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

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

Are you a people person and enjoy working with the public?

The Morristown & Morris Township Library is seeking a friendly, customer service-oriented person to join our creative and dedicated staff as a Library Assistant in the Children’s Department. The person in this position helps prepare and present children’s programs including story time, staffs the Children’s Room public desk, checks in and checks out Library materials and places holds for patrons, provides Children’s and Teen reader’s advisory and reference assistance, answers the telephone and answers Children’s Department questions, makes brochures and pamphlets, creates flyers for children’s programs, and helps to create displays for the Children’s Room.

New ideas are always welcome in the Children’s Department. We like a person who can work independently, but also work as a part of a great team here at the Library. Creativity is appreciated greatly and helps not only in program and craft development, but also when decorating the Children’s Room, developing fliers and more!

Our Library is located in the heart of historic Morristown near many cultural and historical attractions and a wide array of dining and nightlife. As a result, the Library receives many visitors, and we have active participation with our residents and local businesses, both in person and virtually.

The Library strives to honor the broadest range of identities and diverse social and historical experiences expressed in our communities, and are an organization of information professionals dedicated to empowering others to access, interpret, and create. We do this by intentionally developing a vibrant collection of print and electronic resources and virtual and in-person programming that reflects and celebrates the diversity of Morristown and Morris Township. EOE

“Good Faith” Salary, Range, or Rate of Pay

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing and presenting children’s programs including story time.
• Staff the Children’s Room public desk and handle check-in / check-out of Library materials and holds for patrons.
• Provide Children’s and Teen reader’s advisory and reference assistance.
• Answer the telephone and respond to Children’s Department questions.
• Create brochures, pamphlets, and flyers for children’s programs.
• Help create displays for the Children’s Room.
• Contribute ideas and work independently or as part of a team; support program and craft development and decor.

Qualifications

Benefits

Deadline to apply : Oct. 10, 2025

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