Library Hours

Monday 3:00 - 6:30 pm • Wednesday 10:00 am - 3:00 pm • Thursday 3:00 - 6:30 pm • Saturday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

New & Notable

Would you be interested in working as Webster Library’s new Saturday Library Assistant? We are currently hiring!


Job Title: Library Assistant
Location: Webster Library — Kingfield, Maine

Employment Type: Part-time

Compensation: $18/hr

Hours: Saturdays 10 am-12 pm, with the possibility of additional hours

About Us:
As a collaborative community partner, Webster Library welcomes and supports all people by providing library materials, resources, and programming to encourage lifelong learning.

Role Overview:
Webster Library seeks a part-time Library Assistant to operate the library on Saturday mornings from 10 am to 12 pm.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Open, close, and operate library on Saturday mornings

  • Check library materials in and out, re-shelve materials as needed

  • Assist patrons with library services as needed

  • Supervise any regularly scheduled Saturday morning library programming

Qualifications & Skills:

The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented and reliable with a love of literature and strong customer service skills. Basic computer skills are required, as well as a willingness to learn our integrated library systems software (LibraryWorld). Ability to work on Saturdays is essential. This position would be perfect for a community-oriented person looking for a bit of supplemental income and an opportunity for civic engagement. High school diploma or GED required.

How to Apply:
Please submit your resume and cover letter to websterlibrary2@gmail.com

What would you like to see for Webster Library going forward? Please complete our planning survey here!

About Webster Library…

Webster Library is a free public library serving Kingfield, Maine and the surrounding communities. Our lending library includes books for children and adults, DVDs, audio books, magazines, and board games. Technology services include: 24-hour public Wifi access, patron-use laptops, and printing and photocopying. We also offer a wide range of programming for children and adults, including regular monthly story hours, workshops and craft times, author visits and arts events, and an annual summer reading program.

Our Mission & Vision:

Mission: As a collaborative community partner, we welcome and support all people by providing library materials, resources, and programming to encourage lifelong learning.

Vision: Webster Library seeks to position ourselves as an access-point at the heart of the greater Kingfield area in order to serve our community as we grow and adapt to meet its evolving needs.

Our Values:

  • We believe in the freedom to read, to learn, to discover.

  • We are committed to intellectual freedom, access to knowledge for all, and respecting individuals’ rights to privacy.

  •  We strive to be actively engaged in the life of the community.

  •  We value the library as a public forum and a warm and welcoming place for community members to gather.

  •  We endeavor to be fiscally and environmentally responsible in our operation.

  •  We honor diversity in our community and are committed to curating a collection that represents a wide range of voices and subjects.

Our Library Director:

Click here to read about our Library Director, Julia Bouwsma.

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22 Depot Street, Kingfield, ME 04947

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