Alexandria is a historic city located in northern Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C. Distinct neighborhoods including Old Town, Del Ray and the West End offer something for everyone. Headquarters to several prominent organizations, including the Patent and Trademark Office and the National Science Foundation, our city of nearly 160,000 residents is a diverse community—a distinctly urban area that retains a small town atmosphere.
Alexandria Library celebrates equity and diversity within our community and staff by:
Alexandria Library is an Equal Opportunity Employer and invites applications from all qualified individuals. Proficiency/fluency in Amharic, Arabic or Spanish is highly desired, but not required for these positions. These positions require the successful completion of pre-employment background checks, including a criminal background screening.
Thank you for your interest in employment opportunities at Alexandria Library!
Branch Manager (Librarian III) - Burke Branch Library
Library Operations Supervisor (Library Associate III) - Beatley Central Library
Youth Services Assistant (Library Assistant II) - PT 20 Hours Per Week - Burke Branch
Library Assistant I (Sunday) - PT 4 Hours Per Week - Duncan/Barrett
Processing and Digitization Intern - Local History/Special Collections Branch
Branch Manager (Librarian III) – 1 position
Burke Branch Library
Full-Time (40 Hours Per Week)
The Librarian III is responsible for the day-to-day operations of a branch library. The Librarian III supervises the Section Managers of a branch and receives general supervision from the Deputy Director of Libraries.
Position Duties and Responsibilities:
Skills and Abilities:
Minimum Requirements:
Preferred Requirements:
Active involvement in ALA, PLA and/or other related professional association
Salary: $63,295.44 - $111,385.04
Benefits: Earns annual and sick leave and is eligible for health insurance, retirement, life insurance, long-term disability insurance and long-term care insurance
Schedule: Hours are scheduled to meet the staffing needs of the library, and will include days, evenings, two Saturdays per month, and occasional Sundays.
Application instructions:
Click here to apply attaching a cover letter, resume and three (3) professional references, preferably supervisory. Address Cover Letter to Richard Drosin, HR Manager, Alexandria Library, 5005 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22304. Contact with questions: 703-746-1799, or careers@alexlibraryva.org.
Position will be Open Until Filled
Alexandria Library is an Equal Opportunity Employer and invites applications from all qualified individuals. This position requires the successful completion of pre-employment background checks, including a criminal background screening.
Schedule:
Hours are scheduled to meet the needs of the library and will include days, evenings, two Saturdays per month, and possibly Sunday assistance as needed.
Salary: $54,133.82- $95,254.90 (annually)
Benefits:
The selected employee will earn annual and sick leave and is eligible for health, dental and vision insurance; life insurance; retirement plans; long-term disability insurance and long-term care insurance.
Location:
Charles E. Beatley Central Library, 5005 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22304
Application Instructions:
Click here to apply attaching one document containing a cover letter, resume and three (3) professional references, preferably supervisory. Address Cover Letter to Richard Drosin, Human Resources Manager, Beatley Central Library, 5005 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22304. Contact with questions: 703-746- 1701, or careers@alexlibraryva.og .
Open Until Filled
Alexandria Library is an Equal Opportunity Employer and invites applications from all qualified individuals. This position requires the successful completion of pre-employment background checks, including a criminal background screening.
Charles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library
Full-Time (40 Hours Per Week)
The Alexandria Library is looking for an enthusiastic individual to lead its Central Library Circulation Team. The ideal candidate will have exceptional customer service skills and the desire to develop new staffing and service models. Under the direction of the Central Library Manager, the Library Operations Supervisor develops library circulation policies and procedures, while managing the circulation department of the Beatley Central Library.
Management Duties:
Essential Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Minimum Requirements:
Four-Year College degree and one year of experience equivalent to a Library Assistant III, or some related paraprofessional management experience using specialized computer systems; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Preferred Qualifications
2-5 years supervisory/management experience of professional and paraprofessional staff
Salary: $53,123.98 - $84,794.32 Annually
Schedule: Hours are scheduled to meet the staffing needs of the library, and will include days, evenings, rotating Saturdays, and occasional Sundays at the Beatley Central Library
Application instructions:
Click here to apply attaching a cover letter, resume and three (3) professional references, preferably supervisory. Address Cover Letter to Richard Drosin, HR Manager, Alexandria Library, 5005 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22304. Contact with questions: 703-746-1799, or careers@alexlibraryva.org .
Open until filled
Alexandria Library is an Equal Opportunity Employer and invites applications from all qualified
individuals. Proficiency/fluency in Amharic, Arabic or Spanish is highly desired, but not required for this position. This position requires the successful completion of pre-employment background checks, including a criminal background screening.
Youth Services Assistant (Library Assistant II)
Burke Branch Library
Part-Time (20 Hours Per Week)
The Burke Branch Library is seeking enthusiastic, creative candidates for a Library Assistant II position. The ideal candidate will have exceptional customer service skills and the desire to contribute to a growing Youth Services Department that serves a very diverse community. Under the supervision of the Youth Services Manager, this position is responsible for staffing the Youth Services Desk, planning and presenting programs to children and young adults, maintaining the youth collection and creating displays.
