Children's Librarian

Job Details

Bayonne is a geographically small, rapidly growing urban-suburban city with a diverse, engaged population, vibrant local business scene, excellent parks & waterfront, cruise port, and easy access via light rail & bus to New York City.

Bayonne Public Library is a newly renovated, century-old Carnegie library interested in continuing to build a more active library culture in Bayonne.

A large focus of this job is working closely with patrons, with an emphasis on children, to promote library collections & services, conduct reader’s advisory & reference services, perform in-house class visits, and actively participate in creating, designing, and implementing new programs and services including toddler & preschool story times, arts & crafts programs, the summer reading program, and whatever other programs you imagine.

Responsibilities will include providing support to the public & staff at the Children’s Room Desk, assisting patrons in selection & location of services and books, planning & conducting programs, coordinating with other staff for publicity of said programs, Children’s Room collection development & maintenance, creation & maintenance of seasonal displays of books & other media, and outreach to schools including coordination of class visits.

Fluency in Arabic or Spanish would be a helpful skill, but is not required. Full-time, 35 hours per week, with two nights per week and 2 Saturdays per month.

Requirements to Apply

1. An NJ Professional Certificate or ALA-accredited Masters in Library & Information Science.
2. Residency in the State of New Jersey within one year of hire in accordance with New Jersey Revised Statutes § 52:14-7.
3. Three files: a cover letter as a .pdf, a resume as a .pdf, and three references as a .pdf. These three files must be attached to a single email, sent to the Director, Melody, at Sign in to view email, with the email subject "Bayonne Children’s Librarian Application". Only applicants who follow this format will be considered. Email must be received by November 13, 2026.

Compensation

• A salary of at least the NJLA minimum ($65,834); generous vacation, personal, holiday, and sick time off benefits; medical, dental, prescription, and disability insurance; and NJ Public Employee Retirement benefits.