So, you wanna be a Passport Acceptance
Facility?
A free UHLS informational workshop
Wednesday, April 17th @ 9:00 - 10:00am
UHLS
Large Meeting Room
Do you want to offer a great service at your library and
generate income? Then come to this informational workshop and learn
how you can turn your library, (even small libraries with a small staff)
into a Passport Acceptance Agency!
See details here.
Brunswick
Community Library
4118 State Highway 2, Troy, NY 12180
518-279-4023
http://www.brunswicklibrary.org
director@brunswicklibrary.org
Director's Assistant
Hours – Monday-Friday 10-6
Occasional Saturday or after hour program coverage may be requested.
Total of 37.5 hours per week.
- Assists director with paperwork and manages expense
receipts.
- Will go through passport training and process passports
during library hours.
- Helps manage clerical staff.
- Runs circulation desk. Checks books and laptops in/out.
- Runs pull list & expired hold list.
- Answers reference questions and requests materials
for patrons.
- Helps process and catalog new materials.
- Aids with collection management (weeding old materials
& suggestion new materials).
- Manages rotating collections.
- Helps shelve books.
- Maintains displays, posters & flyers.
- Hosts a weekly children's craft/science activity (STEAM
class).
- Will sub for storytime as needed.
- Helps at large community events hosted by library.
- Sends out annual fundraiser acknowledgements.
- Cleans as needed.
Read the full announcement here.
Brunswick
Community Library
4118 State Highway 2, Troy, NY 12180
518-279-4023
http://www.brunswicklibrary.org
director@brunswicklibrary.org
Library Clerk
Hours: 10-6 every Friday & a few Saturdays per month (7.5-15 hours per
week)
Occasional subbing opportunities Monday-Thursday.
- Checks library materials in and out.
- Performs basic reference work and requests materials
for patrons.
- Runs pull list & expired hold list.
- Shelves books and movies.
- Maintains displays, posters & flyers.
- Answers phones and helps patrons with questions.
- Helps at large community events hosted by library.
- Cleans as needed.
Read the full announcement here.
East
Greenbush Community Library seeking enthusiastic and engaging
Summer Reading Assistant!
Will assist youth services librarians with implementation
of bustling summer reading program (800+ children and teens) from the
end of June until mid-August. The summer reading program provides literacy-based
activities for youth with various events for all ages.
Tasks performed will include set up and take down of daily
programs, preparation of materials required for events, and helping
children during activities. Will also assist with teen volunteer management,
maintaining book displays, and other duties as assigned. Programs take
place both indoors and outdoors!
Read the full announcement here.
Join Us April 11th
If you thought last year was the Greatest Of All Time
(G.O.A.T) Teen Service meetup, I hope you're ready for this year's event--it
will knock your socks off!
Last year's meetup received such a positive response we
are doubling down. Join your teen-serving library colleagues from five
states for a FREE day of energizing ideas, problem hacks, and go-to
colleagues!
If your job includes a focus on teens, you’re invited!
Read the full announcement here.
The Customer Experience:
A free UHLS Continuing
Education Workshop
Thursday, April 25th @ 9:30 –12:30
Guilderland Public Library
Helderberg Meeting Room
Whether you work with adults, youth or anyone who walks
in the door, serving the public requires a high level skillset. Please
join us for this helpful workshop!
You’ll leave with a better understanding of how to:
- Improve your customer service
- Serve difficult patrons
- Communicate with fellow staff members
Presenters:
Mary Coon, Head of Branches, Albany Public Library
Rebecca Lubin, Head of Branches, Albany Public Library
Contact Hours: 3
Register Online: https://goo.gl/forms/N0RCKajPpRrbMZ7V2
Email Natalie Hurteau for more information:
Natalie.hurteau@uhls.org
See the flyer here
Schenectady County Public Library,
Mohawk Valley, Southern Adirondack +
Upper Hudson Library Systems
Present
Adult Program Swap
Calling all Adult Services/Programming librarians! Share your very best
program during the Adult Program Swap.
