Opportunities Shared by Community Partners
Mohawk College Library
Mohawk College Library is recruiting Casual Part-Time Library Technician support in any one of the campus locations. This position is a point of contact for library users who access library facilities, systems, and services. The incumbent provides a high level of support to users in-person, by phone, via email, and online chat including:
- library and information services such as circulation; reference; information literacy; and orientation to library services, research databases, online library catalogue and various associated resources
- library operational support such as preparing and processing resource materials; collecting, tracking and gather statistics for analysis
- required to work shifts, including a combination of early shifts and late shifts to support Library services operating hours.
Applicants interested in the above-noted role, please send their resume to Lynn Coleman lynn.coleman [at] mohawkcollege.ca (lynn[dot]coleman[at]mohawkcollege[dot]ca).
Mississauga Library
The Mississauga Library has public service positions available and would like to promote these to recent Mohawk graduates. For more information and to apply, please see the linked job posting (opens in new window).
Government of Ontario
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is looking for someone to join their team of IM professionals (Library, Records Management, Freedom of Information and Privacy and IT Service Management) in the Mapping and Information Resource Branch. You will have a variety of experiences related to data and information management, enterprise applications, developing guidance, working in teams.
Click here to apply or view more information (opens in new window).
Brant Haldimand Norfolk (Catholic District School Board)
The Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board currently has an opportunity available.
Job Description (opens in new window)
Click here to apply (opens in new window)
Job Boards
Aggregate Job Boards
These sites provide links to positions external to the organization which hosts the site. The jobs may be from a wide region of Canada and may be for library technicians or librarians in any type of library, archive or museum.
The Partnership Job Board lists positions available to library and information personnel from coast to coast to coast.
Conference of Independent Schools Ontario
CIS Ontario is a conference of 46 independent schools across Ontario
Foothills Library Association Jobline
Aggregates job listings at colleges and universities across Canada.
Jobs in Education is a service which posts education-related employment opportunities in nations across the globe. Employers pay to advertise on the site and the funds generated from this are used to improve the school systems in developing countries.
INALJ (formerly I Need a Library Job) - Ontario
Information professionals finding & sharing jobs & job hunting advice!
University of Toronto - Faculty of Information Jobsite
Jobbite is the online job posting service provided by the University of Toronto's Faculty of Information.
Associations & Consortia
Canadian Federation of Library Associations
The national voice of Canada’s library associations.
The Federal Library Consortium (FLC)
The Federal Libraries Consortium (FLC) was established in July 1995 to consolidate the purchasing potential of government libraries to save costs for its members when acquiring library materials (goods and services).
Ontario Association of Library Technicians (OALT)
American Library Association (ALA)
Special Libraries Association (SLA)
International professional association for library and information professionals working in business, government, law, finance, non-profit, and academic organizations and institutions.
Public Service Job Search Portals
These portals allow you to search for jobs with the federal or provincial government. The jobs available may or may not be library related.
Ontario
Catholic School Boards
These links show a variety of jobs available with a particular Catholic school board. The jobs available may or may not be library related.
Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board
Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board
Bruce Grey Catholic District School Board
Durham Catholic District School Board
Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board
Huron Superior Catholic District School Board
Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board
Kenora Catholic District School Board
Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board
Northeastern Catholic District School Board
Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board
Renfrew County Catholic District School Board
The Northwest Catholic District School Board
Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board
Toronto Catholic District School Board
Waterloo Catholic District School Board
Wellington Catholic District School Board
Colleges
These links provide information about a variety of jobs available with the college. The available jobs may or may not be library related.
Municipalities
These links show all jobs available with a particular municipality. The libraries in these municipalities post job vacancies on the city's site instead of the library's site. These jobs may or may not be library related.
Public Libraries
These links are jobs which are posted directly on the site of the library where you would potentially be working.
Greater Sudbury Public Library
Kingston Frontenac Public Library
Perth & District Union Public Library
Sault Ste. Marie Public Library
Public School Boards
These links show a variety of jobs available with a particular public school board. The jobs available may or may not be library related.
District School Board of Niagara
District School Board of Ontario North East
Grand Erie District School Board
Greater Essex County District School Board
Hamilton Wentworth District School Board
Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board
Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board
Keewatin Patricia District School Board
Lakehead District School Board
Lambton Kent District School Board
Near North District School Board
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
Superior-Greenstone District School Board
Thames Valley District School Board
Trillium Lakelands District School Board
Upper Grand District School Board
Universities
These links provide information about a variety of jobs available with the university. The available jobs may or may not be library related.
Toronto Metropolitan University
Resources
Websites
Source: LinkedIn Learning
Offers Ontario public library staff and trustees flexible learning opportunities and current professional information, as well as options for greater sharing and collaboration.
Resources for School Libraries
A collection of resources for the school librarian or library professional, covers a wide range of subject matter.
eBooks
Making the Most of Your Library Career by Bridgette Sanders and Lois Stickell
Publication Date: 2014
The Whole School Library Handbook 2 (2nd ed.) by Blanche Woolls and David V. Loertscher
Publication Date: 2014
Publication Date: 2013
The Dysfunctional Library by Jon Henry
Publication Date: 2017
Articles
What do library technicians do?
Discusses the functions of library technicians. Includes the results of the biennial Ontario Association of Library Technicians/ Association des Bibliotechniciens de L'Ontario (OALT/ABO) survey wherein it states that 46% of the respondents have a degree in addition to their qualification as library technician.
Library Technicians in Public Libraries
Several letters to the editor are presented regarding the difficulty of finding a library technician (LT) working in a public library, an LT who works as a library assistant and the challenge to work as an LT in a busy public library.
Listservs
This listserv is used to discuss issues of importance to those who work in circulation and related functional areas in libraries. Topics are varied and wide-ranging. This is the list that used to be circplus [at] listserv.boisestate.edu (circplus[at]listserv[dot]boisestate[dot]edu).
The world's largest listserv for school libraries.
General library reference.
Canadian Medical Libraries Listserv (CANMEDLIB)
This Canadian Medical Libraries listserv facilitates discussion of issues and dissemination of information important to Canadian libraries and librarians involved in the health care field.
A public electronic discussion list for medical and health sciences librarians.
Blogs
In the Library with the Lead Pipe
An open access, open peer reviewed journal founded and run by an international team of librarians working in various types of libraries. Publishes articles by authors representing diverse perspectives including educators, administrators, library support staff, technologists, and community members.
Podcasts
This monthly podcast series features conversations with librarians, authors, thinkers, scholars, and other experts, on a variety of topics from the library world and beyond.
The Book Riot Podcast is a weekly news and talk show about what's new, cool, and worth talking about in the world of books and reading, brought to you by the editors of Book Riot.
A Toronto Public Library podcast.