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Part-time Temporary Reference Librarian, Gleason Public Library, Carlisle, MA

The purpose of this position is to provide general reference assistance and customer-service, and all other related work as required, for the Gleason Public Library. This is a part-time, average 28-hours-per-week, non-benefited, temporary position to cover a staff leave mid-December 2016 through mid-March 2017. General duties include circulation, reference, inter-library loan, collection development, cataloging and readers’ advisory; assists patrons with computers, internet, and personal technologies; performs opening and closing procedures; performs data entry related to book ordering, adding and deleting records; works on collection maintenance including weeding and shifting collections.

Part-time average 28 hours per week:

  • Monday: 10am – 6pm
  • Tuesday: 10am – 6pm
  • Wednesday: 1pm – 9pm
  • Thursday: 10am – 6pm
  • 1 Saturday a month: 10am – 5pm

Qualifications

Masters of Library Science from and ALA accredited institution; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for the job. Recent or soon-to-be-recent graduates encouraged to apply. Successful candidates will have excellent customer service, communications, and technology skills. A strong interest in readers’ advisory and reading are preferred.

Salary: $26.10/hour

Deadline: Wednesday November 23, 2016

To apply, send cover letter and resume to Christine Schonhart at [email protected]

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EOE/AA.