Employment

Fountaindale is a customer service-driven library invested in its wonderfully diverse community of 68,000 patrons. We are looking for individuals who will advance the library’s mission of providing education, enrichment and discovery to our public. If you are interested in joining our team, view our open positions.

ADULT AND TEEN SERVICES SPECIALIST-ADULT EVENT PROGRAMMING (PART-TIME)

We are looking for a highly dynamic and responsible candidate for a part-time Adult Services Specialist position, focusing on programming.  We want you to join our high-skilled and proactive team!  Customer service, reader’s advisory, and technology skills desired.  Must be able to work with patrons of all ages, specifically for sharing knowledge of books and authors with adults and senior citizens. Spanish speaking is a plus. Bring your creativity, positive attitude, and a desire to help others follow their dreams with our Adult and Teen Services Department.

Please read the complete job description to see if this is a good fit for you!

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ADULT AND TEEN SERVICES SPECIALIST (PART-TIME)

We are looking for a highly dynamic and responsible candidate for a part-time Adult Services Specialist position.  We want you to join our high-skilled and proactive team!  Customer service, reader’s advisory, and technology skills desired.  Must be able to work with patrons of all ages, specifically for sharing knowledge of books and authors with adults and senior citizens. Spanish speaking is a plus. Bring your creativity, positive attitude, and a desire to help others follow their dreams with our Adult and Teen Services Department.

Fountaindale Public Library District, which proudly serves the diverse community of Bolingbrook, Illinois, is seeking an experienced individual to provide patrons with reference services, reader’s advisory and programming in Adult & Teen Services.

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BUILDING SECURITY MONITOR (PART-TIME)

Fountaindale Public Library District, which proudly serves the diverse community of Bolingbrook.

We are looking for responsible individuals to perform duties to monitor and provide a safe and functional environment for patrons and staff. Our monitors provide consistent, gracious and friendly service to internal and external customers. The ideal member to this team will be able to interact in a positive and professional manner while preserving order and protecting the facilities.

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BUILDING TECHNICIAN (FULL-TIME)

We are looking for detail orientated individual to join our Building Operations team to maintain and perform repairs in our LEED Gold certified library building.  The ideal member of this team will have great interpersonal skills, understands automated mechanical and lighting control system control logic, fast learner, take pride in their work, have great organizational skills, and be eager to learn new building technologies while completing routine building maintenance tasks.

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CHILDREN’S SERVICES LIBRARIAN (FULL-TIME)

The Fountaindale Public Library District is seeking a creative, enthusiastic and collaborative librarian to join our energetic Children’s Services team. Our customer service-driven library serves a diverse community of 67,000. Our busy Children’s Services Department is loved by children and families and offers services, resources and programming (both in person and virtual) for youth from birth through 5th grade. We pride ourselves on creating meaningful relationships with our community and aim to develop lifelong readers and library users.

The Children’s Services Librarian will provide friendly and knowledgeable reference, readers’ advisory service and technology help at our service desk. The successful candidate will also collaborate to develop and implement innovative programming for children, including annual reading programs and 1000 Books Before Kindergarten. This position includes daytime, evening and weekend shifts.

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CIRCULATION SERVICES ASSOCIATE MANAGER (FULL-TIME)

Ready to be a leader? Fountaindale Public Library is looking for the next Circulation Services Associate Manager. Hire, train, and supervise our amazing Aide team!

Help coordinate and implement shifting, weeding, and various collection development projects. You will work closely with our AMH (automated materials handling) machine, which returns over 45,000 items a month! The AMH does about 50% of the job by sorting materials once they are returned to our library; which helps us accomplish our 24-hour turnaround time of when items are returned to when they are back on the shelf ready to be checked out again!

The Circulation Associate Manager will also serve as department lead in the absence of the Circulation Manager and acts as person-in-charge of the building during weekdays, nights, and weekends on a rotating basis. 

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CIRCULATION SERVICES SPECIALIST (PART-TIME)

Are you customer service oriented and enjoy working as a part of a team?  Are you organized and able to easily multi-task?  Then think about joining our Circulation Department and help us reach our next million items circulated!

Fountaindale Public Library District, which proudly serves the diverse community of Bolingbrook, Illinois, is seeking an experienced individual to perform all duties necessary to provide effective patron assistance with creating new patron accounts, account maintenance and general inquiries.

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OUTREACH SERVICES SPECIALIST (FULL-TIME)

Are you looking for a new and exciting full-time job in a vibrant community? Are you interested in providing excellent customer service through meaningful interaction with residents unable to come to the library? Are you a hands-on individual with a positive attitude who is organized, creative, has excellent time management skills and enjoys a good challenge? If so, you may be the perfect person to join our high energy Outreach Services team.

Fountaindale Public Library District, which proudly serves the diverse community of Bolingbrook, Illinois, is seeking an experienced individual to perform all duties necessary to provide effective patron services to District residents with our Bookmobile and Sprinter Van that makes stops at preschools, elementary schools, community stops and senior facilities. Outreach Services also provides home delivery service to patrons who are unable to visit the library or Bookmobile.

The successful candidate will provide patrons with reference services, reader’s advisory and programming primarily outside of the library, including book talks at elementary schools and storytimes to preschools.

The Library provides training to obtain a class C Illinois driver’s license.

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STUDIO SERVICES SPECIALIST (PART-TIME)

Do you possess computer, media creation, and/or maker technology skills? Are you enthusiastic with an excellent customer service focus and enjoy working with others to solve their technology challenges? How about joining a collaborative and fun team and help us make a real difference in our community? We’d like to talk to someone who is passionate, versatile, and professional. Is this you?

As a Studio Services Specialist you will assist our library patrons with their projects including audio/video production, photography, graphic design, web, coding, music, STEAM/maker, and more. Every day you’ll connect and troubleshoot computer, media production equipment, and Maker machinery and develop and lead training programs for our patrons. You’ll stretch your creativity and skills meeting the goals of Studio 300 and serving our Bolingbrook community.

Visit fountaindale.org/studio300 and see what Fountaindale Public Library’s premiere Digital Media and Maker Lab – Studio 300 – is all about. And if what you discover feels like a good fit for you, and you’re looking for a challenging position in a vibrant library setting, apply today.

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An Application for Employment is required to apply for any open positions. You may apply directly through the job posting or pick up an application from the Circulation Desk. Completed applications can be sent directly to the library to the attention of Human Resources, 300 West Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook, IL 60440 or emailed to hr@fountaindale.org.

Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should notify the Human Resources Manager.

Equal Opportunity Employer. No phone calls, please.