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Librarian and library assistant jobs in Vermont, border states, and remote

Library Director – Jericho Underhill Library District (JULD) (Jericho, VT)

The Jericho Underhill Library District (JULD) is seeking a visionary and community-minded Library Director to lead the Deborah Rawson Memorial Library. This is a full-time role for a leader who balances high-level administration with a hands-on approach to public service.

Key Responsibilities

  • Operations: Oversee collection development, library technology, programming and facilities maintenance.
  • Leadership: Supervise, hire, and mentor a dedicated team of staff and volunteers.
  • Strategy & Finance: Partner with the Board of Trustees on long-range planning, budget preparation, and grant writing.
  • Direct Service: Maintain a presence on the floor, including weekly hours at the circulation desk and attendance at meetings as needed.
  •  Community Engagement: Act as the face of the library, fostering partnerships, and managing public outreach including newsletters and social media.

Qualifications

  • Education: MLS or MLIS from an ALA accredited institution.
  • Experience: Minimum 5 years of library experience, including 2+ years in a supervisory/management role.
  • Technical Skills: Proficiency with automated library systems, computer networks, and electronic resources.
  • Soft Skills: Exceptional organizational ability, strong communication skills and a commitment to DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion).

Schedule & Compensation

  • Hours: 40 hours/week (on-site).
  • Flexibility: Must be available for occasional evenings and weekends to meet community, staff and the Board of Trustees’ needs.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Salary: $62,000-$72,000 per year, commensurate with experience.
  • Benefits: Health and Dental insurance with employee contribution, retirement contribution, and generous paid time off.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit the following materials via email to underhill_trustee_b@drml.org with the subject line “Library Director Application “:

  1. A cover letter detailing your leadership philosophy and interest in the JULD community.
  2. A current resume.
  3. Contact information for three professional references, one to include someone you supervised.

Application Deadline: March 15, 2026

The Jericho Underhill Library District is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

– Posted 3/1/26

Library Director – Pawlet Public Library (Pawlet, VT)

The Pawlet Public Library Board of Trustees seeks a dynamic, community-minded leader to serve as its next part-time Library Director. As the heart of the community, the library serves as a cultural and informational hub for residents of Pawlet and surrounding towns. We seek a library director who will unite the community by bridging diverse needs and interests, ensuring the library serves as a vibrant resource through programming, shared materials, and meaningful experiences. The ideal candidate will combine strategic vision and professional management with a dedication to fostering curiosity, supporting lifelong learning, and creating engaging opportunities for all generations.

Primary responsibilities:

  • Develop creative programing that engages all ages
  • Manage the budget and oversee the day-to-day operations of the library; including scheduling and supervision of staff and volunteers
  • Collaborate with the Board of Trustees and assist with policy development
  • Seek and secure grants for programming and capital projects; support the Board’s fundraising efforts
  • Expand and strengthen the library’s volunteer program
  • Develop and maintain the library’s collections

Our ideal candidate will be an excellent verbal and written communicator who is self-motivated and able to design and implement programs and events that enrich and strengthen our community. A Master’s degree in Library Science is preferred. Candidates without an MLS must be willing to complete the Certificate of Public Librarianship program offered by the Vermont Department of Libraries within five years of hire.

This part-time position is 29 hours per week and includes PTO, select holidays, and the option of participating in a retirement plan after one year. The rate of pay is $27 per hour.

Please send a letter of interest, resume, & contact information for three references to crail.pawletpl@gmail.com or by mail to Pawlet Public Library – Director Search, P.O. Box 98, Pawlet, VT 05761. Applications received before March 17, 2026 will be given full consideration. We will be interviewing through March and April and hope to welcome our new team member as soon as possible following the interview process.

– Posted 2/28/26

Library Director, Blake Memorial Library (East Corinth, VT)

Director will work under the supervision of the Board of Trustees, to oversee the Library’s overall operations, staff, volunteers, collection, and will serve as the primary ambassador for the library to the community.

An ideal candidate will have the following qualities:

  • Strong organizational skills, and the ability to juggle multiple priorities
  • Understanding of the community and an investment in serving its people
  • The ability to work independently and manage staff and volunteers
  • The ability to work in conjunction with the board
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Strong MS Office skills and ease with technology
  • Ability to manage a budget.
  • Understanding of the Dewey Decimal System
  • A degree in library science or the ability to pursue additional training / certification

For more information about our dear library, our collection, the scope of all the programs and opportunities we offer to adults and children, please visit www.blakememorial.org.

