Upper School Assistant Librarian

Montclair Kimberley Academy, an innovative Jr-K – 12 independent day school with a strong national reputation, seeks a full-time Upper School Assistant Librarian beginning the 2026-2027 school year.

About the role

The Assistant Librarian will help create a welcoming, comfortable environment that celebrates reading, research, inquiry, and exploration.

Responsibilities

• Circulation management and collection support
• Support students and faculty with use of the Academic Center and its resources
• Keep the online catalog current and discard materials as needed
• Communicate with students regarding overdue, missing, and lost library materials
• Track ordering/receipt of library materials, processing and repairing for circulation as needed
• Maintain relationship with vendors relating to interlibrary loan, library materials, and supplies
• Check in and shelve circulated materials; shelf read to maintain organized collection
• Conduct ongoing collection inventory
• Collect usage statistics for Destiny (library catalog) and MKA Research Databases
• Manage tri-campus new patron import into Destiny Library Catalog each Fall and maintain Upper School patron records throughout the school year
• Help lead and/or participate in community initiatives as needed
• Staff main desk, providing circulation, reference, and readers advisory services to both students and faculty
• Manage scheduling of Academic Center spaces; communicate set-up / reset needs to Facilities for events
• Ensure Academic Center has all necessary supplies for student and faculty use
• Assist with supervision of students using the library by communicating library policies and procedures
• Support Student Library Leadership group with weekly programming and monthly displays

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (preferred)
• Library and/or education experience (preferred)

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage
• Retirement plans with employer matching
• Life and disability insurance
• Access to wellness and professional development resources

Pay

$50,000-$80,000. Final compensation will be determined based on prior experience.

About Montclair Kimberley Academy

Montclair Kimberley Academy is one of New Jersey’s leading co-educational independent day schools, with over 1,000 students on three campuses in Montclair. As guided by its Strategic Plan, MKA is committed to promoting multicultural education, grounded in ideas of equity, anti-bias education, anti-racism, and social justice. We see multicultural education as a process of inquiry, reflection and engagement that honors students’ narratives, provides a safe environment in which to explore and discuss multiple perspectives, and helps transform students and faculty, school culture and curriculum, community and society. We seek candidates who share our commitment to this process.