Library Collections Assistant, Dartmouth College, (Hanover, NH)

Posted June 20, 2024

Dartmouth is hiring for a Library Collections Assistant position. Come and work with a collaborative, dynamic group of colleagues. As an integral part of the Libraries’ Collection Management & Preservation team, the Library Collections Assistant will carry out daily talks associated with the circulation and maintenance of the Libraries’ physical materials. This includes paging and reshelving books as well as participating in the ongoing care and maintenance of library stacks. Working under the supervision of the Library Collections Operations Manager, the Collections Assistant will also support discrete special projects as needed, such as large-scale collection moves and records management disposition efforts. 

This position requires working at two different locations–Dartmouth’s Baker Berry Library and the Library Collections Services Facility (LCSF), which is a new offsite, high-density storage facility in Lebanon, NH. The LCSF is a climate-controlled warehouse environment. Bring your unique skills and experience, grow them through professional development and engagement with library communities, and help us to make the Dartmouth Libraries a research engine, powering knowledge.

Required Qualifications: 

• Associate’s Degree, or equivalent
• One to three years of library collections, records management, library storage operations, warehouse or related work experience
• Comfortable working at heights up to 30 feet and in temperatures ranging from 50 – 60
  degrees Fahrenheit
• The ability to lift 50 pound boxes throughout a work-day.
• The ability to lift materials overhead
• Must be able to operate a variety of warehouse machinery, including manual and
  powered lifts
• The ability to comprehend complex filing systems
• Demonstrated creative thinking and problem-solving skills
• The ability to work in a highly demanding and fast-paced environment
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively

Interested? 

You can learn more about the position and apply at:  
https://searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/74337/
Hiring range: $20.00 – $22.00 hr

Do you have questions?
Contact: Elena Cordova, Head of Collection Management & Preservation
[email protected]

Review of applications will begin July 19, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled. 
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