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Current Vacancies

Full-Time Positions

There are no full time positions available.

Part-Time positions

Half-Time Circulation Clerk

Now accepting applications for a half-time Circulation Clerk position. The Circulation Clerk issues library cards, checks materials in and out, and performs other duties at the Circulation Desk. Duties demand extensive public interaction, and the clerk must continually present a positive and friendly image while handling many tasks at once in a busy, automated environment. (Full position announcement and job description)

For fullest consideration, applications must be received by Friday, October 10, 2008.

Graduate Reference Internship in Champaign County Historical Archives

Each semester The Urbana Free Library offers a quarter-time (10 hours/week for 14 weeks) paid position as Graduate Reference Intern in the Champaign County Historical Archives. The position is awarded to an outstanding student specializing in archival administration, enrolled in the MLS program at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. To be considered, applicants must have successfully completed LIS581, Administration and Use of Archival Materials. The position is specifically designed to give the student experience in providing reference services in an archival setting. For more information please contact Anke Voss, Director of Archives, at 367-4025 or by email at avoss@tufl.info.

Compensation: $13.58 per hour

Application Requirements:

• The Urbana Free Library employment application form
• A one-page statement of your professional goals.
• A resume including the names and contact information of at least three references.
• A photocopy of your undergraduate and graduate transcripts.

The position is awarded for the semester but may be renewed at the discretion of the Director of Archives.

Appointments will be on the basis of a review of the application and personal interviews at the library.

The library encourages you to submit an employment application whether or not there are current vacancies. Applications are kept on file for 6 months. For maximum consideration, please keep your phone number and your hours of availability up-to-date.

Part-time vacancies are most often filled from applications already on file. The first page of our application form lists short descriptions of the library's many part-time positions. Please indicate on the application form all of the positions for which you wish to be considered.