April's meeting theme will be literary programs.
Bring us your best book club, author talk, writing program, literary
festival, writing contest, open mic, etc.
Register online: https://tinyurl.com/adultprogramswap
Please fill-out and bring with you the swap form so others can learn
from your hard work! Spectators welcome too.
Tues, April 16, 2019 | 9:30-11:30
AM
Town of Ballston Community Library
2 Lawnmar Ln, Burnt Hills, NY
See the flyer here
Library Associate
Robert A. Fahr Watervliet Public Library
Part Time 10-20 Hours per week
Job Description
Position Objectives
Under the supervision of the Library Director, the Library Associate
performs responsible and varied clerical library services in the circulation
of library materials, performs clerical-administrative work, assists
patrons in using library services and facilities, and assists with library
programs. The Library Associate works as a team player with other associates.
Hours: Works a schedule that includes days, evenings
and Saturdays.
Read the full announcement here.
Recently graduated Librarian?
Experienced library worker needing extra money?
Help Wanted: Part-time Library Aide: Rensselaer
Public Library
Gain valuable experience in all aspects of running the
circulation and reference department several Saturdays a month. Opportunity
for more hours as a substitute for both scheduled and sick leave replacement.
Can gain experience in designing and running events, creating displays,
innovation in service and procedures, and outreach to the community.
To apply, please complete a Rensselaer
County Civil Service form and send it (fax, email,
in person) to Jane Chirgwin, Rensselaer
Public Library, 676 East Street, Rensselaer NY 12144. Fax #518-462-2819,
email: notices@rensselaerlibrary.org
BOOKKEEPING HELP WANTED:
Part-time bookkeeper with proficiency in QuickBooks
and other commonly used accounting tools. Applicant should have a minimum
of two years of experience with QuickBooks and be familiar with fund
accounting, budgeting and the workings of a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization.
Knowledge of public library operations a plus. Approximately 3-4 hours
per week for duties such as regular billing, preparation of materials
for board meetings and attendance (as requested) at library committee
and board meetings, and annual budget planning sessions.
Please send resume, three references and required hourly
wage by October 19, 2018 to the attention of Library Board President
Christine Carpenter via email to altm_search@uhls.org
or via USPS to Altamont Free Library, P.O. Box 662, Altamont, NY 12009.
UHLS Libraries Get Mobile App
We've got a brand new way to access library resources!
Public libraries in Albany & Rensselaer counties now offer an app
called UHLS Mobile,
available for free in both Android and Apple app stores.
The app features include the ability to search the UHLS
catalog; check the status of a library card account; place physical
items (such as books, CDs and DVDs) on hold so they can be picked up
at the library; discover and access digitally distributed items like
ebooks, audiobooks, and digital magazines; and connect users to other
information such as library hours and program calendars. The app even
can scan the ISBN barcode of any book to see whether our libraries own
a copy of a specific title—and place a request for that book right
away. Download UHLS Mobile
today and take us with you wherever you go this summer!
Full press release is here.
NYS Senator Hugh T. Farley receives the
2017 William Meredith Advocate Award for his extraordinary efforts on
behalf of New York’s libraries.
UHLS honored recently retired NYS Senator
Hugh T. Farley, presenting him with the UHLS William Meredith Library
Advocate Award.
The full award citation is here.
Upper Hudson Library System Celebrates Public Libraries Making a Difference
in Their Communities
Albany, NY (June 15) -- The Upper Hudson Library System
held its 56th annual celebration of public library service in Albany
and Rensselaer Counties at the Albany Country Club in Voorheesville,
NY on Wednesday, June 14. UHLS Board President Tara Ricard said, “The
public libraries in Albany and Rensselaer Counties are changing lives
every day and the Upper Hudson Library System celebrates this transformative
work through our annual dinner and awards program.”
Read the full press release here.
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