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Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 12:35:31 -0700
From: Scott Bauer <sbauer@CCNET.COM>
Subject: Position Announcements: Librarian, Library Specialist (Documents and , Periodicals)

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The Contra Costa County Library, located in the San Francisco Bay Area,
invites applications for two openings:

LIBRARY SPECIALIST

Salary Range: $3187 - $4070 (7 steps)

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The Position
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The Contra Costa County Library is announcing an excellent employment
opportunity to fill a vacant Library Specialist position which will be
located at the County Central Library in Pleasant Hill, Calif. The
individual appointed to this position will be a ssigned to the Library
Documents and Periodicals section.

Library Specialists are generally responsible to develop and maintain
specialized collections, answer reference questions and advise readers on
the use of the collections. They also review collections to determine the
need for new materials or updating ex isting materials or for withdrawing
out-of-date materials. In addition, they compile bibliographies and book
lists, handle interlibrary reference requests, work with library employees
to provide coordinated program of library services, assist parents and
teachers, train staff and make presentations before community groups and
employees.

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Minimum Qualifications
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Education: Possession of a graduate degree from a school of librarianship
accredited by the American Library Association.

Experience: Two years of full-time or its equivalent professional library
experience.

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Filing Deadline
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A completed Contra Costa County Application must be received or postmarked
by July 11, 1997.

LIBRARIAN

Salary Range: $2770 - $3537 (7 steps)

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The Position
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The Contra Costa County Library is recruiting Librarians for a variety of
responsible and challenging library service assignments. Permanent
full-time, permanent part-time, and permanent intermittent (on-call
substitute) vacancies may be filled from the r esults of this continuous
examination. New Librarians receive training in all aspects of the County
Library's operation, services and programs, as well as in-depth training
in their specific assignment.

The County Library operates eighteen (18) branches, the Central Library,
and four (4) outlets. The County Library serves over 800,000 urban and
rural patrons within a 750 square mile area. Department staffing is 280
and annual system circulation exceeds t hree and a half (3.5) million.
Initial assignments may be as a Youth Services Librarian or Adult Services
Librarian at the Central Library or in a Branch.

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Minimum Qualifications
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Education: Possession of graduate degree from a school of Librarianship
accredited by the American Library Association.

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Filing Deadline
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There is no final filing date for this examination.

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Application Filing
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An application for these positions may be obtained by calling the Contra
Costa County Human Resources Department in Martinez, California at (510)
335-1701. Resumes may not be submitted for the official application.
Applications must be submitted to the Co ntra Costa County Human Resources
Department at 651 Pine St., 2nd Floor, Martinez, California, 94553.

An equal opportunity employer - it is the policy of Contra Costa County
not to discriminate because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual
preference, national origin, age or disability

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Scott Bauer   sbauer@ccnet.com   OR   sbauer@mail.contra-costa.lib.ca.us
Contra Costa County Library