This page includes regionally-based job listings for the following states: Delaware, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, DC, and West Virginia.
See also the listings of individual libraries located in one of these states.

ACRL - Greater Metropolitan NY Chapter Jobs

  • Scope: "Library events and jobs for the NY metropolitan area and beyond." This site is cross-listed under both "all libraries" and "Atlantic states."
  • Updated: Whenever new jobs are available.
  • Sponsor: Association of College and Research Libraries, Greater Metro. NY Chapter

The Cadence Group

  • Scope: Provides research services, staffing, computer consulting, records management, and project management solutions to clients nationwide.  Most are in the Atlanta or DC areas.
  • Updated: Whenever new jobs are posted.  See job ads for availability.
  • Sponsor: The Cadence Group, Atlanta, Georgia, and Washington, DC

Capital District Library Council Job Postings

  • Scope: Jobs at libraries belonging to CDLC, one of the nine reference and research library resources systems in New York State. CDLC is headquartered in Albany, New York.
  • Updated: Whenever new listings are available. The most recent jobs are listed first.
  • Sponsor: CDLC

Central New York Library Resources Council: Employment Opportunities

  • Scope: Jobs at libraries belonging to CLRC, "a multi-type library consortium serving Herkimer, Madison, Oneida and Onondaga counties in Central New York State."
  • Updated: Whenever new listings are available. The most recent jobs are listed first.
  • Sponsor: CLRC

Chester County Library System Employment Opportunities

  • Scope: Full- and part-time library positions in Chester County, located in southeastern Pennsylvania.
  • Updated: Whenever new listings are available.
  • Sponsor: Chester County Library System

Cumberland County Library System

  • Scope: Full and part time positions at public libraries in Cumberland County (south central PA - Greater Carlisle and Harrisburg areas) 
  • Updated: Whenever new listings are available.
  • Sponsor: Cumberland County Library System

Dauphin County Library System Employment Opportunities

  • Scope: Positions at libraries belonging to DCLS (surrounding areas of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
  • Updated: Whenever new listings are available.
  • Sponsor: Dauphin County Library System. 

Delaware County Library System Employment

  • Scope: Positions (all levels) at libraries in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
  • Updated: Whenever new listings are available. (Heavy on applets; it makes my PC lock up for a while)
  • Sponsor: Delaware County Library System

Delaware Library Association Jobline

  • Scope: Library positions (all levels) in Delaware
  • Updated: Whenever open positions are available
  • Sponsor: Delaware Library Association

Drexel University College of Information Studies Jobline

  • Scope: Predominantly Pennsylvania and New Jersey openings
  • Updated: Weekly
  • Sponsor: Drexel University College of Information Studies, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Instructions: From this page, select jobs in either library science or information systems.

Howard County Library Job Openings

  • Scope: Public library positions in Howard County Library, Maryland
  • Updated: Check dates of postings and note that application forms are online on www.hclibrary.org under About Us/Employment
  • Sponsor: Howard County Library, Maryland

InfoCurrent

  • Scope: Positions at libraries that are listed with InfoCurrent, a recruitment firm which places library personnel at all levels in permanent and temporary jobs in the NYC and Washington, DC, metro areas.
  • Updated: Only open positions are listed.
  • Sponsor: InfoCurrent
  • Instructions: To search for jobs, choose Employment Opportunities.

Law Librarians Society of Washington, DC, Inc. Jobline

  • Scope: Positions at law libraries in the Washington, DC, area
  • Updated: Weekly
  • Sponsor: LLSDC

Law Library Association of Greater New York

  • Scope: Law library positions in greater NYC
  • Updated: Whenever new jobs are available.
  • Sponsor: LLAGNY.  Click on link for online job bulletin.

Library Associates

  • Scope: Current jobs available through Library Associates, a library staffing and recruitment firm established in 1986.  Their focus is national in scope, with offices in California, Denver, and Washington, DC. Government positions are a specialty.  Library Associates welcomes resumes from new and experienced library personnel.  (Cross listed under All Libraries, Federal Libraries, Pacific, Western, and Atlantic States; many new positions will also appear on the Combined Job Postings page.)
  • Updated: Whenever new positions are available. Jobs remain listed until filled.
  • Sponsor: Library Associates

Long Island Library Jobline

  • Scope: Job vacancies at libraries in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, New York
  • Updated: New jobs added every Tuesday; jobs remain posted for two weeks.  This site contains the same jobs as their telephone-based jobline.
  • Sponsor: Long Island Library Resources Council (LILRC)

Maryland Library Association Jobline

  • Scope: Library positions in Maryland
  • Updated: Whenever new jobs are available.
  • Sponsor: Maryland Library Association

Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) Job/Resume Bank

  • Scope: Library positions in New York City and Westchester County, NY
  • Updated: Whenever new jobs are available.
  • Sponsor: METRO, a multi-type library consortium that serves New York City and Westchester County.
  • Instructions: In addition to the job bank, the site includes a variety of information about relocating to, living in, and working in the area.

Mid-Hudson Library System Bulletin

  • Scope: Open positions at libraries within the Mid-Hudson Library System, comprised of 65 member libraries in central NY (Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Putnam, and Ulster counties)
  • Updated: Bulletins published on 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month.
  • Sponsor: Mid-Hudson Library System, Poughkeepsie, NY (Headquarters)
  • Instructions: Open positions, when available, are listed under "Job Openings" towards the bottom of each bulletin. Check for currency.

