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remember the one I guess I flubbed up on--
> The library air conditioning has failed and the temperature is going to
> over one hundred and you have a group coming from a retirement housing
area.
> What will you do?
> ----------
> . It depends on the
> job of course, but as a school librarian applying, I would prepare for:
> 1. Why are you applying?/moving from school to public?
> 2. What do you see are the differences and similarities of the roles of
the
> two types of library?
> 3. What experience have you had with - reference questions, story reading,
> other programming things, teaching library skills?
> 4. What experience in dealing with the public?
> 5. Showing how familiar you are with children's literature - they'll be
> looking for range of reading ages as well as up to date titles, evidence
> that you read CYA literature yourself.
> 6. What experience you have with different age groups - because of course
> public libraries cover the whole range.
> -----------
> My first interview was for a library in xxxx, they asked the
> usual questions about philosophy, my stand on intellectual freedom, my
> knowledge of children's and ya books. Then, they wanted me to actually do
a
> story-time program while they pretended to be little kids.
>=A0=A0 Then was my xxxx interview. Again, questions about philosophy, I.F.
issues,
> how would I handle a parent who came in complaining about a book being
> inappropriate. Asked about my favorite YA authors. Then there were a few
> canned
> reference questions. One was on Genealogy from a librarian pretending to
be
> an elderly patron. One was pretending to be a little kid needing info on
> the state bird.
>=A0 =A0=A0 I had a nightmare interview in xxxx. Three women kept
> asking me the same few questions worded differently. Then they started
> asking if I knew my personality profile (you know, that
Introvert/Extrovert,
> Thinking/Feeling). Then, they sprung upon me the fact that I would have to
> take some written
> tests. The tests were those multiple choice. A brain teaser one, a math
> one, one
> asking me to list all the words beginning with "pre" I could think of,
then
> list words ending in "tion" , then words beginning with "pre" & ending in
> "tion."
> ---------
> Public Relations
> What are your established goals/objectives/priorities/strategies to
> be user friendly, readily available and pleasant to those entering
> the facility as well as on cordiality and helpfulness inside the library
> and among the public in daily living?
>=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0 Explain your specific plans for keeping the community/pu=
blic
informed
> in regard to programs, activities, and free access for use of, the
> library on a continuous basis.
>=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0 What are your specific plans to promote the library and=20=
its
programs?
>=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0 What are your plans to orient the community and/or surro=
unding
area
> area as to the available resources of the library?
>=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0 Will you be able to develop, maintain, and manage a budg=
et?
>=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0 Will you be able to arrange facilities to ensure a user-=
oriented
environment?
>=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0 What specific management plans do you have for the arran=
gement
> and circulation of resources?
>=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0 Do you have and can you explain your plans for conductin=
g
> program assessment, analysis of data, and modification of existing
> programs for effective and full use of the facilities by the community?
>=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0 Explain your management criterion for weeding of and tak=
ing
inventory
> of the collection?
>=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0 Explain how you through management skills will support t=
he curricu
lum
> of the public school?
>=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0 How do you plan to provide leadership and expertise in t=
he use of
in-
> formation and instructional technologies?
>=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0 What are your plans in regard to maintenance and repair=20=
of
facilities?
>=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0 What are your plans for providing expertise in evaluatin=
g, using
and
> managing the technologies in a wide variety of formats?
>=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0 Explain your plans for participation in networks that en=
hance
access to
> outside resources.
> --------
> My mom is an administrator in a P.L.- often interviews
> potential librarians. She asks- what's your
> philosophy of public service to every applicant.
> --------
> the one that threw me was "What's on the NYT bestseller list
> now?" Seems innocent enough, but I realized my entire repetoire has to
> do with kids books. I don't even know the raging adult authors, except
> for the ones I see in the supermarket!
> ---------
> I remember from my youth services interview:
> -- Name favorite authors/ills (children AND adult)
> -- How would you handle a 5th grade boy looking for a good fiction
> read?
> -- What do you see as the primary purpose of X library?
> -- How would you handle misbehavior during storytime?
> -- Why do you want to work in X library's Y dept.?
> -- How would you handle a patron interview and help him/her find
> relevant materials?
> -- Views on censorship
> -- How comfortable are you/what is your level of expertise with
> technology?
> --------
> Were you interested in questions for a Reference Librarian generalist or a
> Children's Librarian, who would do Readers' advisory and programming? Were
> you interested in questions for Collection Development for adults or
> Children's or Young adults? Perhaps the collection development department
> position also requires experience in electronic acquisitions and there
would
> be questions concerning ordering with various vendors such as Baker &
> Taylor, Ingram, Bookmen, etc. Would the position require experience in
using
> electronic resources such as NoveList or FISonline?
> Our questions fit the position we have advertised. Some questions may be
> the common ones you would expect. Some are more specific type questions
that
> fit the need of the particular position. I can give you some examples for
a
> Children's/YA collection development specialist who also works on the
> Reference desk (which is the work that I do):
> "What could you offer a parent who wanted information for
> their Cub Scout den on finding the newspaper that was printed on their
> birthday?"
> "How would you begin to select materials for the juvenile
> 600s for a brand new library? Or for a burned/damaged library that has
some
> materials left but needs to be rebuilt?"
> "Can you give me an example of a recent project that you
> have completed and that you are particularly proud of the accomplishment?"
> This is where candidates can be rated on the magnitude of the project
and/or
> the planning and timeline involved. Building a regional library from day
> one with a budget of over $4 thousand dollars would give a candidate
plenty
> to talk about. However, candidates who have made a plan and timeline to
> rejuvenate a school library of 10,000 items with a limited budget of
$7,000
> would equally have plenty to say about the planning to the final
evaluation
> process.
>
> School librarians and public librarians are not so far apart. The emphasis
> should be on looking for the universal tasks (reference, public service,
> reader's advisory, and collection building) and translating them for the
job
> offered.
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