Compensation range, $20-25 per hour, negotiable, and commensurate with experience. Benefits include paid holidays and paid time off. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to blaketreasurer@gmail.com by no later than March 9. This is a part time position, approximately 20 hrs/week.

– Posted 2/28/26

Head Librarian, The Putney School (Putney, VT)

The Putney School is seeking a full-time Head Librarian to lead and reimagine our school library program beginning in the 2026–27 School Year. The Head Librarian reports to the Director of Technology & Library Services and is an academic-year position with some work over the summer. This is a creative, forward-looking role for an educator who sees the library as a dynamic hub for inquiry, reading, research, digital fluency, and interdisciplinary learning. The Head Librarian ensures that students and faculty are effective, ethical, and imaginative users of information and ideas. The librarian provides leadership in information literacy, research design, collection development, and emerging literacies (such as artificial intelligence), while fostering a culture of reading for pleasure, curiosity, and critical thinking. This role partners closely with faculty to design learning experiences and strategically evolves the library as both a physical and intellectual commons.

About The Putney School: Putney is a progressive, co-educational boarding school of 200 hardworking and curious students located in Putney, Vermont. Hands-on learning is embedded in the school’s culture: a working dairy farm, expansive arts offerings, a robust work program, miles of wooded trails, and large solar arrays serve our curriculum.

Putney is committed to cultivating and sustaining an educational community that values difference. Our commitment to social justice work is embedded in our stated Fundamental Beliefs. The ideal candidate will be eager to participate in anti-racist work and use an inclusive, social justice lens in their work with all students and adults on campus. Building a just and inclusive community is a shared responsibility, and Putney supports all its employees in developing this critical skill set.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with faculty to design and co-teach research, information literacy, and inquiry-based learning experiences.
  • Provide instruction in research skills, database use, source evaluation, and ethical use of information.
  • Curate and manage a diverse, inclusive, and curriculum-aligned collection in multiple formats.
  • Provide leadership around emerging literacies (digital media and AI) in partnership with academic and technology colleagues.
  • Oversee circulation, cataloging, inventory, and library systems; manage special and endowed collections.
  • Supervise and coordinate the activities of evening library staff.
  • Administer the library budget and engage in long-term program planning.
  • Participate in broader school life, including student advising, participating in committees, or other community responsibilities.

Benefits

  • Salary range of $44,500 to $82,430, depending on experience.
  • Health, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Disability, and optional group insurance plans, HSA/FSA options, paid time off, and 403(b) retirement plan contributions.
  • Annual professional development opportunities.
Requirements

  • Master’s degree in Library Science with a focus on School Library and Media Centers.
  • Proven experience in library management; previous experience in a school library preferred.
  • Excellent organizational and administrative abilities.
  • Knowledge of library management systems and digital resources.
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to develop innovative programs and community partnerships.
  • The ideal candidate will be inquisitive, energetic, flexible, collegial, engaged by Putney’s mission and creative ethos, and committed to working with adolescents in all aspects of Putney’s program.
– Posted 2/23/26

Assistant Director- St. Albans Free Library, St. Albans, VT

About the St. Albans Free Library
The St. Albans Free Library is located in the heart of historic Downtown St. Albans. Our library is housed in a beautiful Romanesque Revival style building and is a gem that has become a mainstay for our community providing materials, programs, and a welcoming space for all who visit. It’s our intent to hire a full-time Assistant Director who is steadfast in their commitment to the Library while providing excellent customer service to patrons as well as exceptional attention to detail when assisting the Director.

Position overview
The Assistant Director works closely with the Library Director to oversee all Library functions including but not limited to bookkeeping (Quickbooks), budget management, programming, collection development, technology, and other administrative duties of the library. This is a full-time four-day work week position (35 hours per week). A full job description is available upon request.

Hours/Salary
Evening and/or Saturday hours may be required. The salary range is $45,000 to $49,000 commensurate with qualifications. This position offers a comprehensive benefit package.

Qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree, MLS/MLIS, or Vermont Library Certification is preferred.  The right candidate will have at least three years public library experience as well as advanced technology skills. They’ll be highly organized and resourceful, possess strong communication skills, be a collaborative team member, and provide excellent customer service to all patrons.  Knowledge of the KOHA operating system and other library online services such as CLOVER and Aspen is also desired.

To Apply
Please send an email including a cover letter, resume, and three letters of reference to Becky Manahan, Library Director, at  stalbansfreelibraryjobs@gmail.com.  A criminal background check is required for all employees. Applications will be accepted through March 20, 2026. A targeted start date of June 1 is anticipated. The St. Albans Free Library is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

– Posted 2/22/26

Advancement & Communications Director – Manchester Community Library (Manchester Center, VT)

Reports to: Executive Director
Status: Full-time | Exempt

Position Summary

The Advancement & Communications Director leads the Library’s external communications, fundraising, and community engagement efforts, advancing the Library’s mission, visibility, and long-term sustainability. This role is responsible for shaping the Library’s public voice, building strong donor and community relationships, and developing diversified revenue streams that support programs, services, and strategic priorities.

The ideal candidate is a skilled storyteller, relationship-builder, and strategic thinker who is equally comfortable planning long-term initiatives and executing day-to-day communications and development work.

Key Responsibilities

Advancement & Fundraising

  • Lead the Library’s fundraising strategy in partnership with the Executive Director and Board
  • Plan and execute annual giving, major gifts, sponsorships, and donor stewardship
  • Oversee donor communications, acknowledgments, and recognition
  • Assist in maintaining accurate donor records and reporting in the Library’s CRM or donor database
  • Participate in grant research, applications, and reporting (as applicable)
  • Collaborate with staff and Trustees on fundraising campaigns and initiatives

Communications & Marketing

  • Develop and implement a comprehensive communications strategy that strengthens the Library’s brand, visibility, and public trust
  • Act as a thoughtful steward of MCL’s voice and messaging, working closely with communications team and other colleagues to ensure consistency and clarity across platforms.
  • Collaborate with library staff to plan, create, and coordinate content for:
    • Website
    • Email communications and newsletters
    • Social media platforms
    • Press releases and media outreach
    • Print materials and signage
  • Work with communications team, program staff, and community partners to promote Library programs, events, initiatives, and campaigns
  • Track and report on communications metrics and engagement

Community Engagement & Partnerships

  • Work collaboratively with MCL leadership, staff, and volunteers to build and sustain relationships with donors, businesses, community organizations, and civic leaders
  • Contribute to advocacy and outreach efforts that increase awareness of MCL services and community impact, in partnership with colleagues and stakeholders
  • Partner closely with program staff to ensure messaging reflects community needs, program priorities, and strategic goals

Strategic & Organizational Support

  • Serve as a member of the Library’s leadership team
  • Contribute to organizational planning, evaluation, and goal setting
  • Prepare reports and updates for the Executive Director and Board of Trustees
  • Ensure communications and fundraising practices align with ethical and nonprofit best practices

Qualifications

Required:

  • 3–5 years of experience in advancement, fundraising, or communications, (nonprofit experience strongly preferred)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrated experience with digital communications tools (email platforms, social media, websites)
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines independently

Preferred:

  • Experience in libraries, education, arts, or community-based nonprofits
  • Experience working with Boards and volunteer leadership
  • Familiarity with donor databases and CRM systems
  • Grant writing experience
  • Graphic design or basic multimedia skills

Core Competencies

  • Strategic thinking and planning
  • Relationship-building
  • Storytelling and message development
  • Initiative and follow-through
  • Comfort working in a small, collaborative organization
  • Commitment to equity, access, and community service

Compensation

Salary range: $62,500 – $77,500

The excellent benefits package includes medical, dental, life, and disability insurance, retirement plan, and generous leave policies. Interested candidates should send to Matt DeLaney, Executive Director, mdelaney@mclvt.org:

  • Cover letter highlighting how your skills and experience support your candidacy
  • Resume
  • Professional references (Submit 3 with contact information. MCL will only contact your references with prior notice.)
  • Writing samples, advancement related preferred

The Manchester Community Library is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

– Posted 2/16/26

Circulation Services Coordinator @ Norwich Public Library (Vermont)

Part-time, on site, 20 hours/week with occasional weekend and evening hours.