New Jersey Library Association Jobs Hotline

  • Scope: Librarian (MLS required) positions in New Jersey. All positions listed here must meet the NJLA minimum salary requirement.
  • Updated: As new jobs are available (not stated)
  • Sponsor: New Jersey Library Association
  • Instructions: All jobs listed for four weeks unless employer specifies otherwise. New jobs are listed first.

New York State Library: Library-Related Jobs in and Around New York State

  • Scope: Includes announcements posted on the NYLINE mailing list.
  • Updated: As new jobs are available.  Date of last update provided.
  • Sponsor: New York State Library, Division of Library Development

Northern New York Library Network: Library Jobs

  • Scope: Library positions located within the 7-county region of the library network.  Headquarters are in Potsdam, NY.
  • Updated: Whenever new jobs are available.
  • Sponsor: Northern NY Library Network

Pennyslvania Library Association: PaLA Online Job Listing

  • Scope: Library positions in Pennsylvania
  • Updated: Whenever new jobs are available.
  • Sponsor: Pennsylvania Library Association

Pittsburgh Area Library Jobs

  • Scope: Library positions in Pittsburgh and the surrounding area
  • Updated: Irregularly
  • Sponsor: Pittsburgh Chapter, Special Libraries Association
  • Instructions: The most recent positions are listed first.

Points North: Newsletter of the North County Reference and Research Resources Council

  • Scope: Positions at libraries in northern New York State
  • Updated: Monthly/bimonthly
  • Sponsor: NC3R, Canton, New York. 
  • Instructions: The site above provides a link to the newsletter site. Click through the various pages of each newsletter until you come across job openings.

Prince George's County Memorial Library System: Library Employment

  • Scope: Library positions (public) within Prince George's County, Maryland.  Choose Library Information, then Employment.
  • Updated: Check dates of postings.
  • Sponsor: Prince George's County Memorial Library System

Prince William County Public Library System Employment

  • Scope: Library positions (public) within Prince William County, Virginia
  • Updated: Check dates of postings. Scroll down to the Library section in the list.
  • Sponsor: Prince William Public Library System, Virginia

PRO LiBRA Associates

  • Scope: "A library service company providing personnel staffing, project management and consulting services to corporations, public entities and individuals" in the northeastern U.S.  Includes both temporary and permanent placements.
  • Updated: No jobs are online. Choose "Contact Us" for contact information.
  • Sponsor: PRO LiBRA Associates, Maplewood, New Jersey

Rochester Regional Library Council Jobs

  • Scope: Jobs in the greater Rochester, NY, area
  • Sponsor: RRLC (Rochester Regional Library Council)
  • Updated: Whenever new jobs are available.

STG International

  • Scope: Recruiter for federal positions (librarians, library technicians, records managers), mostly in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area.  STG International has offices in 26 states.
  • Updated: Whenever new jobs are available.
  • Sponsor: STG International, Alexandria, Virginia

Southeastern New York Library Resources Council: Newsline's Employment Opportunities

  • Scope: Jobs in libraries in one of the following New York counties:   Columbia,
    Greene, Ulster, Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan, Putnam and Rockland.
  • Sponsor: SENYLRC, a multi-type library system located in Highland, NY.
  • Updated: Whenever new jobs are available.

Special Libraries Association, Hudson Valley Chapter

  • Scope: Special library positions around the Hudson Valley (area of Poughkeepsie NY)
  • Sponsor: SLA Hudson Valley Chapter
  • Updated: Whenever new jobs are submitted.

Special Libraries Association, New Jersey Chapter

  • Scope: Special library positions in NJ
  • Sponsor: SLA New Jersey Chapter
  • Updated: Weekly

Special Libraries Association, Philadelphia Chapter

  • Scope: Special library positions in the greater Philadelphia, PA, area.
  • Updated: On a continual basis, as new positions become available. The most recent positions are listed first.
  • Sponsor: SLA Philadelphia Chapter

Special Libraries Association, Princeton/Trenton Chapter

  • Scope: Special library positions around Princeton and Trenton, NJ
  • Updated: Continuously.  Local placement agencies and employment contacts are also provided.
  • Sponsor: SLA Princeton/Trenton Chapter

Special Libraries Association, Upstate New York Chapter

  • Scope: Library positions throughout upstate New York; all library types.
  • Updated: Often; newest positions are listed first. This tends to be quite a long list.
  • Sponsor: SLA, Upstate New York

Virginia Library Association Jobline

  • Scope: Virginia libraries only
  • Updated: On a continual basis, as new positions become available. The most recent positions are listed first.
  • Sponsor: Virginia Library Association

West Virginia Library Commission: Employment

  • Scope: Jobs in West Virginia libraries
  • Updated: Not stated; dates not provided
  • Sponsor: West Virginia Library Commission

Western New York Library Resources Council

  • Scope:  Positions at libraries within the six counties of Western New York (Erie, Niagara, Orleans, Genesee, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus).  See also their list of other employment opportunities, for positions received by WNYLRC but not in this geographic area.
  • Updated: See date at bottom of page.
  • Sponsor: Western NY Library Resources Council, Buffalo, NY.

Wontawk: Recruitment for Libraries and Other Information Services

  • Scope: Library and information specialist positions in the Northeast and in the Chicago area that are handled by this recruiting firm
  • Sponsor: Wontawk, New York, NY

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