Butler Children’s Literature Center Graduate Assistant

Butler Children's Literature Center Graduate Assistant

The Butler Children's Literature Center graduate assistant attends to the everyday maintenance of the Center's needs:

• Organizing the Butler Center's examination collection of newly published books submitted by publishers:
  Classifying new books into picture book, middle grade, young adult and nonfiction categories, and shelving accordingly; tracking submissions in spreadsheet.
• Assisting the Curator with course needs and Butler Center needs, sometimes including research, printing, etc.
• Blogging weekly on the Butler Center's website: butlerspantry.org.
• Creating displays and signage for the Butler Center.
• Planning/organizing assistance for the annual Butler Book Sale, and working the Sale including reader's advisory service to customers (fall semester only).
• Participating in event planning and execution, including professional development events and annual Butler Lecture.
• Working with permanent collections, including the Ellin Greene Storytelling Collection and the Effie Lee Morris Collection of African American Youth Literature.
• Social media on behalf of the Center, including Facebook, X (Twitter), and Instagram.
• Hosting Butler Center open hours, sometimes with the Curator, sometimes on own.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Current enrollment in Dominican University's School of Information Studies.
• Interest in pursuing a career in youth services in public or school libraries.
• Must be eligible for US employment

Necessary

Skills:

• Mastery of web-based research, social media, and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Knowledge of the children's and teen literature canon, and the ability to think and write critically and creatively about books.
• Detail-oriented organization.
• Ability to lift and move boxes and books.
• Personable demeanor and the ability to maintain positive relationships with others.
• Capable of taking responsibility for sole presence during open hours, and to lock up securely.
• Strong time management skills and a self-motivated work ethic.