Job Description
This is a part-time, 15-hour per week position that would require one or two evenings per week from 2-8 pm, one day per week from 10-4 pm, and one Saturday per month 10-2 pm with other hours as needed. Opportunities for additional fill-in hours may be available, on an ongoing basis.
Job Responsibilities Include:
· Creating marketing materials for library services, programs, and events in print and digital formats, Publishing the library e-newsletter twice monthly, with additional editions as needed, Maintaining/Updating the library website using WIX, Originating social media posts for Instagram and Facebook.
· Answering the phone, answering questions, engaging with patrons as individuals, discussing new services, technologies, and materials, taking an active interest in their health, their pets, their lives, Assisting patrons with checking materials in/out, locating digital, traditional, and nontraditional resources, placing holds, providing instruction in basic computer use, photocopying, faxing, scanning documents, moving/rearranging furnishings, and equipment for library programs, Lifting 25# boxes of books, shelving, and shelf reading
· Attendance and assistance with annual library events e.g. the Town Christmas Tree Lighting, Memorial Day Parade, Touch-A-Truck, Spring Fair, etc.
Qualifications and Skills
· Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, familiarity with e-readers, patience with technology, curiosity, common sense, flexibility, and facility with a toilet plunger are required.
· Minimum qualifications: High school diploma (or equivalent) is required; an Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree is preferred.
The Community
Louttit Library serves a primary population of 6,200+ in our small, rural, cozy, and historic space in West Greenwich, RI. As a staff, we focus on serving the broader needs of our patrons, beyond traditional library services. We are looking for a friendly, earnest, and empathetic person with an interest in providing and expanding digital outreach to our community.
HR Info
Please submit a cover letter, a current resume and contact information for two references by May 28, 2021 to: ATTN: Annette Feldman louttitdirector@gmail.com