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Circulation Library Technician [Part-time] - SCLSNJ Manville
Circulation Library Technician [Part-time] - SCLSNJ Manville

Job Description: Library Technician, Circulation (Job# 2025-26) Essential Functions of the Job: Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, performing direct patron service at the Circulation Desk; performing off-desk responsibilities; assisting with maintaining and promoting... Continue Reading

Date posted09/24/2025


Youth Services Library Assistant [Part-Time] - SCLSNJ Warren Branch
Youth Services Library Assistant [Part-Time] - SCLSNJ Warren Branch

Job Description: Library Assistant, Youth Services (Job# 2025-27) Essential Functions of the Job:Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, performing direct patron service at community events or at an SCLSNJ service desk, reference and readers’ advisory services to the public and... Continue Reading

Date posted09/24/2025


Branch Services Supervisor (Librarian II) [Full-Time] - SCLSNJ Somerville Branch
Branch Services Supervisor (Librarian II) [Full-Time] - SCLSNJ Somerville Branch

Job Description: Branch Services Supervisor (Librarian II) (Job 2025-28) Essential Functions of the Job: Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, supervising and monitoring the delivery of services to the local community related to the youth services and circulation... Continue Reading

Date posted09/24/2025


Part-time Library Assistant - Avalon Free Public Library
Part-time Library Assistant - Avalon Free Public Library

Job Description: Avalon Library and History Center: Year-Round Part-Time Job Opening POSTING DATE: September 23, 2025 Application Deadline: October 17, 2025 – 5pm PT Library Assistant – Patron Services $20.00/hour, 19 hours/week Anticipated schedule: Thursdays 9am-2pm,... Continue Reading

Date posted09/24/2025


Library Director - Library Center of the Ozarks (MO)
Library Director - Library Center of the Ozarks (MO)

Job Description: Library Director – Library Center of the Ozarks (MO) The five-member Library Centerof the Ozarks Boardof Trustees seeks an innovative and proven community-building leader as itsnext Library Director. In 2023, voters in the county’s subdistrict approved a... Continue Reading

Date posted09/24/2025


PT Children’s Library Assistant, The Morristown & Morris Township Library
PT Children’s Library Assistant, The Morristown & Morris Township Library

Job Description: Are you a people person and enjoy working with the public? The Morristown & Morris Township Library is seeking a friendly, customerservice-oriented person to join our creative and dedicated staff as a Library Assistantin the Children’s Department. The person in... Continue Reading

Date posted09/23/2025


Part Time Children's Librarian - Elizabeth Public Library
Part Time Children's Librarian - Elizabeth Public Library

Job Description: Job Title: Part-Time Children’s Librarian Location: Elizabeth Public Library – Various BranchesReports To: Head of Youth Services Hours: 19 hours per week (including evenings and weekends)Salary: $33.00 Job Summary: The Elizabeth Public Library is seeking an... Continue Reading

Date posted09/23/2025


Teen Services Librarian, Part-Time, Piscataway Public Library
Teen Services Librarian, Part-Time, Piscataway Public Library

Job Description: The Piscataway Public Library provides opportunities for all members of the community to learn and connect. The Library welcomes applications for the following part-time teen youth services position. Description: The Teen Services Part-Time Librarian, under the... Continue Reading

Date posted09/23/2025


Tell Your Elected Officials to Support Federal Funding for NJ Libraries
Tell Your Elected Officials to Support Federal Funding for NJ Libraries

New Jersey libraries makes our communities stronger by: Helping kids learn to read and succeed in school; Providing a place for seniors to learn, teach, and make new friends; Assisting job seekers in developing their skills and finding employment, aspiring entrepreneurs in creating new... Continue Reading

Date posted09/22/2025


Summer Chronicle 2025
Summer Chronicle 2025

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Date posted09/19/2025


NJLA Official Statement Framework
NJLA Official Statement Framework

On September 16, 2025, the Executive Board voted to approve the proposed Official Statement Framework. This internal framework is intended to help NJLA evaluate if, when and how the organization issues public statements. EVALUATIVE CRITERIA NJLA staff and leadership should consider the following... Continue Reading

Date posted09/18/2025


Organizational Update: September 2025
Organizational Update: September 2025

NJLA’s Executive Board met on Tuesday, September 16, at the Westergard Branch of the Piscataway Public Library, and via Zoom. NJLA President, Lorraine Ruiz, made the following statement near the start of the meeting: Good Morning Everyone,Thank you all for attending today’s meeting... Continue Reading

Date posted09/18/2025