Job Summary

The Norwich Public Library seeks a dynamic, friendly and inclusive individual to manage our busy circulation desk and coordinate our corps of dedicated volunteers. The Circulation Services Coordinator fosters, maintains, and exhibits the Library’s goal of providing excellent customer service to all library users, in person, over the phone, and via online communications. The ability to multitask while maintaining a friendly attitude is essential. The Circulation Services Coordinator is part of a collaborative, engaged, and positive-thinking team. This position reports to the Assistant Director.

Your Key Responsibilities

  • Be a warm and welcoming presence at the Circulation Desk
  • Manage the Circulation Desk following the library’s policies & procedures
  • Assist patrons in finding items & answering questions related to the library’s technology platforms
  • Manage the library’s robust volunteer corps which includes:
    • schedule shifts
    • provide orientation and ongoing trainings in pertinent topics
  • Assist with shelving of items
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

  • Previous library experience desirable
  • Experience with ILS platforms – NPL uses Koha and Aspen
  • Strong computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace
  • Exceptional customer service and people skills
  • Excellent organizational and time management abilities
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Enthusiastic and positive attitude

What NPL Offers:

This is an hourly position, $21.00- 22.00/hr.

  • Paid holidays
  • Prorated vacation and sick leave

To apply, please send a cover letter, resume and three references to:

circulation.desk@norwichlibrary.org. Review of applications will begin March 3, 2026.

– Posted 1/12/26

Technical Services Librarian – SUNY Plattsburgh (Plattsburgh, NY)

Senior Assistant Librarian

Full-time (12 month), tenure track
Starting salary: $60,000, plus excellent benefits

To learn more about this position and to apply, please visit https://jobs.plattsburgh.edu/postings/15701

About The Position:
We are seeking a versatile and service-oriented Technical Services Librarian to join our collaborative library team in July of 2026. This position is a technical services generalist role, with responsibilities spanning metadata creation and management, cataloging, digital repositories, other library systems, and project coordination. The ideal candidate is an enthusiastic problem solver with a strong foundation in metadata and cataloging who enjoys working both independently and collaboratively to support access to a wide range of library resources. In addition to technical services responsibilities, this position contributes to liaison activities with an assigned academic school (Arts and Sciences; Business and Economics; Education, Health and Human Services), including course-integrated instruction, collection development, and research support.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Proxy server management and maintenance; activation and troubleshooting of new databases and electronic resources; performing copy and original cataloging for a variety of materials using established standards (MARC, RDA, AACR2); collaborating with colleagues to improve the organization, discoverability, and quality of metadata in digital and physical collections; managing the library’s institutional repository (SUNY SOAR) and developing and improving repository workflows and metadata; participating in cross-departmental technical services projects, including metadata audits; cataloging migration, or system upgrades; working as part of the
technical services team alongside the Systems and Acquisitions Librarian and Web and Discovery Librarian; and coordinating and managing technical services projects, ensuring timely and effective outcomes.

This is a tenure-track position, and as such does require scholarship and service. At SUNY Plattsburgh librarians are academic faculty who participate in shared governance through the Faculty Senate. Feinberg Library assists students, faculty, staff, and the community in their intellectual activities by providing resources and services in support of research, teaching, and learning. We strive to help our users develop information literacy essential for life-long learning and becoming well-informed, reflective global citizens. We are part of the Academic Affairs division that administratively builds our college commitment to student success through a strong curriculum, excellent teaching, and scholarly research.
Our commitment includes fostering student preparation for the workplace or graduate school and for life-long learning. As SUNY Plattsburgh is an institution that delivers challenging and high-quality educational experiences to a diverse group of learners, the successful candidate must demonstrate an understanding of and sensitivity to diversity, inclusion, and equity-minded policies, programs, and practices.

About Our University:
SUNY Plattsburgh, home of the Cardinals, is part of the largest comprehensive university system in the United States. The university offers a diverse selection of more than 60 academic programs across three schools – Arts & Sciences, Business & Economics, and Education, Health & Human Services. Many of these programs are highly ranked and carry strong national and regional reputations that allow students to work with highly skilled faculty who prepare them to excel in their chosen fields and industries upon graduation. Our campus prioritizes enrollment growth and stabilization, student success, equity and inclusion, and engagement with our North Country region as our four pillars of success. And we are committed to providing each and every Cardinal student a high quality liberal arts education grounded in academic excellence and a well-rounded college experience.