Position Duties and Responsibilities:
Skills and Abilities:
Preferred Qualifications:
Schedule:
Hours are scheduled to meet the needs of the branch and will include mornings, afternoons, one evening per week and rotating Saturdays.
Location:
Burke Branch Library, 4701 Seminary Road, Alexandria, VA 22304
Salary: $19.40- $23.07 per hour, depending on qualifications.
Position Closes: OPEN UNTIL FILLED
Application Instructions:
Click here to apply attaching one document containing a cover letter, resume and three (3) professional references, preferably supervisory. Address Cover Letter to Richard Drosin, Human Resources Manager, Beatley Central Library, 5005 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22304. Contact with questions: 703-746- 1701, or careers@alexlibraryva.og .
Alexandria Library is an Equal Opportunity Employer and invites applications from all qualified individuals. This position requires the successful completion of pre-employment background checks, including a criminal background screening. Proficiency/fluency in Amharic, Arabic or Spanish is highly desired, but not required for this position. This position requires the successful completion of pre-employment background checks, including a criminal background screening.
Processing & Digitization Internship
Local History/Special Collections Branch
July 2023 - June 2024
20 hours per week
The Alexandria Library is seeking an intern for one year starting July 2023 through June 2024. This is a grant-funded 20 hour a week internship to work on rehousing, preservation assessments, and digitization of select portions of four archival collections and select microfilm reels related to early Civil Rights history in Alexandria, Virginia. The internship is funded by a grant in partnership with New America. The selected intern will be responsible for rehousing, basic preservation assessments, scanning, Qualified Dublin Core metadata description, handwriting recognition using Transkribus software, name authority records for portions of the Alexandria Library Company Records, Alexandria Library Records, Armistead Boothe Papers, and the Mary Powell Scott Papers. The intern will also gain experience with the ingest process for Preservica and software integrations between Preservica and ArchivesSpace. The internship will end with a culminating project to present to key stakeholders and summarize the learning experience.
Qualifications:
Ideal candidates will be enrolled in a graduate degree program in Library & Information Science or no more than 6 months post-graduation. There is no guarantee that interns will be hired for future employment. The ability to read cursive writing is preferred.
Additional qualifications for interns include:
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Outstanding customer service skills
• Ability to work independently and with a team
• Organized and detail oriented
• Dependable and punctual
• Basic computer skills
• Interest in Virginia history, early Civil Rights (1930s onward), and /or community history
• A basic awareness of various descriptive standards and digital asset management software, such as ArchiveSpace or Preservica, is preferred
All interns will also need to complete a successful reference and background check.
Pay: $17.55 per hour
Benefits: This position is not eligible for benefits
Schedule: 20 hours a week for 52 weeks
Location: Local History/Special Collections Branch – 717 Queen Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
Application Instructions:
Click here to apply attaching a cover letter, resume and three (3) professional references, preferably supervisory. Address Cover Letter to Richard Drosin, HR Manager, 5005 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22304. Contact with questions: 703-746-1799, or careers@alexlibraryva.org.
About Us
The Alexandria Library Company (ALC) was founded on July 24, 1794, at the home of John Wise as a subscription library for the Alexandria community. A week later the members elected officers and first Librarian, Edward Stable in Wise’s long room, part of today’s Gadsby’s Tavern. On January 9, 1799, the Alexandria Library Company was chartered by the General Assembly of Virginia. The Company joined the City’s efforts to create a free public library in 1931 and contributed its holdings toward the modern-day Alexandria Library. Today, those holdings form the nucleus of the Local History/Special Collections Branch.
The Local History/Special Collections Branch (LH/SC) is co-located with the Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library in Old Town Alexandria. The LH/SC Branch contains resources focused on Alexandria and Northern Virginia which cover genealogy, local history, and rare books. Archival collections focus on the local community and represent organizations, families, and architecture.
Alexandria Library is an Equal Opportunity Employer and invites applications from all qualified individuals. This position requires the successful completion of pre-employment background checks, including a criminal background screening.
2 Positions (Duncan/ Barrett)
Part-Time (4 Hours Per Week)
The Alexandria Library is seeking an energetic and reliable staff member to join the Sunday Services team at the Alexandria Library as a Library Assistant I.
DUTIES:
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
SCHEDULE:
4 hours per week each Sunday the Library is open for service.
COMPENSATION: $18.53 per hour.
BENEFITS:
Not eligible for benefits as the position is temporary.
LOCATIONS:
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Click here to apply attaching one document containing a cover letter, resume and three (3) professional references, preferably supervisory. Address Cover Letter to Richard Drosin, HR Manager Central Library, 5005 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22304. Contact with questions: 703-746-1701, or careers@alexandria.lib.va.us .