Special Collections Reading Room Assistant

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themorganlibraryNew York (NY)

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists Libraries and Archives

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About the role

The Morgan Library & Museum in New York invites applications for a full-time Reading Room Assistant. The role facilitates researcher access to the Morgan's special and reference collections, while ensuring the safety and security of the holdings. The successful candidate will retrieve, reshelve, and organize materials for readers and staff, provide handling guidelines for rare items, perform reference desk duties, and handle data entry, reporting to the Head of Reader Services and collaborating

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