JOB POSTING EXTERNAL

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled (confirm the availability of the position on our website at https://louisbay2ndlibrary.org/job-openings/ )

Title/Department: Library Assistant / Children’s Services

Role: Circulation and Paging

Reports to: Head of Children’s Department

Location: Louis Bay 2nd Public Library and Community Center

Hours: 42 hours per two week pay period

• Monday, Thursday: 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Tuesday: 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Wednesday: 9:00 am – 2:30 pm
• Friday: 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Hourly Rate: $15.92 / hour

Anticipated Start Date: 28-Sep-2026

General duties include:

• • Assist with planning and delivering a variety of programs and activities for children, tweens, and teens
  • Prepare program materials, supplies, displays, and activity spaces; assist with setup and cleanup before and after programs.
  • Support the development of creative, age-appropriate programming that reflects the interests and needs of the community.
  • Running reports and using them to evaluate, inventory, and weed the collection
  • Promote library programs and services through displays, flyers, social media, the library website, and other outreach efforts.
  • Assist with developing and maintaining attractive, current, and engaging youth collections and displays.
  • Assist with outreach activities and partnerships with schools, community organizations, and other youth-serving agencies

Desk duties include:

• • Working and monitoring the children’s circulation desk
  • Assisting children, young adults, and caregivers with reader’s advisory and general reference questions.
  • Collecting and reporting on fines and fees Paging duties include:
  • Shelving materials, shelf reading, printing a pick list and retrieving requested materials.
  • Ensure consistently tidy facilities; includes ensuring chairs are pushed in, shelves are neat, materials are displayed in special book stands, tables are clean, etc.
  • Working with written or verbal instructions
  • Assist with room setup and breakdown, as required Additional duties include:
  • Assist with programming on an as needed basis
  • Other opportunities as assigned by the Supervisor or Director

Requirements:

Must have experience and be comfortable with working with groups of children. Must be friendly and personable and be flexible in availability. Computer knowledge is a must.

Please ensure that you are able to work the posted hours before applying.

Send a cover letter and current resume, in MS Word or PDF format to the contact below, via email.

Monica A. Smith, Director
Louis Bay 2nd Library
345 Lafayette Ave.
Hawthorne, NJ 07506
smith@hawthorne.bccls.org