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Library Assistant

Program stream:
Young Canada Works in Both Official Languages
Job title:
Library Assistant
Organization name:
Atwater Library and Computer Centre
Job location:
Westmount, Quebec
Length of assignment:
2019-05-27 to 2019-08-30 (10 weeks)
Hourly wage:
$13.00
Atwater Library and Computer Centre seeks a student studying in the field of library sciences with an interest in working in a small, historic community library based in Montreal’s city centre.

Duties:
- Assist in weeding the non-fiction and fiction collections and removing weeded items from the library’s automated library system.
- Participate in the selection of library material
- Assist in cataloguing of purchased and donated library material
- Assist at the circulation desk and to provide reference information to patrons
- Develop displays and promotional materials to promote the collection
- Participate in the Home Delivery Program
- Assist in preparations to the Library’s Annual Summer BBQ and Book Sale on the lawn

Requirements:
--Student in library sciences or technology with a special interest in small community libraries.
--Knowledge of Marc Coding, AACR2 and a library automated system
--Excellent computer skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and a knowledge of automated library systems, preferably Mandarin.
--Fluency in English, and knowledge of French.
--Excellent interpersonal skills, detailed-oriented
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF THE GRANT, STUDENTS MUST:
1. Have a permanent address in another province or live more than 125 km from the downtown Montreal.
2. Plan to return to school in September 2019
3. Have a permanent address in another province or live more than 125 km from the downtown Montreal.
4. Be legally entitled to work in Canada;
5. Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or have refugee status in Canada;
6. Be between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of employment.

Remuneration:
$13 per hour, 8-hour day, one unpaid hour for lunch.

Deadline for applications: May 6, 2019 10 am

Apply to:
Kimberley Ryan, Head Librarian
Atwater Library and Computer Centre
1200 Atwater Avenue
Westmount QC H3Z 1X4
Fax: 514-935-1960
Email: kryan@atwaterlibrary.ca
Website: www.atwaterlibrary.ca

Please apply via e-mail to kryan@atwaterlibrary.ca with the following subject heading: YCW Library Assistant.

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