Senior Library Technician - Administrative, Hingham Public Library; Hingham

Senior Library Technician - Administrative, Hingham Public Library (Hingham)

The Hingham Public Library seeks a friendly, welcoming, and energetic individual and team‑player who has strong administrative and communication skills, works well with and learns new technologies, and is committed to providing excellent customer service to all library visitors of all ages.

Work involves providing Circulation, Children’s, and Technology Services to customers of all ages, with a particular emphasis on providing Administrative support to the Library’s Business Administrator and Board of Trustees. The role includes performing specialized services for various divisions within the Library, where the duties are of similar complexity and responsibility, but the actual work tasks may differ. Administrative duties may include preparing reports, taking Trustee minutes, agendas, letters, and other documents as required;

data entry and basic bookkeeping functions for accounts receivables and payables; preparing related correspondence in support of the annual fundraising drive; collecting and posting mail and making bank deposits; and keeping track of library supply inventory and ordering requests.

Circulation duties may include supervising Library Technicians, Pages, and volunteers; providing information and assistance to patrons at service desks; checking out library materials and processing returns and inter‑library loan deliveries; assisting patrons in using various technologies to access digital library collections and databases; assisting with collection development and maintenance; shelving library materials; running and processing circulation reports; and responding to inquiries, requests, and complaints.

The individual will work in various library departments:
Administrative Office, Circulation, Children’s, and Technology Services. Other duties as assigned.

Associate’s degree and minimum of two (2) years of library and/or office experience, or equivalent education or experience.

Schedule includes daytime, evening, and rotating Saturday and Sunday shifts as scheduled, and is subject to change throughout the year.

Part Time

$30.18- $36.68 / hour