Position: Senior Librarian (California State Library)

Senior Librarian, California State Library

Job Description and Duties

Are you a librarian interested in applying and developing your skill sets and experience in a challenging and professionally rewarding position providing research and information services to the California State Legislature and the Governor’s Office? 

As a team, we value intersectionality, and we apply the core concepts of equity, inclusion, and accessibility to our work product and the way we treat each other. We communicate collaboratively to meet one another’s needs regardless of social positioning or privilege, and we respect each other’s time, effort, skill, and perspective. We approach challenges as learning opportunities for all. We promote a sense of belonging by treating one another with fairness and honesty.

Under the direction of the CRB Principal Librarian (Assistant Director), the incumbent is responsible for researching and responding to assigned requests with a focus on accuracy, consistently high customer service, and timeliness; to identify and champion the adoption of appropriate tools, systems, training and best practices related to the management of research data, including but not limited to, data acquisition, archiving, and preservation for re-use.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Position Details

Job Code #: JC-438902

Position #(s): 175-100-2943-005

Working Title: Senior Research Data Librarian

Classification: SENIOR LIBRARIAN ($4,910.00 – $7,374.00)

# of Positions: 1

Work Location: Sacramento County

Telework: Hybrid

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Department Information

Pending Budget Approval.

The California State Library serves the people of California in several ways and is made up of the Administrative Services Bureau, the California Research Bureau, State Library Services, the Information Technology Bureau and Library Development Services. 

These bureaus ensure that the California State Library is the central reference and research library for state government and the Legislature and provides non-partisan research to the Legislature and the Governor.  The California State Library collects, preserves, generates and disseminates information ranging from California’s priceless historical items to today’s online texts, and it advises, consults with, and provides technical assistance to California’s public libraries, all while directing state and federal funds to support local public libraries and statewide library programs, and services. 

The State Library is home to public reading rooms including Information Services, Government Publications, the Law Library, the Braille and Talking Book Library, and the California History Room. It also plays host to Night at the State Library, annual community events like Juneteenth, the Archives Crawl, Museum Day and exhibits you won’t find anywhere else! Learn more by visiting California State Library website.

The California Research Bureau (CRB) at the California State Library ensures that the Governor and members of the Legislature have their policy inquiries met with top-tier nonpartisan research. The mission of the California Research Bureau is to provide nonpartisan and confidential public policy research for the Governor’s Office and the State Legislature and to advance equitable access via statewide initiatives, including CRB Nexus and the California Homeless Youth Project.


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