Careers at PPL
Portland Public Library is an equal-opportunity employer dedicated to providing everyone with safe and free access to educational and cultural resources. PPL is Maine’s most visited cultural institution and is a valued community asset, serving residents and visitors for over 150 years.
PPL offers free shared resources – books, film, history, big ideas – in a welcoming environment to foster meaningful connection and positive change in our dynamic City. PPL believes we are stronger the more fully we align our work and our resources toward equity, accessibility, inclusion, and representation of diverse experiences and perspectives. To succeed as a Library team member requires commitment to curiosity, inclusiveness, collaboration, and creativity. We enthusiastically invite you to apply.
PPL is committed to hiring and maintaining a diverse workforce of highly qualified staff to ensure broad perspectives, promote equity and inclusion, and connect to our wide community. Applicants with racially, ethnically, or culturally diverse identities or backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Current Job Openings
CHILDREN'S SENIOR LIBRARY ASSISTANT
Portland Public Library (PPL) is currently seeking a Senior Library Assistant in the Children’s Library. Reporting to the Children’s Librarian, the person in this position is accountable for the delivery of information and readers’ advisory services to children ages 0-12 and their family/caregivers while staffing the Children’s Library. The Senior Library Assistant will aid in the maintenance and promotion of materials for the Children’s collections. This position works collaboratively with the Children’s Librarian in preparing, promoting and executing a wide range of library offerings for babies, toddlers, school aged children, and their caregivers.
This is a union-represented, part-time, 20 hours per week onsite position, normally scheduled to work Wednesdays 10am-5:30pm, Fridays 10am-5pm & Saturdays 10:15am-5:15pm, after training. Pay begins at $20.48/hr. Excellent benefits package includes health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement options (in lieu of Social Security), and paid leave.
How to Apply
To apply, please send your resume, letter of interest, and three professional references via email at careers@portlib.org.
Mailed applications may be sent to:
Human Resources
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