Part-time Public Services & Outreach Librarian

Part-time Public Services & Outreach Librarian About Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts:

At MCLA, we’re here for all, and focused on each of our students. Classes are taught by educators who care deeply about teaching, and about seeing their students thrive on every level of their lives. In addition to our 130-year commitment to public education, we have fortified our dedication to equitable academic excellence. MCLA has appeared on U.S. News & World Report's list of Top Ten Public Colleges for 11 consecutive years, earning the No.

6 spot on the list of Top Public Liberal Arts Schools in the nation for 2026. The College's focus on affordable education and economic prosperity is reflected in additional 2026 U.S. News rankings:
No. 6 for Top Performer on Social Mobility for liberal arts colleges in the state and No. 4 for Top Performer on Social Mobility for public liberal arts colleges in the country. These rankings measure how well schools graduate students who receive Federal Pell Grants. Learn more a.edu

MCLA's Freel Library seeks a part-time evening/weekend Librarian or Library Associate to support the academic and community life of the campus by designing and delivering engaging evening and weekend events and programs; contributing to frontline library services including circulation and building oversight; and providing reference and research support.

Core Duties

• Collaborate with Library staff and other campus units to design and deliver evening and weekend programming that supports student belonging and enhances the life of the campus.
• Along with Access Services staff, provide frontline services, maintain a presence at the library's service desk, monitor building conditions, help open/close the library.
• Provide professional research and support: work directly with students, faculty, staff, and visitors; help create and maintain research guides and other library-created resources.

Reports to the Dean of Library Services

No formal Supervisory duties. May assign work to student employees in consultation with their Supervisor.

Events and Programming (50%)

• Collaborate with library staff and other campus units to plan, coordinate, and deliver evening and weekend events and programming. Examples may include but are not limited to: workshops, discussion series, maker events, van trips, and movie nights.
• Help represent library at resource fairs, open houses, and other campus events as schedule permits.
• Collaborate with Access Services staff to manage evening library operations.
• Contribute to circulation desk coverage. Greet patrons; answer basic informational and directional questions; check out books, media, course reserves, laptops, equipment, and other items to eligible borrowers.
• Provide basic support for technological equipment such as microfilm machines, printers, copiers, and scanners. Assist patrons with accessing MCLA's network. Refer in-depth questions to MCLA's IT Help Desk.
• Participate in hourly building walkthroughs to perform headcounts and monitor building conditions.
• Assist with opening and closing the building.

Reference Services (25%)

• Provide drop-in and appointment-based research, informational, and technology assistance to MCLA students, faculty, staff, and visitors using a variety of modalities (in person, phone, chat, email, Teams, SMS)
• Track and manage reference transactions and appointment availability using Springshare's Lib Answers and Lib Cal.
• Help create and maintain Lib Guides and other learning materials to support teaching, learning, research, and programming.
• Participate in ongoing learning and professional development opportunities.
• Other duties as assigned

• Coursework in reference services and/or work experience providing reference services in a library (preferably academic). Applicants are encouraged to address in their cover letters how their education and/or experience have prepared them to provide research assistance in an academic library setting.
• At least 2 years of experience working directly with the public in a library or similar setting
• Commitment to creating…