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On-Call Part-Time Library Assistants, Jaffrey Public Library, Jaffrey, NH

The Jaffrey Public Library, in New Hampshire’s Monadnock region, is looking for people interested in becoming substitute part-time library assistants. These substitutes would fill in for permanent staff who are out temporarily. Library assistants are an important part of the Jaffrey PL team and work on public desks answering reference questions, using the library catalog for circulation, reshelving materials, recommending books and movies, and performing other duties as needed.

On-call part-time library assistants must have a bachelor’s degree and at least one year of library experience. Proficiency with computers, basic office software, and typical library technology is required. Circulation desk knowledge of library catalog software is preferred. Please be enthusiastic, customer service oriented, and interested in learning!

Assistants must be willing to work during library hours, which generally fall between 10 am and 7 pm and at present do not include weekends. (Current library hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 10-5:30 and Tuesday and Thursday, 1-7.) On-call part-time library assistants are not permanent or full-time employees. Pay is $13.57 per hour. A criminal background check will be carried out.

This position is a great way for those interested in the library field to gain experience, maintain skills, and learn from a knowledgeable team of other library assistants and librarians. For more information about the Jaffrey Public Library, please visit our Facebook page athttps://www.facebook.com/JaffreyLibrary. Please send a cover letter and resume to Libby Feil, Library Director, at [email protected]. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, but priority will be given to applications received by close of business on August 15, 2016.