Volunteer & Job Opportunities
Current Job Opportunities
We are currently seeking a full-time Library Circulation Services & Marketing Specialist
Library Circulation Services & Marketing Specialist
The Paris-Bourbon County Public Library is seeking a friendly, energetic, and creative individual to join our staff as a Circulation Services & Marketing Specialist.
Position responsibilities include serving library patrons through circulation & reference transactions, collection development & maintenance, and enhancing community connections through the development of meaningful marketing and public relations strategies.
Education and Experience Requirements:
Minimum two years of college required.
Prior knowledge of libraries or book trade is required.
Proficiency with computers, document creation software, presentation software, & social media platforms is required.
Ability to write engaging and grammatically correct press releases, professional correspondence, and program descriptions is required.
A friendly, “ready-to-help” attitude, and the ability to function as part of a public service-oriented team are required.
Public library experience preferred.
Experience with photo and video editing software is preferred.
Must be willing to work evenings and weekends.
The position requires regular lifting of books and other library materials up to 35 pounds.
Employment is full time and beginning pay starts at $37,050/year, depending on education and experience. Excellent benefits package.
Send cover letter, resume, and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three professional references to:
Paris-Bourbon County Public Library
Jessica Perry, Assistant Director
701 Main Street
Paris, KY 40361
Send e-mail inquiries & application packets to Jessica Perry, jperry@bourbonlibrary.org
Review of applications will begin September 15, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled.
For full-time jobs, applications are accepted only during specified periods for advertised vacancies. These will be posted in the newspaper and on the Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives Job List.
Current Volunteer Opportunities
Library volunteers play an important role helping the library meet its mission of connecting people with information. We recognize that your time is valuable, and will do our best to identify activities that fit your interests in order to make your volunteering experience rewarding. We accept adult volunteers, and teens ages 16 and up with parental permission.
Contact Jessica by email or at 859-987-4419 x-101, or stop by the library, for more information and an application.
Service on the Library Board of Trustees
“Government is a trust, and the officers of government are trustees; and both the trust and trustees are created for the benefit of the people.” — Henry Clay, 1829
The library board is entrusted by the community with the responsibility for ensuring that the library provides the best service possible in the present, and is able to continue to do so in the future. Together, its members set library policy, monitor the library’s budget and overall effectiveness, and participate in planning and advocacy activities for sustainable development. More information about the roles and responsibilities of library trustees is available from the Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, or by contacting Director Mark Adler at (859) 987-4419, x 103.
Vacancies on the Paris-Bourbon County Library’s Board of Trustees typically occur with the expiration of a current member’s term. Such vacancies are generally announced on our website, in the Library, in the local newspaper, and using various social media sites. The Library Board is currently accepting applications for a position that will begin July 1, 2023. Applications are due Monday, February 6 at 5:30 pm. All interested parties are asked to attend an informational session on Monday, January 23 at 6:00pm. Please contact Library Director Mark Adler to make arrangements for attendance (madler@bourbonlibrary.org, 859-987-4419 x103). More information can be found here; you can download an application here.