Jobs at the Library
Alamance County Public Libraries is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity in the workplace.
ACPL is a department of Alamance County. All open positions are advertised on the Alamance County website, https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/alamancenc/. Click on any job title for a complete description.
Working at ACPL
Our Mission: Nurturing minds, connecting communities, and building a thriving future.
We value being: Welcoming, helpful, knowledgeable, professional, resourceful, and innovative.
Training
The Library is committed to keeping employees up to date with current trends and technologies as an important part of being able to provide reliable and accurate information to patrons and the community. Training opportunities are available for all employees through virtual learning, classroom courses, conferences, and seminars. Supervisors are encouraged to get to know staff’s individual interests and career goals and keep those in mind when planning training opportunities.
Every new hire adds to our library community, and your individual experience, skills, and interests enrich us all. We are excited to get to know you!
Working for Alamance County
Benefits
Alamance County offers a full range of benefits to full-time employees including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; annual leave (vacation), sick leave, and paid holidays; an Employee Assistance Program; required participation in the North Carolina State Retirement system and voluntary participation in a 401(k) plan with a county match.
Part-time employees have the opportunity to purchase health insurance through the county. Part-time staff are required to participate in the State Retirement plan and may choose to participate in the 401(k) program.
Important Things
Volunteer Policy & Application
Alamance County Public Libraries welcomes volunteers throughout the year for both short term and long-term projects that vary in their nature, location and purpose. All volunteers are required to complete a volunteer application and background check. ACPL also welcomes persons needing to complete community services hours depending on the offense. Each library may use volunteers for different individual projects, please be sure to read the volunteer policy and complete the volunteer application at the specific location you wish to complete your volunteer or community service hours.
| May Memorial Library 342 S. Spring St. Burlington, NC 27215 336-229-3588 |
Graham Library 211 South Main S. Graham, NC 27253 336-570-6730 |
Mebane Library 101 South First St. Mebane, NC 27302 919-563-6431 |
TEEN VOLUNTEERS WANTED!
We are looking for teen volunteers age 14 and older to help. Teen Volunteers work an average of 3-6 hours a week and hours can be flexible to work around other summer plans. Volunteers help with a variety of tasks, helping with programs, shelving, assisting librarians with special projects and performance events.
WHAT DO TEEN LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS DO?
If you enjoy libraries, books, learning new skills, and benefiting your community, we will do our best to find the right volunteer job for you. ACPL offers these opportunities from which you can choose, and training will be provided.
- Summer Reading Program
Assist youth services librarian with special programs and events, including setup, crowd control, clean up, and helping with registering, maintaining, distributing summer reading forms and prizes. Teens are encouraged to volunteer. - Library Support Services
Volunteers needed for a variety of capacities assisting staff with ongoing library tasks, including book and other mending and repairs, reinforcing paperbacks, cleaning and /or repackaging audiovisual materials, dusting, cleaning, and recovering books and shelves, and restocking public workstations with pencils and scrap paper.