Evening Librarian (Part-Time) - Research & Instruction

Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners; Pittsfield (MA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Evening hours

Job summary

Berkshire Community College seeks a part-time Evening Librarian to support reference and instruction services at the Pittsfield campus. This role focuses on afternoon to evening coverage, assisting students, faculty, and community members with research and information literacy needs.

The position emphasizes collaboration with librarians, classroom instruction support, and participation in outreach and programming to engage the campus community.

Qualifications

• MLS/MLIS or degree completion expected within six months from an ALA-accredited institution.
• Experience in academic or public library services.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse populations in an inclusive academic environment.
• Experience in providing group instruction in information literacy preferred.
• Experience with an LMS (Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, etc.) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-person and online reference and research services to students, faculty, staff, and community members.
• Assist patrons with the use of library resources including accessing the online catalog, discovery tools and article databases, as well as locating print sources in the library.
• Teach classes in research strategies, information ethics, and resource analysis in conjunction with our daytime instructional program.
• Collaborate with the other librarians on collection development.
• Oversee the library closing.
• Participate in library outreach, programming, and student engagement as needed.
• Work collaboratively with librarians and staff to support departmental needs including backing up the evening library assistant with circulation and IDs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

MLS/MLIS or degree completion within six months from an ALA-accredited institution

Tools

LMS (Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard)

Job description

Berkshire Community College seeks a part-time Evening Librarian to support reference and instruction services at the Pittsfield campus. This role focuses on afternoon to evening coverage, assisting students, faculty, and community members with research and information literacy needs.

The position emphasizes collaboration with librarians, classroom instruction support, and participation in outreach and programming to engage the campus community.