Librarian, Middlesex Campus of Connecticut State Community College (Middletown, CT)
Posted May 1, 2025
Job Description
The Librarian performs a broad range of professional responsibilities of librarianship in the library or learning resource center of a Community College, providing library services to students, faculty, and citizens of the communities served by the College.
These professional responsibilities encompass a broad-spectrum including reference services; online, original, and copy cataloging; inter-library loan management; collection development; circulation management; acquisitions; and teaching students and faculty in the use of such library resources as online access to information, bibliographic search, access to print materials and methods of research for academic course materials. In addition, the library relies to an increasing extent on computer-based information technology. Therefore, the Librarian may be assigned to provide professional information technology services.
Position Duties
- Public and Reference Services:
- accountable for providing useful and effective assistance to patrons (students, faculty, public) to contribute to the learning mission of the College.
- Technical Services:
- accountable for applying professional knowledge in organizing, selecting, and acquiring library materials to ensure their ready accessibility and appropriateness to patrons.
- Information Technology:
- accountable when assigned, for providing computer-based technical support for the library.
- Instruction:
- accountable for contributing to the success of the College’s academic programs by instructing and training students and faculty in how to make effective use of library resources
- Circulation Management:
- accountable for ensuring the efficient lending and responsible recovery of library materials and for the efficient exchange of materials through interlibrary loans by performing and overseeing circulation and lending services.
- Staff Supervision:
- accountable for contributing to the effective management of the library by assisting the Library Director in the Library’s management.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Library Science with one (1) or more years of related experience, including up to two (2) years of experience in leading or supervising others; or a combination of education, training, and experience which would lead to the competencies required for successful performance of the position’s essential duties.
Hours & Compensation
- Full-time, 35 hours per week
- Minimum Salary Range: $74,604-$79,609 approximate annual plus excellent State of CT medical insurance, retirement, and related fringe benefits. The salary will be based on the selected candidate’s qualifications such as education and job-related experience, and internal equity. Position may become permanent tenure track depending on funding, college needs and student enrollment.
How to Apply
To apply you must submit a cover letter and resume. The cover letter may be entered as text in the corresponding box, or it can be uploaded as a combined file with the resume.
Incomplete applications or those submitted after the closing date will not be considered and links to other sources to view resumes are not acceptable. To apply via our website, visit www.ct.edu/hr/jobs.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, with materials submitted by Wednesday, May 21, 2025, receiving priority consideration.