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Director of the LuEsther T. Mertz Library

Friday, June 24, 2022 - 14:34
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New York Botanical Garden – Director of the LuEsther T. Mertz Library   Established in 1891, The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) is distinguished by the beauty of its landscape, collections, and gardens, and the scope and excellence of its programs in horticulture, education, and science.  The 250-acre Garden—the largest in any …

Full Time Librarian Reference Department-Station Branch

Friday, June 24, 2022 - 14:33
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The Great Neck Library is seeking an energetic, detail oriented, service driven Librarian in the Reference Department for a very active, culturally diverse library system in a highly educated community.  The successful candidate(s) will assist patrons in finding books, other materials, and information both on-line and in print, reader’s adviso…

Director - Cromaine District Library (MI)

Thursday, June 23, 2022 - 12:42
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Director – Cromaine District Library (MI) Cromaine District Library’s Board of Trustees seek a community-centric Director excited and ready to lead a respected and well-funded Library in serving the community with increasingly vibrant opportunities for cultural enrichment, community engagement, and education—all to advance the well-being an…

Research Experience Associate

Wednesday, June 22, 2022 - 16:48
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The New York Public Library has been an essential provider of free books, information, ideas and education for all New Yorkers for more than 100 years.  The Center for Research in the Humanities, located on the second floor of the NYPL’s flagship location, the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, is dedicated to furthering the Library’s m…

LASSA 2022 Webinar Series

METRO's Library Assistants and Support Staff Association (LASSA) brings you a series of skills-based webinars this spring and summer 2022. Register below to join us. We look forward to seeing you there!

LASSA Presents: Resume Writing

Wednesday, June 22, 2022 - 16:03
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Louisa Tatum of The New York Public Library's Career Services staff will discuss how to put your best foot forward in your job search with a clear, well-written, and effective resume. Louisa Tatum is a passionate, energetic and innovative career coaching professional and presenter, who currently works as the Manager of the NYPL’s Career Services de…

Electronic Resources/ Reference Librarian​.

Wednesday, June 22, 2022 - 10:45
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LIM College - Where Business Meets Fashion is currently seeking candidates for the position of Electronic Resources/ Reference Librarian​. General Description: LIM College educates students for success in the global business of fashion and its many related industries. Located in midtown Manhattan - the fashion capital of the world -…

Decentralized Apps, the Metaverse and the “Next Big Thing”

Wednesday, June 22, 2022 - 10:02
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About This Session Why did Facebook rename itself for the Metaverse? What is the metaverse & how are people experiencing it? How are artists, nonprofits, even the NBA are racking up seven-figure payouts for otherwise mundane pieces of media called NFTs (non-fungible tokens)? Why are they so despised? In this session, we look at the crazy breakt…

Imagining a Better Online World: Exploring the Decentralized Web

The World Wide Web started with so much promise: to connect people across any distance, to allow anyone to become a publisher, and to democratize access to knowledge. However, today the Web seems to be failing us. It’s not private, secure, or unifying.

The Metaverse and the "Next Big Thing"

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Why did Facebook rename itself for the Metaverse? What is the metaverse & how are people experiencing it? How are artists, nonprofits, even the NBA are racking up seven-figure payouts for otherwise mundane pieces of media called NFTs (non-fungible tokens)? Why are they so despised? In this session, we look at the crazy breakthrough apps and items populating decentralized web. Plus demonstrations of how people are working, trading & creating in the metaverse.

Ethics of the Decentralized Web & Uses in Humanitarian Work

Tuesday, June 21, 2022 - 18:10
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About This Session Web 1.0 and 2.0 started out full of idealism, too. What is to prevent the decentralized web from being corrupted by profit, market domination, and bad actors? What is the normative or social layer we need to build alongside the tech? We'll examine the set of principles the Decentralized Web community has crafted as an ethical nor…

Freelance Archivists for Processing Projects

Friday, June 17, 2022 - 13:35
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The Archives of the Leo Baeck Institute (LBI) in New York is looking for archivists for freelance processing projects. The Leo Baeck Institute, located at the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan, is an archival repository and library devoted to Jewish history and culture in German speaking lands from earliest times up to and through the Holoc…

