STATE OF CONNECTICUT EXECUTIVE BRANCH JOBS

Librarian 2 - State Library

Hybrid

Recruitment #231016-5395AR-001

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Introduction

The Connecticut State Library (CSL), has one (1) available opportunity for a Librarian 2- State Library within the Law & Legislative Department of Reference Services in Hartford. The position's primary location will be the State Library and Supreme Court Building, 231 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106. 

What We Can Offer You:
  • Work for a Forbes top company - ‘Forbes’: State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023 - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule
  • A competitive starting salary
  • Excellent state benefit package, including health and dental coverage
  • Generous paid time off, including 13 paid holidays per calendar year, in addition to vacation, sick, and personal leave accruals
  • Retirement plan options, group life insurance, and other supplemental benefits
  • Alternate work schedules
  • A culture that encourages work-life balance
  • State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service.  Click here for more information.
POSITION DETAILS:
  • Full time, 40 hours per week
  • Monday-Friday
  • 8:00am-4:30pm
  • Located in Hartford, CT
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES: 
The State Library operates Connecticut's principal law library, which preserves and makes accessible the extensive collections of governmental and historical materials that reflect Connecticut’s long history as a colony and a state. The Law & Legislative department staff work closely with the Connecticut General Assembly, the Secretary of State, and Judicial branch law libraries, as well as executive branch agencies, the legal community, and the general public seeking to answer complex legal research and legal history questions. As a Librarian 2, the incumbent will join a team of librarians providing outstanding research assistance to the State Library's patrons, in person and virtually. 

Perks of the job include tuition reimbursement and telework options based on operational need. The incumbent in this position will report to the Head of Research Services (formerly Access Services).

ABOUT US:
CSL is an Executive Branch agency founded in 1854. The State Library provides a variety of library, information, archival, public records, museum, and administrative services for citizens of Connecticut, as well as for the employees and officials of all three branches of State government. CSL also serves students, libraries, researchers, and town governments. Reference Services is the primary way researchers, historians, public officials, the public, and others interact with the State Library's collections and research teams. The unit includes the Law & Legislative, History and Genealogy, and Government Information departments of the State Library.

Selection Plan

To Apply:
  • In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on this job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.
  • The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
  • Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.
  • Please select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for vacancies in that specific location or shift.
  • All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.
  • In order to receive educational credits toward qualification for this job posting, the institution must be accredited.  If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the recruiter listed on this job posting. 
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Important Information After You Apply:
  • This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the questionnaire's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
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  • Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.
  • Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.
  • The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
  • Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State Employees which is available at www.ct.gov/ethics.
Connect With Us:
Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. Should you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Hayley Newhouse, at Hayley.Newhouse@ct.gov.

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the State Library this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of complex professional library tasks in management services, patron services, library services and historical services.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • Answers complex reference questions utilizing reference tools of a specialized nature;
  • Provides information referrals for legal, historical, genealogical and other special subject researchers;
  • Operates a medium sized law library;
  • Indexes legislative records and other specialized collections;
  • Coordinates serials and holdings control;
  • Performs original cataloging and name authority work for items of intermediate difficulty including Connecticut documents and monographs;
  • May train assigned staff;
  • May coordinate or conduct workshops;
  • May serve as liaison to groups and organizations;
  • Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Considerable knowledge of
    • professional principles and practices of library science including classification systems, reference sources and techniques, acquisitions, cataloging and filing, bibliographic sources of information and library automation;
    • specialized functional procedures, areas of subject matter and/or principles of library administration;
  • Skills
    • interpersonal skills;
    • oral and written communication skills;
  • Ability to
    • analyze and solve moderately complex problems relating to library methods and procedures;
    • utilize computer software.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

A Master's degree in library science or information science from a library school accredited by the American Library Association AND at least one (1) year of post graduate degree experience in a relevant area of professional library work.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience providing legal reference and research services in a public law library 
  • Experience with researching Connecticut legal and legislative procedures 
  • Experience using both print and electronic legal research tools
  • Experience utilizing technology to expand patron access to library materials

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

  • The State Librarian may determine other advanced educational degrees equivalent to the MLS degree based on staffing needs.
  • Incumbents of this class may be assigned to special projects requiring advanced level professional library duties as directed by the State Librarian.

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes.  As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.




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