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Why Work at WPL?
Embark on a rewarding journey with these compelling benefits – discover why working at WPL goes beyond a job, offering a fulfilling experience that positively impacts both you and the community we serve.
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Collaborative and supportive teams -
OMERS pension with employer contributions -
Support for professional development -
Your birthday off with pay -
Casual dress code
Our Vision,
Mission & Values
Our Vision
We envision a thriving community that is multi-literate, engaged and welcoming to all.
Our Mission
We provide equitable access to lifelong learning and contribute to the wellbeing of all.
Our Values
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Trust
We are a trusted community resource for diverse information and perspectives where the needs and privacy of all are respected. -
Equity
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Joy of Discovery
We spark and sustain a culture of creativity, innovation and self-expression. -
Future Readiness
We support our community to address today's needs and tomorrow's potential. -
Compassion
We embrace the humanity in everyone and treat all with respect.
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Statement on Race and Social Equity
As leaders of North America’s public libraries, we are committed to achieving racial and social equity by contributing to a more just society in which all community members can realize their full potential. Our libraries can help achieve true and sustained equity through an intentional, systemic and transformative library-community partnership. Our library systems are working to achieve equity in the communities we serve by:
- Eliminating racial and social equity barriers in library programs, services, policies and practices
- Creating and maintaining an environment of diversity, inclusion and respect both in our library systems and in all aspects of our community role
- Ensuring that we are reaching and engaging disenfranchised people in the community and helping them express their voice
- Serving as a convener and facilitator of conversations and partnerships to address community challenges
- Being forthright on tough issues that are important to our communities
Libraries are trusted, venerable and enduring institutions, central to their communities and an essential participant in the movement for racial and social equity.
Originally endorsed by the Canadian Urban Libraries Council
Download the Statement in English & French
Current Openings
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Summer Reading Club Facilitator (7 positions)
Summer Reading Club Facilitator
Multiple Library Locations / Full-Time Summer Contract (8 weeks + a day) / 35 hours per week
The Summer Reading Club at WPL offers free programming to encourage school-aged children to continue reading over the summer, while strengthening their sense of belonging through fun weekly activities and engagement with our awesome library staff!
We are seeking seven individuals who enjoy interacting with children and have a desire to foster a love for reading and learning, through the delivery of the Summer Reading Club. Sound like you?
What You’ll Do:
- Onboard Summer Reading Club participants and engage with them and their families regularly
- Maintain participant database by updating attendance and club milestones
- Assist with planning, coordinating and delivering Summer Reading Club activities and programs for school-aged children
- Assist with other library programs/events, circulation and other duties as assigned
What We’re Looking For:
- Previous experience working directly with school-aged children
- Works well both independently and as part of a team
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Reliable, motivated and can work with minimal supervision
Schedule
This contract position will run from June 30 to August 25, 2025. The weekly schedule will include day shifts (9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.), evening shifts (1:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.) and alternating Saturday shifts (9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.) totaling 35 hours/week.
Schedules are subject to change. The ability to work at any library location is required. Flexibility outside these times for scheduled events is required.
Eligibility
These positions are available as part of a grant funding initiative therefore applicants must meet the eligibility criteria in order to be considered.
Applicants must be:
- Full-time students returning to school in the fall of 2025
- Between the ages of 16-30 at the time the contract begins
- Canadian citizens or permanent residents, and
- Able to work the entire contract period
Wage
The hourly wage is $17.20.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your cover letter and resume by February 3, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. through the online application form.
Selected applicants will be invited to a mandatory group interview which will be held on March 6, 2025, in the evening.
Apply Now
Waterloo Public Library welcomes applications from diverse backgrounds including Indigenous persons, Black persons, persons of colour, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons and others that will contribute to the broadening of our ideas and experiences.
Waterloo Public Library accommodates individual needs in accordance with the Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), within our recruitment process. If you require accommodation at any time throughout the recruitment process please contact Human Resources by phone 519-886-1310, TTY 1-866-786-3941, or email jobs@wpl.ca.
Job Application Form
Interested in applying for one of the current job openings at Waterloo Public Library? Complete the form below to apply.