Current Job Openings

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Continuous applications
Librarian 1
Applications are always accepted from current Librarian 1 candidates or new graduates of a Masters degree in Library Science or Library Information Sciences. The degree must be from an accredited college or university that has an MLS program approved by the American Library Association. Click here to apply online. List Librarian 1 in the section “position applying for:” and # C12 as the recruitment #. Your application will be added to a Civil Service eligibility list for one year and candidates are contacted for consideration for specific openings throughout our system.

Full-time positions
Click here for a listing of all full-time openings for the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (including the Nashville Public Library). Follow the directions for filing online application. Contact the Library's Human Resources department at (615) 880-2118 for questions regarding application procedures.

Definitions

Part-time employment - Less than 32 hours per week; most positions are budgeted for 20 hours per week and require working evenings and weekends; enrollment in health, dental, life and pension plans is optional for positions budgeted at 20 hours per week or greater. If part-time position is budgeted for less than 20 hours per week, there are no benefits.

Full-time employment - 40 hours per week; depending upon position, applicant should be available to work any day of the week and begin as early as 8:30 a.m. or work as late as 8:00 p.m.; benefits include: medical, dental, life and pension; 10 vacation days per year (increasing after 5 years), 12 sick days per year and 10 paid holidays.

Mailing Address For Information

Nashville Public Library
Attention: Human Resources
615 Church Street
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
Ph: 615.880.2118
FAX: 615.880.2111

Nashville Public Library is an Equal Opportunity Employer