Librarian 1 - State Library (Part-Time

Introduction

The Connecticut State Library (CSL) is currently accepting applications from our agency employees for a Librarian 1 - State Library position.

• Schedule:
  
  Part-Time (34 Hour), First Shift, Monday - Friday, Hybrid (a combination of in-office/telework based on operational needs)
• Location:
  
  231 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT, 06106
• Please Note:
  
  This vacancy is open to agency employees only.

• Visit our State Employee Benefits Overview page!
• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees.

As a Librarian 1 - State Library, you will be dedicated to learning about the wide-ranging historical and cultural background of the people of Connecticut and the social, political, and governmental structures that have existed through time.

• Staff the History & Genealogy Unit reference desk;
• Staff the Secured Collections Reading Area as needed;
• Assist patrons with locating and using materials from the State Library secured collections as well as the State Archives;
• Correspond with patrons using written and electronic formats to answer their queries;
• Learn about the library's resources by updating existing research guides, and finding aids and creating or adding to these using primary source materials; and
• Support efforts to digitize and make accessible the library's unique resources.

The Connecticut State Library is an independent and non-partisan Executive Branch agency of the State of Connecticut. Open to both residents and users beyond state borders, the State Library serves the employees and officials of all three branches of state government, students, teachers, researchers, town governments, and anyone seeking information within its collections. We are home to the State Archives, Office of the Public Records Administrator, Museum of Connecticut History, and more, providing a variety of archival, public records, museum, library, information, and administrative services.

In order to be considered for this job opening you must be a current State of CT employee of the agency listed above for at least six (6) months of full-time service or full-time equivalent service, absent any applicable collective bargaining language, and meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.

In order to receive educational credits toward qualification for this job posting, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the recruiter listed on this job posting by the closing date listed on the job posting.

Salary Calculations:
For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.

This employer may participate in E‑Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I‑9 information to confirm work authorization.

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

In the State Library this class is accountable for independently performing the full range of professional library duties and providing professional library services.

• Performs professional library duties in any of the following areas: cataloging, interlibrary loan, reference, bibliographic services and collection management of books, serial publications, computer files, documents, audiovisual and other…