Librarian
State Center Community College District · Fresno, CA · On-site · Faculty (Full-time)
Salary USD 71,054–106,970
Apply by Feb 9, 2026
Posted Dec 31, 2025
Fresno City College seeks leaders who value placing the student at the center of everything we do, mentorship, and working in a collegial, collaborative environment. Leaders should be open and willing to participate in culturally relevant professional development that will help them prepare for the population of students who attend Fresno City College.
The ideal candidate will share Fresno City College's commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. For the 2024-2025 academic year, we enrolled over 45,000 students in which 68% identify as Latinx, 11% as Asian/Pacific Islander, 4% as Black/African American, 14% as White, 1% as American Indian/Alaska Native, and 2% as multiracial. Fresno City College is a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the College has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community. The successful candidate will join a department dedicated to the use of a curriculum responsive to the students it serves.
Providing instruction and technical services to students on the Fresno City College campus and/or at off-site community campus locations, the librarian will be responsible for:
- Providing on demand reference and extended research services to students;
- Conducting bibliographic instruction for students in a classroom environment;
- Collaborating with faculty to increase awareness of library resources to students, including developing Library Guides and Open Educational Resources (OER) materials;
- Promoting library resources to faculty, students, and campus groups;
- Collaborating with other librarians to establish library policies and procedures, and the development of budget proposals;
- Collaborating with other librarians on the development, purchasing, and maintenance of library collection(s);
- Planning and implementing the college's information competency goals;
- Collaborating with other librarians to design and teach library research skills and library technology courses, workshops and online tutorials;
- Utilizing Canvas and other online platforms to teach and communicate with students;
- Serving on and attending department, college, and district committees as needed;
- Participating in program review, student learning outcome development and assessment to improve student learning;
- Teaching and working assignments in a variety of instructional settings and times, including evening and/or weekends, on-line or off-campus and large group instruction classes as needed; and
- Otherwise fulfilling all of the duties and responsibilities of instructors as required by Administrative Regulation 7122.
Minimum Qualifications:
All candidates must have evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice within the classroom; and
- Master's in library science, library and information science; or
- A valid California Community College Credential; or
- The equivalent education and/or experience (requires an equivalency).
(Note: If the degrees posted on your transcript(s) do not match exactly as stated above, you must petition for equivalency.)
Desirable Qualifications:
- Experience and skill incorporating elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion into all areas of responsibility;
- Recent experience working with African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latinx, Native American, and other racially minoritized students in the classroom and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups in higher education shape patterns of participation and outcomes;
- Willingness to examine and remediate one's instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students;
- Related work and professional experience;
- Experience working with students of various cultural, gender, age, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds, students with disabilities;
- Demonstrated ability to work with computers, and other technologies, which are utilized in providing high-quality instruction and support to students;
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with students and staff;
- Knowledge of the community college and its mission and goals;
- At least one year of experience in an academic library setting, preferably at community college;
- Demonstrated commitment to student learning and to the success of all students in the open-access learning environment of a community college;
- Experience in providing individual research consultations with students using programs such as "Book a Librarian," or "Research Assistance Program," that supports students research needs utilizing learning technologies such as databases, integrated library systems, discovery layers, learning management systems, etc.;
- Experience and skill in library instruction and academic support services that effectively engage and support minoritized students to improve student success and reduce equity gaps;
- Knowledge of collection development, cataloging and technical services functions;
- Knowledge and experience in the development and assessment of student and program learning outcomes;
- Knowledge of open educational resources (OER) and other textbook affordability strategies and initiatives;
- Demonstrated ability to assume leadership roles, develop programs, and plan and implement library projects; and
- Commitment to student-centered library services.
Conditions of Employment:
178 duty days per year. Duty days will be prorated based upon start of assignment.
