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Library Specialist 1-3

Salary

$2,085.00 - $3,572.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

CRT-2025-214450-PW

Department

Culture Rec & Tourism-State Library

Opening Date

10/31/2025

Closing Date

11/14/2025 11:59 PM Central

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+ Benefits

About this Job

The State Library of Louisiana inspires and supports literacy and lifelong learning for all Louisianans through access to information, strengthening communities, supporting exceptional library services, and preserving Louisiana’s heritage.

The State Library of Louisiana, its Board of Commissioners and staff value:

+ Equal access to information for all citizens,

+ The literary and cultural heritage of Louisiana,

+ Intellectual freedom, and

+ Reading

The State Library offers specialized services to Louisiana residents of all ages who are visually impaired, legally blind, have reading disabilities, or are unable to handle traditional books through the Talking Books and Braille Library, a special library-within-a library.

An affiliate of the Library of Congress'sNational Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (http://www.loc.gov/nls/) , TBBL provides access to more than 164,000 audio and braille books, 25,000 large-print books, and playback machines to anyone with permanent or temporary disabilities.

Reader advisors help patrons select materials. Additionally, TBBL dedicates a staff member to serve children up to age 18, allowing them to participate in statewide summer reading programs. There is no charge for TBBL, and more than 6,000 Louisianans use the service.

This position reports to the Reader Advisory Unit for the Talking Books and Braille Library (TBBL). This position serves as a reader advisor; opens and sorts incoming mail; and helps with TBBL outreach projects. This job duty is unique in that it provides specialized service to the blind, visually impaired and physically handicapped as well as dyslexic. All Reader Advisors work closely together and support each other, answering incoming telephone calls in a rotating pattern and assisting patrons as needed. This position requires excellent communication skills, teamwork and the ability to multitask.

Minimum Qualifications

One year of experience in administrative services.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:

Every 15 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will substitute for six months of the required experience.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=164460) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

+ Delivers personalized reader advisory servicesby assisting patrons one-on-one, developing and maintaining individual reading profiles in the KLAS database based on interests, preferences, and sensitivities, and selecting appropriate reading materials to ensure ongoing, customized service.

+ Manages patron records and communicationsby updating KLAS information (addresses, name/status changes, requests), maintaining active reading queues, and handling statewide telephone and mail correspondence related to book, magazine, and equipment requests.

+ Provides technical and circulation supportby assisting patrons with DA2 machines and BARD mobile apps, resetting passwords, circulating large-print and special materials, and ensuring smooth access to library resources and publications.

+ Supports library operations and outreachby assisting walk-in patrons, forwarding inquiries, helping organize exhibits, displays, and community events, and participating in outreach projects, including book festivals and promotional activities.

+ Contributes to administrative and team functionsby processing mail, ordering and maintaining supplies, training student workers, maintaining publication storage areas, conducting inventories, and performing other duties as assigned by supervisors.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: This is a probational appointment; current classified employees may be required to accept a probational appointment.

Work Schedule:The Office of State Library is open to the public Monday-Thursday from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM. This position reports in-office.

Career Progression: This position may be filled from this recruitment as a Library Specialist 1, 2, or 3 based on the qualifications of the selected applicant. Please refer to the "Class Specifications" page by clickinghere (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/classspecs) , for specific information of salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.

The Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism are participants in the E-Verify system for identification and employment eligibility purposes.

Louisiana as a State, is a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Pacee Wallace

Department of Culture, Recreation, & Tourism

1051 N. 3rdStreet

Baton Rouge, LA 70802

Phone: 225-342-8202

[email protected]

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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