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Instruction and Outreach Librarian/Assistant Professor, Rhode Island College, (Providence, RI)

Description The Instruction and Outreach Librarian offers a student-centered approach, providing vision and leadership in the areas of instruction and outreach. This position includes delivering reference and research services, designing and conducting instruction classes, serving as a liaison to academic departments, and contributing to collection development to support students’ academic success. Responsibilities encompass providing services and resources…


Public Services Librarian, Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, RI

Job Description The Rhode Island Historical Society seeks a full-time (37.5 hours/week) Public Services Librarian. This position reports to the Senior Manager of the Mary Elizabeth Robinson Research Center (RRC). The successful candidate will be an energetic and innovative professional able to thrive in a busy research library with multiple responsibilities, projects and deadlines. The…


Survey Project Archivist, Brown University Archives, (Providence, RI)

Job Summary: Brown University seeks an experienced, creative, and collaborative individual for the position of Brown University Archives Survey Project Archivist.  Reporting to the Archivist, Collections Management and Accessioning, the Brown University Archives Survey Archivist will conduct a full survey of non-published University Archives collections stored at the John Hay Library.  The University Archives are…


Public Library Director, Newport Public Library, (Newport, RI)

Job Summary: The Newport Public Library seeks to strengthen the community by providing opportunities that support lifelong learning, encourage inspiration, imagination, and enjoyment, and connect people to each other and to the rest of the world. The Newport Public Library is a collaborative and welcoming workplace. All aspects of the Library are expertly maintained with…


Young Adult Library Associate, Newport Public Library, (Newport, RI)

Job Summary: The Newport Public Library is seeking an enthusiastic and forward-thinking individual for the position of Young Adult Library Associate. This position is 20 hours per week including evening and rotating Saturday hours. Occasional Sunday hours are required as needed. This is a shared position with another Young Adult Library Associate. Responsibilities Qualifications: Hours…


Assistant Director of Technical Services, Rhode Island College, (Providence, RI)

Description The Assistant Director of Technical Services is primarily responsible for managing and leading cataloging and metadata services and acquisitions for library collections. General responsibilities include original and complex cataloging, authority control, collection data analysis and reporting, collection development, and budget reporting. Oversees the Library’s use of the HELIN Consortium’s automated acquisitions and metadata modules, including technical…


2025-2026 Archives Fellowship – The Preservation Society of Newport County, (Newport, RI)

Job Summary: The inaugural Archives Fellow will process archival materials from the collection of Alletta Morris McBean (1912-1986) and her Newport home, Chepstow. The collection includes papers and photographic media related to the life of McBean and her ancestors, among whom are members of the Morris, Lorillard, and Bailey families prominent in early American history….


Adult Services Librarian, North Scituate Public Library, North Scituate, RI

Description The Adult Services Librarian is responsible for all aspects of programming for the adult and seniors in our community, along with all advertising and marketing of the programs. They will also maintain the library website and all its social media accounts. They are the primary source of tech support and reference assistance for patrons…


PT Coordinator in Commercial Pattern Archive, University of Rhode Island (Kingston, RI)

Responsibilities Responsible for the administration, development, organization, services, and maintenance of the Commercial Pattern Archive (CoPA) within the University Libraries’ University Archives and Special Collections Unit. Manage CoPA’s extensive collection of commercially produced paper sewing patterns and a unique scholarly database of pattern metadata. Perform, under the general supervision of the Director, University Archives and…


Research & Instruction Librarian, Rhode Island School of Design (Providence, RI)

Job Summary: Fleet Library, in the Libraries Division, at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), invites applications for a full-time professional librarian appointment at the rank of Librarian II, to commence in spring/summer 2025. As a member of a dynamic library team, the Research and Instruction Librarian leads Fleet Library’s information literacy instruction, research…