Librarian, Adult Access Services, Jaffrey Public Library, Jaffrey, NH

Posted April 20, 2018

Jaffrey Public Library, located in Jaffrey, NH is hiring a full-time Adult Access Services Librarian, to round out our high-energy team. Jaffrey, NH, best known as home to Mount Monadnock, is an active community of 5,500 residents of varied socioeconomic backgrounds.  The library, located in the town center, is a modern, bustling center of community learning that has experienced record-setting growth over the last fifteen months. The drive behind the metamorphosis, termed the Big Shift, brought disjointed and underutilized library spaces into a cohesive whole, created an intergenerational floor on the main floor, expanded meeting space, and opened up the top History floor, which had been closed for the last thirty years.  The main floor now offers an ever-changing array of literacy based activities, a STEAM focused laboratory for youth, as well as traditional offerings for all ages. If you are looking for a broad range of experience and can handle a lot of activity, we are the place for you.

The Adult Access Services Librarian plays a vital role in providing public access services to adults, including managing circulation, reference, inter-library loan services, and access to technology in a busy intergenerational environment. In addition to front-desk responsibilities, this position designs and implements adult programs to promote digital literacy and foster lifelong learning, and helps to coordinate a robust volunteer program. Although this position has an adult focus, the right candidate will be adaptive and enjoy working with individuals of all ages, as we pride ourselves on a maintaining a family-friendly environment that welcomes diversity.

This is a nonexempt, 40 hour/week, hourly position with a generous benefits package, including health, dental, retirement, sick/vacation time. Hourly rate: $17 – 18, depending on experience. A Master’s degree in library science from an ALA-accredited library school is required. Recent graduates are encouraged to apply.  

Please see a complete job description attached, also available on our website: www.jaffreypubliclibrary.org.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the position will remain open until filled. Submit cover letter, resume, contact information for three references to Julie Perrin, Library Director, via email at [email protected].