Reader Services Librarian

SCCC REFERENCE #: 26-95

DATE: October 14, 2026

TITLE: Reader Services Librarian

CAMPUS: Ammerman Campus in Selden

START DATE: Spring 2027

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT: Full Time

RANK: Faculty

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Suffolk County Community College is the largest community college in the State University of New York (SUNY) system, enrolling more than 26,000 students at its three campuses in Selden, Brentwood, and Riverhead, as well as its Culinary Arts Center in Riverhead. Established in 1959, the college offers a wide array of transfer-oriented associate degrees in the liberal arts and sciences; business; communications and the arts; computing and cybersecurity; health sciences; and many other areas. Career-facing degrees and certificates are offered in allied health professions, automotive technology, culinary and baking, manufacturing, and many other areas. The college provides high school concurrent enrollment opportunities to thousands of students each year through both Suffolk’s Beacon program and through on-campus early college classes. Designated by the U.S. Department of Education as a Hispanic Serving Institution, Suffolk enrolls thousands of students in English Language Learning courses, and also serves more service veterans and military-connected students than any other college in the SUNY system.

Announcement is hereby made for a full-time (10-month), tenure-track, Instructor/Assistant Professor - Reader Services Librarian, beginning in the Spring 2027 semester on the Ammerman Campus in Selden, NY. Suffolk County Community College is an open admissions institution committed to serving a diverse student population in a variety of degree and career programs.

Reporting to the College Head Librarian, the Reader Services Librarian is responsible for providing information literacy instruction, research and reference services, and contributing to the development and assessment of library collections and resources. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching excellence, student success, and responsive, student-centered library services, while engaging with emerging technologies and evolving approaches to information literacy and research. The candidate will collaborate with faculty, staff, and library colleagues to support curricular needs and will demonstrate a commitment to professional development and service.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide library instruction in multiple formats, including teaching a one-credit information literacy/library research course and delivering course-integrated, one-shot instruction sessions across academic disciplines.

• Design engaging, student-centered learning experiences that develop students’ information literacy, research, source evaluation, and critical-thinking skills.

• Teach students to critically evaluate and ethically use generative artificial intelligence and other emerging information sources.

• Provide in-person and virtual reference and research assistance through the reference desk, online chat, individual consultations, and other service points.

• Explore emerging technologies and identify opportunities to thoughtfully integrate appropriate technologies into library instruction, reference services, outreach, and student support.

• Collaborate with library faculty, classroom faculty, and other college departments to support the success of diverse student populations with varied educational goals and backgrounds by embedding information literacy and library services across the college experience.

• Develop and facilitate workshops and programs for students, faculty, and staff highlighting library resources, research strategies, generative AI, and other information literacy topics relevant to teaching and learning.

• Develop instructional materials, research guides, online tutorials for asynchronous courses, and other digital learning resources that support independent student learning and faculty instruction.

• Participate in the assessment of library instruction, reference, outreach, and programming and use evidence to continually improve services and student learning.

• Serve as a subject liaison to assigned academic departments and programs, developing collaborative relationships with faculty and maintaining awareness of curricular changes, instructional needs, research assignments, program reviews, and emerging areas of study.

• Use collection data, curricular information, faculty input, usage patterns, and emerging disciplinary trends to inform collection development decisions and ensure relevant, accessible, and inclusive collections.

• Participate in library, campus, and college committees, and professional development activities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in Library Science (MLS), Library and Information Science (MLIS), or equivalent from an ALA-accredited institution.

• Minimum of one year of experience providing instruction in a library, college or other educational setting.

Preferred

• Minimum of one (1) year of demonstrated experience providing library reference and research assistance in both in-person and virtual environments.

• Experience working in a community college library and/or public library.

• Demonstrated knowledge of information literacy principles and effective instructional practices.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with students, faculty, staff, and colleagues from diverse backgrounds and with varied levels of research and technological experience.

• Experience teaching credit-bearing library or information literacy courses and/or course-integrated library instruction.

• Experience with Springshare products, such as LibGuides, LibAnswers, LibChat, or related platforms.

• Experience serving as a subject liaison to academic departments or programs, including collection development, collection assessment, and/or program reviews.

• Experience evaluating and implementing emerging educational and library technologies, including generative artificial intelligence, to enhance instruction, student engagement, or library services.

• Experience developing workshops, programming, outreach initiatives, or other learning opportunities for students and faculty.

• Experience or demonstrated interest in supporting diverse student populations with varied educational goals and experiences, including initiatives that support students’ transition to college.

• Experience developing online instructional content, research guides, tutorials, or other digital learning resources.

HIRING SALARY:

This is a Unit III position covered under the Faculty Association of Suffolk County Community College collective bargaining agreement with the college. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision, vacation days, deferred compensation, and a defined benefit (pension) plan.

The New York State Retirement and Social Security Law requires retirees of a public pension plan within the State or City of New York to disclose prior public employment and pension plan history for the purpose of establishing a retiree's eligibility for employment.

NON-DISCRIMINATION NOTICE:

Suffolk County Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, equal pay compensation-sex, national origin, military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction or disability in its admissions, programs and activities, or employment. This applies to all employees, students, applicants or other members of the College community (including, but not limited to, vendors and visitors). Grievance procedures are available to interested persons by contacting either of the Civil Rights Compliance Officers/Coordinators listed below. Retaliation against a person who files a complaint, serves as a witness, or assists or participates in the investigation of a complaint in any manner is strictly prohibited.

The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the College's non-discrimination polices:

Civil Rights Compliance Officers

Christina Vargas

Chief Diversity Officer/Title IX Coordinator

Ammerman Campus, NFL Bldg., Suite 230

533 College Road, Selden, New York 11784-2899

[email protected]

(631) 451-4950

or

Dionne Walker-Belgrave

Affirmative Action Officer/Deputy Title IX Coordinator

Ammerman Campus, NFL Bldg., Suite 230

533 College Road, Selden, New York 11784-2899

[email protected]

(631) 451-4051

In an emergency, contact Public Safety to make a report 24 hours a day/7 days a week by calling (631) 451-4242 or dialing 311 from any College phone.

Inquiries or complaints concerning alleged civil rights violations in the College’s education admissions, programs and activities may also be directed to:

Office for Civil Rights (OCR) – Enforcement Office

U.S. Department of Education

32 Old Slip, 26th Floor

New York, NY 10005-2500

Telephone: (646) 428-3800

Fax: (646) 428-3843

TDD: (877) 521-2172

Email: [email protected]

Also see: https://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/CFAPPS/OCR/contactus.cfm

Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination in employment practices may also be directed to:

NYS Division of Human Rights

Long Island (Suffolk)

New York State Office Building

250 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 2B-49

Hauppauge, NY 11788

Telephone: (631) 952-6434

TDD: (718) 741-8300

Email: [email protected]

Also see: https://dhr.ny.gov/how-file-complaint

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

New York District Office

33 Whitehall Street, 5th Floor

New York, NY 10004

Telephone: (800) 669-4000

Fax: (212) 336-3790

TTY: (800) 669-6820

ASL Video Phone: (844) 234-5122

Also see: https://www.eeoc.gov/field/newyork/charge.cfm

Suffolk County Community College is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal opportunity and non-discrimination in employment, education, access to services, programs, and activities, including career and technical education opportunities.

A copy of the postsecondary career and technical education courses offered by the College is available and may be obtained on our website at: www.sunysuffolk.edu/explore-academics/college-catalog or by calling the Office of Admissions at 631-451-4000 to request a mailing.