Careers & Opportunities
About Burnaby Public Library
Located on the ancestral and unceded homelands of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵw̱xwú7mesh speaking peoples, Burnaby Public Library (BPL) creates inclusive spaces where people can gather, learn and play. BPL is an urban library system that serves a highly diverse, multilingual and evolving city of over 250,000 people. We have a strong commitment to in-person service both inside and outside our library walls, and take pride in our broad and deep collections. Our 2024-2027 Strategic Plan guides us to meet the changing needs of our communities.
Why Work at BPL
BPL is big enough to give you opportunities to advance your skills, knowledge and career, yet small enough for you to get to know your colleagues at our four locations. We support and motivate staff to develop and grow.
We welcome people of all gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations and life experiences to work with us. We believe that diversifying our staff will make our organization better and more reflective of the community we serve.
BPL is committed to staff work-life balance. We are a living wage employer and offer competitive wages and benefits. You can find detailed benefits for active job postings under Current Opportunities.
Current Opportunities
There are no job openings at this time.
How to Apply
For job postings under Current Opportunities: Follow the instructions under the “How to Apply” section in the job posting.
BPL hires year-round for on-call (auxiliary) building service workers, librarians and library information clerks and part-time pages. Email careers@bpl.bc.ca your completed external application [PDF], resumé and cover letter. We keep an application on file for one year after we receive it.
For any job posting or on-call position, we consider equivalent combinations of experience and education and encourage you to apply even if you do not have all the qualifications listed.
We thank all applicants for their interest in BPL, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Our hiring process includes multiple stages and may take 8-12 weeks.
Types of Positions
Building Service Workers' duties include janitorial and minor maintenance work related to the building and grounds of a library branch. BSWs may also be required to drive a delivery vehicle.
Qualifications
Completion of grade 8. Completion of a building service worker course is preferred.
Librarians at BPL work in a variety of roles, including reference, readers' advisory, programming, community engagement, selection, technology, cataloguing and collection management. Librarians work in the community and in BPL's four locations. Librarian duties may also include the supervision of other staff.
Qualifications
A master's degree in librarianship is required.
Library Information Clerks work in a variety of roles, including providing customer service at public service desks, processing new materials in our acquisitions or cataloguing department, performing various administrative duties, or providing delivery service to patrons at their homes.
Qualifications
Completion of grade 12, preferably supplemented by commercial courses.
Pages, also known as shelvers, shelve returned library materials and keep all items in order. Pages tidy the library gathering all materials used by patrons and returning them to the proper areas.
Qualifications
Applicants must be at least 16 years of age.
Burnaby Civic Employees' Union
Employees in non-managerial positions are members of Burnaby Civic Employees' Union (CUPE 23, Library Division). Visit their website to learn more about the union.