SUNY Plattsburgh is a destination campus located in northern New York between the iconic Adirondack Mountains and Lake Champlain. The campus is a short walk from historic downtown Plattsburgh, New York, where area residents have access to a wide array of arts, food, and events throughout the year, and just over a 1 hour car ride from the cities of Burlington, Vermont, Montreal, Quebec, and Lake Placid, New York, which is best known by locals as a former site of the 1980 Winter Olympic Games.

– Posted 2/6/26

Museum and Library Director – Hitchcock Memorial Museum and Library (Westfield, VT)

The Hitchcock Memorial Museum and Library in Westfield seeks an energetic and organized Director to continue the work of revitalizing this unique hub of community engagement. As the primary employee of the HMML, the Director will work with our active and supportive Board of Trustees and is responsible for all aspects of day-to-day administration; including finances, training and supervision of staff and volunteers, oversight of library services, care of the museum collection, and implementing a variety of programs and services to meet the needs of the community.
 
* Hours: 14-18 hours per week, spread over 3-4 days per week
* Pay: $18-$23 per hour, based on experience
 
To Apply: Send resume, cover letter, and three references to the Westfield Town Clerk at: info@westfield.vt.gov
 
Application Deadline: March 1
 
Position to begin as soon as possible after hiring
 
– Posted 2/6/26

Library Director – Roxbury Free Library (Roxbury, VT)

Do you love books, people, and building community? The Roxbury Free Library is looking for a new Library Director to lead with heart, vision and curiosity.

About Us:  The Roxbury Free Library is seeking a creative, collaborative and enthusiastic Library Director for our rural, small-town library located in Roxbury, VT. Our mission is to develop and nourish the spirit and imagination of all individuals in our community and to enrich their knowledge and understanding. We will provide free access to library services, programs, resources, and information. Our vision is to keep our library relevant in a complex world.

About our Town:  Roxbury is a tight-knit, diverse community of unique, passionate characters, population 690. Nestled in a valley with steep hills, we are surrounded by natural beauty, and easy access to outdoor recreation. Our elementary school was recently shuttered, and the library is poised to be an essential link for maintaining and building community connections as it continues to serve the whole community in new ways.

The Position: The Director oversees all library functions including long term planning in conjunction with Trustees; collection development and maintenance; programming development and implementation; financial management; technology use and maintenance; providing technical services, reference and readers’ advisory; supervising staff and volunteers; marketing of the library and its offerings; as well as the administrative duties of the library including policy support and implementation and monthly reporting to the Trustees and annual reporting to state and federal library agencies. This position is for 15 hours per week, 11 are open library hours and 4 are paid administrative hours. As some duties in and around the library can be physically demanding, expect to be able to lift approximately 30 lbs.

Hours & Salary: This is a 15-hour per week position. Evening and weekend hours are required. The salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience and skills, ranging from $18 to $23/hr. As a town employee, this position is offered vacation, sick and personal hours each year.

Our ideal applicant: The successful candidate will be outgoing in the community, self-motivated, creative and organized, have computer and finance skills, and a working knowledge of social media and/or digital outreach methods. We seek someone who is able to work with patrons of all ages and backgrounds, has strong communication and interpersonal skills, and an interest in community engagement. Knowledge of the KOHA operating system and Ingram Services for material purchasing is also desired. A driver’s license and reliable transportation will be beneficial.

Qualifications: Salary commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills. ALA-accredited degree in Library and/or Information Science  -or- Vermont Library Certification is preferred. A candidate with an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree and experience in the library field will be considered if willing to earn the Vermont Library Certification within two years. All finalists will need to pass a background check before assuming duties.

To Apply: Please send an email including a cover letter, resume, and three pertinent references and their contact information to:  trustees@roxburyfreelibrary.org, or mail the above materials to: RFL Director Search Committee, PO Box 95, Roxbury VT 05669. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Deadline to apply: February 28, 2026. Applicants will be reviewed and possibly called to interview during March 2026 with an ideal start date of April 1st.
– Posted 2/3/26