Top 9 Library Jobs in Lexington Ky

Librarian
Commonwealth of Kentucky —Lexington, KY
- $46,090.80 a year
- Full-time
- Research
- Mid-level
- Office
5h
FWS Summer 2026, Library Administration - Library Student Assistant
University of Kentucky —Lexington, KY
- $13 an hour
- Part-time
- Background check
- Pass drug screening
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
Adjunct Faculty - Library Information Technology
Kentucky Community and Technical College System —Lexington, KY
- $825 an hour
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Classroom
- 5 years
- Mid-level
Part-Time Library Assistant: Reference Desk
Woodford County Library —Versailles, KY
- $13 an hour
- Part-time
- Computer literacy
- Computer skills
- In-person
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Harrison Elementary School Media Librarian 0.6 FTE
Fayette County Public Schools —Lexington, KY
- $53,263 - $94,361 a year
- Full-time
- 5 years
- Mid-level
- Master's degree
12d
Picadome Elementary School Media Librarian 0.4 FTE
Fayette County Public Schools —Lexington, KY
- $53,263 - $94,361 a year
- Full-time
- 5 years
- Mid-level
- Master's degree
6d
Enrichment Teacher - Elementary (Library and/or Technology)
The Frankfort Christian Academy —Frankfort, KY
- $28,000 - $42,000 a year
- Part-time
- Classroom
- High school
- In-person
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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3d
Yates Elementary School Media Librarian 0.2 FTE
Fayette County Public Schools —Lexington, KY
- $55,139 - $97,680 a year
- Part-time
- 5 years
- Master's degree
- Accounting

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EDISON WELDING INSTITUTE INC —Columbus, OH
This role is ideal for candidates with interests in library science, records management, information organization, or archival work.
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Maintains periodical collections, including associated paperwork, tracking claims, routing, filing, labeling, stamping and weeding out-of-date materials, as…
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Librarian

Commonwealth of Kentucky -
Lexington, KY

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Job Details

Full-time
$46,090.80 a year
5 hours ago

Qualifications

Staff supervision
Display design
Records storage
Interlibrary loan services
Mail distribution
Research
Mid-level
Library collection selection
Master's degree
Donation solicitation
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree in library science
Library Science
Mail management
Library collection acquisition
Experience working with incarcerated individuals
Mail processing
Public relations
Processing materials (library and archives technical processing)
Research assistance for reference services
Promotional displays
2 years
Communication skills

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Librarian

Pay Grade

Salary

$46,090.80 Annually

Employment Type

EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 40.0 HR/WK

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Hiring Agency

Justice & Public Safety Cabinet | Department of Corrections

Location

3111 Spurr Rd
Lexington, KY 40511 USA

Description

Blackburn Correctional Complex (BCC) serves as the Division of Adult Institutions' largest adult male minimum- security institution providing care, housing, custody, control, and governmental services jobs to inmates. This facility is located near Lexington, Kentucky.

BCC is seeking a Librarian who will play a vital role in the mission through performing professional level library work within the Institution.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Assists in the planning, direction, and supervision of the work of clerical and paraprofessional personnel (inmates)
Supervises the inmate library on a daily basis and ensure the library program meets inmate needs and ACA standards.
Performs technical work acquiring, cataloging, and classifying books and periodicals in addition to soliciting the donation of books, library materials, and equipment from the private sector and the State Department of Library.
Provides specialized reference, bibliographic, read advisory, interlibrary loan and research services.
Maintains current awareness of library materials in the fields.
Prepares in-house displays and activities.
Provides specialized reference, reader’s advisory, and research services.
Ensures outgoing legal mail is appropriately documented.
Ensures proper handling and storage of legal tapes and CD’s and forwarding such items to other facilities if inmate is transferred from current facility.

The ideal candidate for this position will have strong communication skills, observation skills, planning, self-motivated, well organized and have a very good knowledge and love for the literary field.

Minimum Requirements

EDUCATION: A bachelor's degree with a minimum of 21 semester hours in library science.

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Two years of professional library experience.

Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: A master's degree in library science will substitute for the education and experience.

Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Library experience, which must include some professional level experience in a combination of at least three of the following areas will substitute for the education on a year-for-year basis: reference; cataloging and classification of materials; selection of materials; selection of instructional materials for children, adolescents, or adults; organization and, or, administration; preparation and selection of materials for public relations and publicity purposes; and bookmobile operations. A master's degree in library science will substitute for the education and experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): NONE

Working Conditions

Typical work setting is an office/library.

Probationary Period

This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.

If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Shayla Durham at [email protected]

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D

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Part-Time Library Assistant: Reference Desk

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Yates Elementary School Media Librarian 0.2 FTE

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