Please Note: The job descriptions listed here are samples only. This is not a list of "best job descriptions," and inclusion on this list does not constitute a recommendation by the Connecticut State Library.
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Sample Job Descriptions from other states:
Assistant Director
Includes: Enfield, Groton (Supervisor Library Services), Guilford, New Fairfield, Ledyard (Assistant Librarian), Ledyard (Senior Assistant Librarian)
Audiovisual
Includes: Groton, Middletown/Russell Library, Wilton
Automation/Technology
Includes: Danbury (Coordinator of Library Automation), Danbury (Library Computer Technician), Middletown (Computer Technician), Middletown/Russell Library (Gateway Center Assistant), Middletown/Russell Library (Gateway Center Manager), Middletown/Russell Library (Head of Technology Services), Wilton (Head of Systems)
Branch Librarian
Includes: Enfield
Children's Department Clerk
Includes: Middletown/Russell Library, Monroe/Edith Wheeler (Assistant Children's Librarian), Wilton, Woodbridge
Children's Librarian
Includes: Bloomfield, Enfield (Children's Coordinator), Enfield (Head of Children Teen Services, Hamden, Monroe/Edith Wheeler, New Fairfield, Public Library, Middletown, Sherman, Woodbridge
Circulation Clerk
Includes: Bloomfield (Library Clerk I), Bloomfield (Library Clerk II), Bloomfield (Library Clerk III), Groton (Assistant Librarian), New Fairfield, Public Library, Middletown/Russell Library, Woodbridge
Circulation Librarian
Includes: Enfield, Middletown/Russell Library, Monroe/Edith Wheeler, Wilton
Librarian I
Includes: Bloomfield, Danbury, Groton, Manchester, Milford Library,
Librarian II
Includes: Bloomfield, Hamden, Manchester
Librarian III
Includes: Hamden
Library Clerk or Library Assistant
Includes: Enfield, Groton (Library Assistant), Groton (Library Associate), Manchester (Library Technician I), Manchester (Library Technician II), New Fairfield (Library Clerk), Public Library, Middletown/Russell Library (Library Clerk I), Middletown/Russell Library (Library Technical, Assistant General), Sherman, Somers
Library Director
Includes: Bloomfield, Enfield, Groton, Monroe/Edith Wheeler, New Fairfield, Sherman, Wilton
Library Page
Includes: Manchester, New Fairfield, Berlin-Peck Memorial Library, Public Library
Maintenance
Includes: Middletown/Russell Library (Custodian), Middletown/Russell Library (Facilities Manager), Middletown/Russell Library (Head Custodian), Wilton (Head Custodian)
Office Positions
Includes: Enfield (Administrative Assistant), Groton (Administrative Assistant), Groton (Office Assistant), Monroe/Edith Wheeler, New Fairfield (Secretary to the Board)
Program Coordinator
Includes: New Fairfield, Wilton
Reference and Adult Services Librarian
Includes: Enfield, New Fairfield, Public Library, Middletown/Russell Library (Department Head Adult Services), Middletown/Russell Library (Head of Information Services), Middletown/Russell Library (Reference Librarian II), Monroe/Edith Wheeler (Adult Services), Monroe/Edith Wheeler (Reference Librarian), Somers, Woodbridge
Technical Services Clerk or Library Assistant
Includes: Bloomfield, Enfield (Reference Assistant), Enfield (Technical Processor), New Fairfield, Middletown/Russell Library (Library Technical Assistant), Wilton, Woodbridge
Technical Services Librarian
Includes: Bloomfield, Milford, Monroe/Edith Wheeler (Cataloger), New Fairfield Free Public Library, Public Library, Middletown/Russell Library, Wilton, Woodbridge
Young Adult Librarian
Includes: Bethel, Northborough, Parlin Memorial Library, Stratford, Wilton , Anywhere
