Embrace Library Culture

Working in North Idaho

Employment Opportunities

Volunteer Opportunities

Staff Feedback

Embrace Library Culture

We provide a welcoming and empowering environment for learning and discovery. As a public library system, we remain attentive to the need to advance our digital presence. We create an inclusive culture that honors diversity, equity and inclusion celebrating differences and unique learning styles.

Working in North Idaho

Kootenai County is the third most populous county in Idaho and borders a major metropolitan area in Washington State. We enjoy majestic mountains, cool lakes, and abundant flora and fauna. Author L. Frank Baum wrote in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a quote that what would become an axiom for the Pacific Northwest “There’s no place like home.”

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Employment Opportunities

The Community Library Network at Rathdrum has a 40-hour per week Library Manager (PDF) position open. This position will receive PERSI, health and dental insurance, paid holidays, and vacation and sick leave benefits. Work hours will include weekend and evening hours on a rotating schedule.

Responsibilities include:

  • Managing daily operation of the Rathdrum Library
  • Complying with and implementing library policies and guidelines
  • Hiring, training, evaluating, and supervising staff
  • Exercising professional judgement
  • Interpreting library policy and procedure for staff and customers
  • Serving as first contact for building issues
  • Serving as a community liaison and works in partnership with community organizations to support library initiatives
  • Participating in community activities

The successful applicant:

  • Has a Bachelor’s degree
  • Has 1 year of supervisory experience
  • Has 1 year of public customer service preferably in a library setting
  • Enjoys interacting with a wide variety of people
  • Demonstrates a willingness to learn and lead

Interested candidates must complete and submit an application (PDF) for employment to Jobs@communitylibrary.net or mail to:

Business Manager
Community Library Network
821 N Spokane Street
Post Falls, ID 83854.

Starting at $23.81 per hour.

Position open until April 8, 2024.

Apply

Return a completed application to Business Manager or
mail to Community Library Network, 821 N. Spokane Street, Post Falls, Idaho 83854

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Volunteer Opportunities

To match your skill and talents to our volunteer opportunities, please read through the possible volunteer task choices below and complete the volunteer application. (These are general descriptions of tasks, and they differ at each library location and department. Depending on the task, you may want to volunteer once, once a week, once a month, or more.)

This summer, the Community Library Network will be out and about at a number of community events. If you would like to meet and greet the public side-by-side with library staff, this is your chance! Volunteer for events at any of our locations.

Are you Mr. or Ms. Clean?  Help us keep our libraries welcoming by watering plants, dusting shelves, light vacuuming, cleaning kids’ toys and counters, and wiping down books.  Depending on your interest, cleaning and organizing storage space is also needed.

If you enjoy working outside, we need volunteers to pick up litter, sweep walkways and other areas, shovel snow, and pull weeds.

Drop by and spend some time making copies, stamping envelopes, inventorying, and preparing materials for children’s programs.  Your help in counting fliers, tickets, crafts and books is also needed.  For those comfortable with technology, you can make slides for our digital photo frames, list lost and found items on Facebook, and do data entry.

Help us mend our older books and cover and tape our new ones.  We also need help in checking DVDs and cassettes for missing pieces.

Help us put up and take down seasonal decorations and organize and host book sales.  We also need help with programs including preparing snacks and setting up and cleaning up before and after them.  At large events, we could use volunteers to direct members to a program or staff person.

Two Friends of the Library groups support our programs through book sales.  The Friends of the Community Library Network has two annual sales, and the Friends of the Post Falls Library operates a used bookstore in the library. Both groups meet monthly and welcome new members.

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E-Rate Bids

Bidders should view original and updated (if applicable) 470 forms on the USAC E-Rate Productivity System (EPC).

See www.USAC.org/sl for more information.

Internet & WAN RFP & Required Bid Format.

None at this time.

None at this time.

The response process is subject to the State of Idaho purchasing laws.
Please see Idaho Code Title 67, Chapter 28, specifically 67-2806A.

Here is a link to the full Idaho Code relating to Purchasing:
https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title67/T67CH28/

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Staff Feedback

Sara Wrev

“My work has purpose and I feel valued. In turn, I give something of value to my community. Possibilities are endless.”

Sara Williams, Youth Services

“Getting to be a discovery facilitator for our community is why I love working at CLN at Spirit Lake. I adore having a job where I get to perpetually learn while simultaneously helping others find what they are looking for.”

Katie Alapai, Spirit Lake Library
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