Employment and Volunteer Opportunities
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
JOB OPENING: CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT LIBRARY ASSISTANT
The Edgartown Library is excited to launch a brand-new role in our Youth Services Department! If you love working with kids and teens, enjoy creative program support, and want to help shape a welcoming, vibrant library space for young people and their families, this job is for you.
What you'll do:
• Welcome kids, teens, and caregivers into the library with warmth, enthusiasm, and helpful guidance.
• Provide friendly, knowledgeable, hands-on assistance to children, teens, and caregivers.
• Support story times, crafts and workshops, and summer reading.
• Accurately maintain youth programming data for internal and state reporting.
• Create engaging displays and help maintain the children’s and teen collections.
• Design flyers, signage, social media content and other creative marketing materials for youth programs.
• Staff public service points—including the children’s room, circulation desk, and reference desk—with friendliness, professionalism, and top-notch service.
• Help with shelving, catalog navigation, troubleshooting public tech needs, answering questions, and much more.
The details: This full-time (37.5 hours/week) year-round position requires a Bachelor’s degree and 1-3 years of experience working with children, teens, or families—or relevant experience in public service or education. Any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered. Hourly wage range is $32.54-$42.80 in 8 steps, plus full benefits package. Interested applicants may submit a cover letter, Town of Edgartown employment application, and resume to Library Director Lisa Sherman at email hidden; JavaScript is required, or mail to Edgartown Public Library, 26 West Tisbury Rd, Edgartown, MA, 02539. Full job description and application are available at edgartownlibrary.org. Applications accepted until position is filled. TOE is EOE. Please click here to read the full job description, and click here for a Town of Edgartown employment application.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
One of the best ways to stay informed about volunteer opportunities at the library is by joining our Friends of the Library group. The Friends play a vital role in supporting library programs, events, and fundraising efforts. As a member, you'll be among the first to hear about upcoming opportunities to get involved.
If you'd like to learn more or sign up to become a Friend of the Library, please click here, or feel free to drop in at their next meeting, where all new members are welcome. Meetings are held at the library on the first Friday of the month at 9:30am. From November through May, meetings are held both in person at the library and on Zoom.
If you are interested in learning about current volunteer opportunities at the library, please click here to fill out our form, or call 508-627-4221.