Job Description
This full-time (37.5 hours/week) job is based at the Central Library. The Central Library is a lovely century-old building with a large Community Room for programming and performances. Our neighborhood includes the Springfield Museums, many apartment blocks, and Downtown Springfield. The Digital Services Librarian manages and maintains the Library's website and its digital collections and oversees its participation in the Funding Information Network. They are part of a ten person team and have shared responsibility for reference services, reader's advisory, tech assistance, collection development of print and non-print materials, programming, outreach, community engagement, and similar duties pertaining to adult services. Work is performed under the direction of the department’s Supervisor and Manager.
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, Dari, or other community language).
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 about this position are welcome, but all applications must be filed on the City's website.
Benefits & Additional Compensation Info
Generous benefit package available after completion of six month probationary period. The City recently added the celebration of Juneteenth to its list of thirteen paid holidays.
Additional Info & Requirements
The City of Springfield has a residency requirement and allows new hires up to a year to establish residency. When you apply, please upload a cover letter so we can get to know you.
The Community
Springfield is a city of about 156,000 people. Established in 1636 and 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. We are Welcoming, Trusted, Connected, and Innovative. Review our mission and strategic priorities here. Come help us achieve this vision!
Springfield City Library is community-centered and has a Central Library and 8 branches. Our Strategic Priorities include these values: We are Welcoming, Trusted, Connected, and Innovative. Review our mission and strategic priorities here. Come help us achieve this vision!
Learn more about working with us, including links to videos showing some of the highlights of our beautiful city: Working at Springfield City Library. We are home to an AHL hockey team, a symphony orchestra, four Smithsonian-affiliated museums plus numerous independent and college galleries, and many other activities to get involved in.
HR Info
Jean Canosa Albano
Assistant Director for Public Services
jcanosa@springfieldlibrary.org