Library Adult Services Event Coordinator
Laramie County Library has an immediate opening for:
ADULT SERVICES EVENT COORDINATOR
The application deadline is Monday, January 25, 2021 at noon.
HOURS & SALARY: Full-time, 38-hours per week, with a starting salary of $18.10 an hour.
Working at Laramie County Library System is about joining an award-winning organization that sets the bar for service regionally and nationally. The 2008 Gale/Library Journal Library of the Year, Laramie County Library System serves the people of Laramie County by encouraging and supporting lifelong learning and adventure. With nearly 385,000 annual visitors to our 103,000 sq. ft. central library, two branch libraries, and bookmobile, Laramie County Library System provides opportunities that empower everyone to reach their full potential. Come join us!
The individual in this position will have the opportunity to develop, plan and implement adult events for the library facility in Cheyenne and work collaboratively with library employees in the Burns and Pine Bluffs Branches to assist them in their planning of adult events. Events will be delivered in a variety of formats, both in-person and virtually, as well as in library facilities and various locations in the community. Although the only person in an Adult Services Event Coordinator position, the successful candidate will work closely with library colleagues in the Adult Services Division to creatively offer fun or serious, leisure or educational events, that are relevant to members of the community. The ability to grow, maintain and create partnerships throughout the community is an important aspect of the position. As part of the Adult Services Division, the individual in this position will be trained as a Reference Specialist and work directly with the public on the Ask Here Desk on the third floor of the library several hours a week.
This is a position that has been vacant for several months and is now a full time position. The position was previously in a different division of the library so will be new to the Adult Services Division. Being responsible for all adult events, though new, fits in with the events that this division has long been responsible for relating to supporting businesses and providing genealogy research training. Working in a team environment, not all events will be planned and/or conducted by the Adult Services Event Coordinator. It is an exciting time to join the Adult Services team. Currently all programs are virtual with anticipation of in-person events resuming in the fall of 2021. A background in event planning or education will be important to success.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from an accredited organization AND 2 years of relevant experience working with adults or the general public OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.
SELECTION PROCESS:
The application deadline is Monday, January 25, 2021 at noon. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply by completing a Laramie County Library System Application for Employment (link is available on the “Learn More” button in this posting) and uploading a cover letter and résumé. The hiring committee will contact applicants who are selected for further testing or interviews. As a courtesy, we notify all applicants by mail when a position is filled. Hiring is contingent on a post-offer criminal history background check.
WORK SCHEDULE:
The schedule consists of day, weekend and evening hours. Anyone who works for the library must be willing to work anytime the library is open. Laramie County Library (Cheyenne) hours are Monday – Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m.to 6:00 p.m., and Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. All library employees are scheduled to attend monthly staff meetings.
BENEFITS:
Employees pay into Social Security. LCLS pays 100% for participation in the Wyoming Retirement System. The rate is currently 18.12% of gross earnings. LCLS also pays 100% of the premium for $25,000 term life insurance policy for the employee. This position carries holiday pay, vacation leave and sick leave. Vacation leave is accrued based on the number of hours worked, so is not a lump sum, but is earned over time. Employees are eligible to use vacation leave after six months of employment (prior commitments negotiable). For the first two years, employees earn up to two weeks of vacation leave per year. The number of weeks of vacation leave increase with years of service.
Medical insurance and a separate dental plan are available at the employee’s option. LCLS pays 85% of the cost for the medical and dental insurance premiums and the employee pays the remaining 15%.
A deferred compensation plan, prepaid legal services agreement, vision coverage, and other supplemental insurance options are also available at the employee’s expense. Employees may join the YMCA without an initiation fee. Employees may join the Cheyenne-Laramie County Employees Federal Credit Union.
LCLS is an equal opportunity employer. We support and adhere to the tenets of the Americans with Disabilities Act. LCLS is an at-will employer. LCLS provides a drug-free workplace for its employees in accordance with the requirements of the US Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988. Hiring is contingent on a post-offer background check.
About Laramie County Library:
Vision - Provide opportunities that empower everyone to reach their full potential.
Mission - Serve the people of Laramie County by encouraging and supporting lifelong learning and adventure.
Our commitment is to:
- Provide free and easy access to the printed word, information and cultural enhancement
- Promote reading and literacy for children and adults
- Offer a dynamic, current, pertinent and uncensored collection of materials in a variety of formats
- Maintain high quality customer service through well-trained professional librarians, managers, staff and volunteers
- Strengthen the library by developing, maintaining and sharing resources in a responsible manner
- Be a focal point for access to information, self-improvement, social interaction, cultural exposure and leisure
- Remain committed to continually utilizing and providing state of the art technology and digital resources
- Provide appropriate facilities to meet the needs of all people of Laramie County
- Promote the services of the library
Established in 1886, when Wyoming was still a territory, the Laramie County Library System (LCLS) located in Cheyenne is the oldest continually operating county library system in the United States. Territorial citizens of Cheyenne rallied for five years to fund the first library building, opened in 1886. It was located on the third floor of a business building on Carey Avenue and after that in the basement of what was then known as the Central School. When Wyoming became a state in 1890, state statute dictated library service should be provided for residents by the county government. With funding being withdrawn from city resources, American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie offered $50,000 toward a new building in 1899. Three years later, the Laramie County Library opened on May 19, 1902, on the southeast corner of 22nd Street and Capitol Avenue, offering 10,000 square feet of space.
Almost sixty years later, the need arose for a larger building, and on October 19, 1969, a new building of nearly 38,000 square feet was opened to the public, located at 2800 Central Avenue.
Despite the compelling reasons for abandoning the library, there were letters to the newspapers and heartfelt arguments with officials to preserve this historic building, an architectural icon, a memorial to Andrew Carnegie’s generosity, but the die was cast. On April 26, 1971 the city sold the building to the Capital Savings and Loan Association and it was subsequently demolished.
On September 8, 2007, the new Laramie County Library in Cheyenne opened at 2200 Pioneer Avenue. Thanks to money approved by voters, the new library is a three-story, 100,000+ square foot experience that has become a destination for the community.
Today, LCLS serves a population of approximately 96,389 people through the library in Cheyenne, rural branches in Pine Bluffs and Burns, and a bookmobile. The library system has a staff of 75+ employees, an annual budget of $5.4 million, circulation in excess of 705,000 annually and a collection of more than 319,000 items.
LCLS is still funded through the Laramie County government by a portion of the county’s property tax and 10% of the county’s share of an optional 1% sales tax.
The library continues to grow and serve the people of Laramie County with an ever-increasing collection, new and expanded services, and programs to promote lifelong learning.
LCLS is an equal opportunity employer. We support and adhere to the tenets of the Americans with Disabilities Act. LCLS is an at-will employer. LCLS provides a drug-free workplace for its employees in accordance with the requirements of the US Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988. Hiring is contingent on a post-offer background check.
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