Current Employment Opportunities
Summer Program Assistant
Term: Late June – Late August, 2026 (exact start and end dates to be confirmed with successful candidate) | Hours: Days, some weekends and evenings, 30 hours per week | Wage: $17.60/ hour
Reports to: Program & Outreach Coordinator
Position Summary
The North Grenville Public Library is looking for a Summer Program Assistant to help plan and deliver literacy, arts, and outdoor learning activities for children. The Summer Program Assistant will also work on occasion supporting service delivery at the library’s front desk.
Responsibilities
- Assist in the planning and delivery of children’s summer programming
- Assist in preparing program materials and keeping statistics on program attendance
- Support for customer service within the library, including helping community members find books and use library technology, checking books in and out, registering new users, and shelving.
Qualifications and Skills
- Candidate must be between the ages of 15 and 30
- Experience working with children
- Strong interpersonal skills, with a customer service orientation
- Comfortable using technology, and in showing others how to use it
- French language skills an asset
- First Aid Certificate an asset
Working Conditions
- General office working conditions
- Some outdoor and online activities
- Includes weekly community outreach programs within Kemptville
- Working with general public including groups of children ages 0-12
- Position requires lifting up to 15 lb
- Weekdays, some weekends and evenings
If this position sounds like it might be right for you, please send your resume by email to Caitlin Thorne, Program & Outreach Coordinator, North Grenville Public Library, at cthorne@ngpl.ca or drop it off at the front desk of North Grenville Public Library.
Deadline for application: 11:59pm EDT, Wednesday May 20, 2026.
If you do not have access to a computer, please visit the Library to use a computer for free.
We are pleased to accommodate individual needs of applicants in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act throughout all stages of the selection process. Please advise us of any accommodations you require at any time.
We thank you for your application; however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
Volunteering
Volunteer opportunities can be rewarding and provide a valuable service to the community. Our volunteers play an important role in value-added library services and in supporting the day-to-day operations of the Library.
At this time, we are only accepting volunteers for the roles listed below. Any volunteer applications received that are not applicable to the Current Volunteer Opportunities listed will be kept on file for six months.
Current Volunteer Opportunities
Musical Instrument Lending Library
We are currently accepting volunteer applications from individuals aged 18+ for our Musical Instrument Lending Library (MILL). MILL volunteers will assist the public (including children and youth) with selecting and learning musical instruments. Interested applicants should have a background and/ or passion for music and must be able to successfully pass a police records check with vulnerable sector screening. We are accepting MILL volunteers for Saturdays between 10am and 2pm; short- and long-term volunteering opportunities available.
For anyone interested in volunteering, we request that you complete our Volunteer Application and return it to the Library at 1 Water St., Kemptville, or email it to ceo@ngpl.ca.