
Examples of work performed. Any one position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include all tasks which may be found in positions of this class.
(1) 
Finding answers to specific questions and assembling material found through research for library patrons.
(2) 
Compiling bibliographies, courses of study and planning exhibits.
(3) 
Evaluation of new books of reference content and making recommendations for purchase.
(4) 
Instructing library patrons in the use of the catalog and reference books and other aids.
(5) 
Advising and suggesting possible fields of interest to users.
(6) 
Handling of regional reference and borrowing.
C. 
Required knowledge, skills and abilities:
(1) 
Familiarity with principles and techniques of cataloging in order to make the best possible use of the catalog in finding material.
(2) 
Thorough knowledge of the contents and use of the library's reference books, such as directories, bibliographies, indexes, abstracts, atlases, the map, picture and pamphlet file, as well as the holdings of other libraries which may be utilized.
(3) 
Cognizance of current events, local, national and international.
(4) 
Speed, efficiency and courtesy in handling research.
(5) 
Resourcefulness and sympathetic interest in people.
(6) 
Ability to represent the library at library conferences and public meetings.
(7) 
Performance of related work as required.
D. 
Necessary education, training and experience:
(1) 
College degree, preferably with liberal arts degree.
(2) 
Library science degree.
(3) 
Two years' experience with supervision.
(4) 
Typing ability.
A. 
Nature of work:
(1) 
This is simple and routine work in a library requiring no previous training or special knowledge of library routine other than that received on the job.
(2) 
Employees are expected to perform assigned tasks promptly and carefully under close supervision. Positions in this class are usually part time and generally filled by students.
B. 
Examples of work performed. Any one position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include all tasks which may be found in positions of this class.
(1) 
Sorts and shelves books, magazines, records, pamphlets and pictures.
(2) 
Does minor pasting and book repair.
(3) 
Checks book cards in books to be shelved.
(4) 
Performs related work as assigned.
C. 
Required knowledge, skills and abilities:
(1) 
Ability to follow simple oral and written directions.
(2) 
Ability to sort alphabetically and numerically.
(3) 
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with other employees and library patrons.
(4) 
Ability to read numerical and letter material rapidly and accurately.
(5) 
Speed and neatness.
D. 
Desirable experience and training:
(1) 
Completion of the ninth school grade.
A. 
Nature of work. This is professional library work of highly specialized nature. The public catalog is the key to the whole library collection of books, pamphlets, pictures, maps, recordings and microfilms. The cataloger has the job of classifying all library material according to the contents of such material and with relation to other material in the library. Author headings, both personal and corporate, must be established, material classed, subjects assigned and cards typed and filed. All this work is done according to accepted form and rule.
B. 
Examples of work performed. Any one position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include all tasks which may be found in positions of this class.
(1) 
Classification of any pamphlet, book, recording, map, picture and microfilm in its proper place in the field of knowledge, according to subject matter, with reference to related material.
(2) 
Cataloging of all such material. Cataloging is the printed description of library holdings according to certain specified forms planned by the American Library Association and the Library of Congress.
(3) 
Selection of subject headings descriptive of material cataloged, under which headings cards are typed and filed in the public catalog, to lead the user to the book on the information desired.
(4) 
Typing of the master card.
(5) 
Filing of cards in the public catalog or supervision of other's filing.
(6) 
Performance of related work as required.
C. 
Required knowledge, skills and abilities:
(1) 
Knowledge of and experience in accepted ways of classification and cataloging.
(2) 
High degree of typing ability.
(3) 
Analytical mind.
(4) 
Appreciation of the varied fields of knowledge and the knowledge or the ability to discover the component parts of these fields of knowledge.
(5) 
Ability for detailed work and research.
(6) 
Ability to file, library fashion.
(7) 
Ability to keep abreast of new trends in library techniques.
D. 
Desirable experience and training:
(1) 
Four years of college, preferably with a liberal arts degree.
(2) 
Library science degree.
(3) 
Two years' experience, with supervision.