Program Assistant, Massachusetts Center for the Book, Boston, MA

Posted December 15, 2014

Massachusetts Center for the Book is hiring an MLS student to work as an administrative and program assistant to the Executive Director.  No experience necessary, but basic familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite is required.  Experience working with Constant Contact a plus but not required.  This position is ideally suited to a student in the public libraries track as it involves administrative and program assistance for public programming of a school-age reading and writing program, Letters About Literature, and of the annual state book awards.  Other projects on the horizon, pending funding, are a family literacy program for public libraries and, potentially, a one-book community reading project.

Massachusetts Center for the Book is a public-private partnership whose mission it is to develop, support, and promote cultural programming that advances the cause of books and reading and enhances the outreach potential of public libraries in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Center has been housed at Simmons College since 2003 and this position will be based in its Palace Road office.  The ideal candidate will be available through Summer 2015 at a minimum.

15 hours a week @ $15 per hour

Apply by December 19th via email, attaching a brief resume to expression of interest in the position.  Direct applications to Sharon Shaloo, Executive Director, Mass Center for the Book:  [email protected]