Employment

Position Offered: PT Reference Librarian
Posting Date: January 27, 2025
Start Date:  On or around March 1, 2025
Hours:  Monday 9:30am-4pm, Wednesday 5pm-9pm, Friday 9am-5pm and every third Saturday 9am-5pm; flexibility to cover other shifts as needed; average 19 hrs/wk
Education: MLS/MLIS; New Jersey Professional Librarian’s Certificate; matriculated MLS/MLIS students will be considered
Experience: Minimum 2 years professional public library experience, preferred
Compensation:  $35/hr for candidates with preferred education and experience; minimum $22/hr for MLS/MLIS matriculated student candidates based on education and experience

Job Summary:
The Fort Lee Public Library, serving two culturally diverse communities of over 40,000, seeks a dynamic and innovative librarian who possesses a strong commitment to delivering superior customer-driven reader’s advisory, reference, and digital literacy services.

Full job description & instructions on how to apply

Required Fort Lee Library Employment Application

Please email the following three (3) REQUIRED documents:
(1) Cover Letter, (2) Resume and (3) Fort Lee Library Employment Application to: larissa.brookes@fortlee.bccls.org

The Library can only consider candidates who submit all required paperwork.
APPLICATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED ON A ROLLING BASIS UNTIL THE POSITION IS FILLED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Only candidates under consideration will be contacted.

The selected candidate may be required to successfully pass Civil Service testing and requirements. Pre-employment background check required.
The Fort Lee Public Library hires under NJDOP and EOE Guidelines. As a New Jersey First Act Employer, new employees must establish a primary residence in New Jersey within one year unless an exemption applies.