Due to a promotion, we have a new opportunity for you to consider. This part-time, 18.5 hours/week job is based at the Forest Park Branch Library, located in a historic neighborhood and adjacent to the Forest Park Middle School and steps away from a true city gem, the Frederick Olmsted firm-designed, 735 acre Forest Park. Get to know our beautiful city of Springfield, Massachusetts, by watching these videos, then apply by Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 11:59 pm.
The Reference Librarian is part of a seven person team and has shared responsibility for reference services, reader's advisory, tech assistance, collection maintenance of print and non-print materials, programming, outreach, community engagement, and similar duties pertaining to adult and/or youth services. Apply here.
The Forest Park Branch is a lovely Carnegie library (1909) with a large Community Room, currently receiving upgrades, for programming and performances, as well as a dedicated children's program den. See inside here.
The Forest Park Branch sits right across the street from a middle school with plenty of programming opportunities in a soon-to-be refreshed community room, a playful children's room with a program den, and an outdoor reading garden and programming space. Apply: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/springfieldma/jobs/3472751
Excellent customer service orientation is needed, and a "turned outward" approach to community engagement is ideal. Bilingual abilities desirable (English and Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese, Somali, Arabic, or other community language).
Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree with completion of an American Library Association accredited Master of Library Science preferred; current enrollees in an MLS-granting program may be considered as well.
Further job details and job applications are available on the City of Springfield's website. Please be sure to upload a cover letter when you apply so we can get to know you. The City requires residency within one year of date of hire. Inquiries via LinkedIn (search: Jean Canosa Albano) about this position are very welcome, but all applications must be filed on the City's website.
Generous benefits package is available, including 13 paid holidays, vacation, and sick time (some after a 6 month probationary period).
Candidates should have an ALA-accredited MLS and some experience in a library setting. Applicants currently enrolled in library school may also be considered. Excellent customer service orientation is needed, and a "turned outward" approach to community engagement is ideal. Bilingual abilities desirable (English and Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese, Dari, Arabic, or other community language). The City of Springfield has a residency requirement and allows new hires up to a year to establish residency.
Springfield is a city of about 156,000 people. Located in western Massachusetts on the banks of the Connecticut River and spreading eastward, the "City of Homes" offers a mixed housing stock, from expansive Victorians to neighborly apartment blocks. Its flat landscape of 33 square miles is home to the 730 acre Forest Park and the Basketball Hall of Fame. Springfield City Library is community-centered and has a Central Library and 8 branches. Learn more about working with us, including links to videos showing some of the highlights of our beautiful city: Work at Springfield City Library. We are home to an American Hockey League professional hockey team, the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, four Smithsonian-affiliated museums plus numerous independent and college galleries, and many other activities to get involved in.
Jean Canosa Albano
Assistant Director for Public Services
jcanosa@springfieldlibrary.org