Children’s Library Associate, Wilmington Memorial Library, Wilmington, MA

Posted September 10, 2014

Duties: The Wilmington Memorial Library is seeking a qualified candidate to fill a part-time Children’s Library Associate position.  We seek a creative and energetic individual with a strong interest in providing exemplary library services to children.  The successful candidate will assist the Children’s Librarian with activities and services ranging from presenting story time to helping with STEM events. Other duties include providing reference and reader’s advisory services to children and parents and assisting with circulation duties.

Weekly schedule is an average of 15 hours per week with regular morning, afternoon and evening shifts. Rotating Saturdays from September through June assigned in the adult circulation department. Scheduling flexibility is important for coverage during vacations and other circumstances.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree and two years of library services experience or equivalent combination of education and experience in the library services or another relevant field.  Knowledge of children’s literature and current trends in library services to children and experience working with children desirable. The ideal candidate will be a team player with good customer services skills.

Full job description on Town of Wilmington web site.

Salary: $17.00 per hour; non benefited position.

Closing Date: September 19, 2014

Application:

Please submit letter of application and resume to: Kendra Amaral Assistant Town Manager, Wilmington Town Hall, 121 Glen Road, Wilmington, MA 01887. Applications and resumes may also be submitted electronically as a PDF to: [email protected]. Please note “Children’s Library Associate” in the subject line. We will not reformat or fix formatting issues if sending electronically in a file type other than PDF.