Library Associate, Wilmington Memorial Library; Wilmington

Library Associate, Wilmington Memorial Library (Wilmington)

Wilmington Memorial Library is looking for our next Library Associate. This is a part‑time position that supports our librarians.

This role involves 12‑19 hours per week working at either the main circulation desk or the youth services desk. The successful candidate will be scheduled to work a combination of desk shifts at both circulation and youth services each week.

Duties include:

• Checking library items out to patrons
• Checking in returned library items
• Assisting patrons find library materials using the library's online catalog and other inter‑library loan resources
• Demonstrating the use of library databases to patrons
• Reader's advisory
• Assisting patrons with program registration and museum pass reservations
• Assisting patrons with room reservations
• Assisting patrons with printing, copying, and scanning
• Assisting patrons with computer questions at the public PCs
• Registering patrons for library cards
• Processing incoming inter‑library loan items
• Assisting librarians with special projects including preparations for programs

We're looking for candidates that are super friendly, eager to help, and want to get to know our patrons. Candidates need to be patient, flexible, and adept at "switching gears" at a moment's notice at both of our very busy public service desks. You should be ready and able to assist patrons with anything from finding them a special tax form, to recommending a read‑alike for "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed to helping them print their boarding pass.

Schedule:

• Tuesday: 9am‑1pm
• Wednesday: 4:30‑8:30 pm
• Thursday: 4:30‑8:30 pm
• Friday: 1‑5pm
• Every other Saturday, rotating 9am‑2pm and 12pm‑5pm

Wilmington Memorial Library serves the residents of Wilmington, MA (population 23,000). We are an award‑winning public library that prides itself on amazing programs for all ages. We are a staff of 25 (13 full‑time; 12 part‑time). We enjoy amazing support from the town, the Board of Library Trustees and the Friends of the Wilmington Library.

To Apply:

Submit completed application, resume, cover letter to:
Town Manager's Office
Attn:
Human Resources Director
121 Glen Road
Wilmington, MA 01887
or via email at:
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If submitting by email please use "Position:
Library Associate Part‑Time" in the subject. Resume, cover letter and completed application may be attached as a PDF to the email. Please note, we will not reformat or fix formatting issues if sending electronically and in a file type other than PDF.