Join Our Team!

First Review of Applications: 11/17/2025​

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Location:

R.T. Jones Memorial Library (HQ), 116 Brown Industrial Parkway, Canton, GA 30114

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Salary & Benefits:

$42,000 - $50,000 Annually, Paid Annual Leave, Sick Leave & Holidays. State Health Benefit Plan, Flexible Benefits and Teacher Retirement System.

 

Schedule:

Full-Time, 40 hours per week. Typical schedule is daytime hours, with possible evening and weekend hours. Flexibility is required.

 

Responsibilities:

• Establish and communicate programming priorities that align with the mission, vision, values, and strategic plan of the library.

• Assist with monitoring the changing needs of the community and make programming and initiative suggestions as appropriate.

• Coordinate system programming and play a key role in planning for system-wide initiatives.

• Monitor branch-level programming and offer performance feedback to staff when needed to ensure continuous improvement. 

• Prioritizes bolstering and continuously investing in staff morale, ensuring that SRLS Staff Statements as well as Mission, Vision, and Values are upheld.

• Demonstrates a strong sense of self-motivation and displays the ability to move library projects forward whether that be individually or with a team.

• Cultivates and maintains positive staff relationships on all levels; encouraging and expecting the same with direct reports.

• Communicates effectively and positively with a wide variety of team members internally as well as individuals externally (patrons, program presenters, and community partners). 

• Serve as a resource to Branch Managers and branch staff who present programs. Offer guidance throughout the planning process as needed, helping to reinforce guidelines and deadlines, and ensure compliance with policies and procedures.

• Provide training for staff members on planning and presenting programs as well as topics of interest related to library programming.

• Frequently attend library programs, especially those that the library is doing for the first time, those that are expected to attract large audiences, or those that have a wide interest in the community.

• Create, develop, and organize, and manage system-wide programming kits that reflect the needs of the community and programming staff.

• Maintain library reading initiatives, keeping all library staff aware of updates and creating staff education guides as needed.

• Supervise the Assistant Programming Manager.

• Support Assistant Programming Manager with SRLS Teen Advisory Board (TAB) efforts.

• Understand and adhere to the mission, values, and vision of the library organization and maintain current knowledge, trends and development through continuing education.

 

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in library/information science from an ALA-accredited program is preferred

• 3 years working in a library setting, with experience in programming

• Demonstrated ability organizing programs or events

• Supervisory experience is preferred

 

Skills & Abilities:

• Skill reflecting a high level of comfort with technology.

• Ability to focus on specific work tasks with a high level of attention to detail.

• Ability to perform basic math and follow written and oral instructions.

• Ability to work with others in a variety of circumstances; to deal tactfully with staff and the public; to communicate effectively with supervisor, staff and the public.

• Ability to understand and perform library procedures.

• Ability to set and complete goals, tasks and projects, demonstrating project management.

• Ability to manage multiple ongoing projects.

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Physical Requirements: 

Must be able to stand and/or sit for prolonged periods of time; lift boxes and crates of no more than 30 lbs.; move and manipulate inventory; frequent stooping, kneeling and crouching.