Senior Software Engineer I

Friday, June 17, 2022 - 12:55
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The New York Public Library is seeking an experienced Python engineer to join our eReading team. This role will contribute to the back-end development of multiple projects, including SimplyE and Open eBooks. These projects serve a large community of patrons and offer the opportunity to improve their access to NYPL's catalog. This role will focus…

Special Collections Archivist

Friday, June 17, 2022 - 12:13
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The Special Collections Archivist is responsible for processing and overseeing collections such as the Genentech Center for the History of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Collections, the BGI Nobel Laureates Collections, and the Rare Book Collection. Defined as materials from prominent scientists or scientific movements that did not p…

Digitization Project Grants

We help our member libraries build and maintain digital collections.

Learn more about this grant program below.

Project Cataloger (part-time)

Thursday, June 16, 2022 - 15:24
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Project Cataloger (part-time)   Job No: 496254   Work Type: Staff Part-time, Temporary and/or Hourly   Department: University Libraries   Location: Wilf Campus, 500 West 185th Street, NY, NY   Categories: Library   Position Summary:   Perform original and copy cataloging f…

Part-time & ADHOC Librarians - Mount Kisco Public Library

Thursday, June 16, 2022 - 15:23
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Positions Open:  Part-time & ADHOC Librarians The Mount Kisco Public Library has Part-time & ADHOC Librarian positions open.  ADHOC Librarians are scheduled on an as-needed basis. Duties include: providing reference and readers’ advisory services to adults, seniors, children, and teens; assisting library patrons with the use…

Adjunct Reference and Instruction Librarian

Thursday, June 16, 2022 - 12:29
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NON-TEACHING ADJUNCT FACULTY VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT   Adjunct Reference and Instruction Librarian    The A. Philip Randolph Memorial Library at the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) seeks an enthusiastic, creative, and motivated professional for the position of Adjunct Reference and Instruction Librarian. Th…

Digital Archivist, Medical Center Archives

Thursday, June 16, 2022 - 12:28
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The Medical Center Archives of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City is seeking to fill this new Academic position.  Position Title: Digital Archivist, Medical Center Archives Position Summary: Reporting to the Head of the Medical Center Archives, the Digital Archivist is a new position responsible for collecting a…

Facilities Manager

Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 21:41
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The Great Neck Library is seeking an energetic individual to provide leadership and professional experience for the management and operations for all of the Great Neck Library locations. The successful candidate will be responsible for the management and oversight of operations for the four Great Neck Library facilities. Responsibilities include ma…

Circulation Clerk(s)-Full Time Childrens Department & Station Branch

Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 21:41
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The Great Neck Library is seeking friendly, approachable full time circulation clerks for the Childrens Department and the Station Branch to greet, guide and assist our patrons in person and on the telephone.  Duties and Responsibilities include: Registering patrons for library cards Checking library materials in and out Answ…

Archivist/Librarian - compensation increased

Monday, June 13, 2022 - 17:29
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Historic Huguenot Street (HHS), a 10-acre National Historic Landmark District in New Paltz, New York, is seeking a permanent, full-time Archivist/Librarian (A/L). The A/L manages archival collections and research library in support of HHS’s mission to “preserve a unique Hudson Valley Huguenot settlement and engage diverse audiences in the explorati…

Full Time Programming/Editorial Assistant

Monday, June 13, 2022 - 15:08
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Full Time Programming/Editorial Assistant We have an exciting opportunity for a detail oriented, motivated Programming/Editorial Assistant to join our talented Programming and Publicity department.  The successful candidate, under the supervision of the Department Head, will write and edit library promotional/publicity materials including t…

Contingent Full Time Webmaster/Social Media Coordinator**

Monday, June 13, 2022 - 15:07
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Contingent Full Time-Webmaster/Social Media Coordinator** The Great Neck Library is seeking a creative, energetic, detail oriented, Webmaster/Social Media Coordinator for a very active, culturally diverse, highly educated community.  The successful candidate will develop and manage content for the library’s website, digital displays, social…

METRO's 2022 Annual Meeting

Thank you for joining us at METRO's 2022 Annual Meeting! We are so glad you are here. 

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