Part-Time Outreach and Adult Programming Librarian
Come grow with us! The Mountainside Public Library seeks an enthusiastic, outgoing, creative individual to engage our adult patrons, grow our programming opportunities, and expand patron-focused activities and services. Provide backup and support to adult reference librarian and circulation staff as needed.
Responsibilities:
- Plan, schedule, market, and implement engaging adult programs.
- Work with library staff to determine and implement outreach, marketing and publicity strategy.
- Maintain ongoing, regular social media presence in collaboration with library staff.
- Provide patron-based services in the form of reference service, readers’ advisory, and technology assistance
- Support reference librarian with collection management, displays, and other projects.
- Assist in the maintenance of the website including program registration.
- Provide backup for circulation staff as needed.
- Participate in collection development activities (selecting and de-selecting materials)
Requirements:
- MLS / MLIS degree or active enrollment in degree program as an MLIS student.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Fluency in English.
- Demonstrated ability to take initiative.
- Some experience with adult programming in or outside of a library is desired.
- Some experience using a variety of social media to engage library patrons or customers in a non-library setting.
- Experience with a variety of social media, Canva, and other tools.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Be able to work independently and as part of a team.
- Able to bend, stoop, reach, lift, stand, and move around as needed, as relevant to the position. Daily tasks require lifting, carrying, moving, and manipulating books and other library material, pushing a loaded cart full of books, setting up and breaking down folding tables and stacking chairs.
Preferred:
- Experience working with vendors.
- Experience with Canva.
- Experience with Constant Contact, a plus.
Schedule: 14-16 hours per week, plus Saturday rotation. Schedule must include Mondays from 9am-1pm and Thursdays from 4pm-8pm. Other shifts to be determined in conjunction with selected candidate.
Compensation: $30.00-$31.80/hour depending on experience and degree.
Start Date: Early April or sooner.
To Apply: E-mail cover letter, resume including home address to mpldirector [at] mountainsidelibrary.org with subject line Outreach Librarian. Documents must be sent as a Word or PDF attachment ONLY. No phone calls. No faxes. The library will only contact candidates they wish to interview. The Mountainside Public Library is an equal opportunity employer.