Part-Time Evening Librarian, Berkshire Community College (Pittsfield)

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

Part-Time Evening Librarian, Berkshire Community College (Pittsfield)

About Berkshire Community College:

Berkshire Community College (BCC) has the distinction of being the first community college established in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Nestled in the scenic Berkshire Hills, our nearly 2,000 students have access to a wide range of career and transfer programs on our newly renovated campus. Occupying a scenic 180-acre property, just minutes from downtown Pittsfield, Massachusetts, BCC provides students from a broad range of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds with an intimate learning environment, small class sizes, and much opportunity for interaction with faculty. Berkshire County was home to many forward-thinking historic figures including, W.E.B. DuBois, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth (Mumbet) Freeman, all of whom were pioneers of social justice. The Berkshires contain both rural and urban elements, combining a beautiful natural environment with world class museums and other cultural opportunities. Pittsfield and Berkshire County continue to evolve, with immigrants from over 70 countries now calling the Berkshires their home. BCC seeks to recruit diverse employees who embrace, as well as demonstrate, a commitment to diversity and inclusion and whose experiences and perspectives model the opportunities and success derived from a college education.

Berkshire Community College seeks a service-oriented, student-focused, and equity-minded part-time Librarian to provide reference and instructional services in the afternoon and early evenings while classes are in session.

• 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.

-Hours: Monday - Thursday - 2:00 to 7:00 pm (20 hours per week for 42 weeks of the year; typically, two weeks off in the winter, one week off in March, one week off in May, and six weeks off over the summer).

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 support of information literacy preferred.
• Experience with an LMS (Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, etc.) preferred.