Location
Tacoma, WA | United States
Job description
Tacoma News Tribune Digitization Project Assistant
Salary
$22.55 - $27.42 Hourly
Location
Tacoma, WA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
9029-24A
Department
Library
Division
Library
Opening Date
02/26/2024
Closing Date
3/11/2024 5:00 PM Pacific
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Position Description
Join a library system engaged in community-driven services to deliver an innovative and exciting future to residents of the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Tacoma Public Library (TPL) serves over 200,000 residents in Tacoma.
We are seeking talented individuals to join our team, who:
Are strongly committed to listening to our community in order to deliver valued, needed and highly used library materials services;
Are committed to working to support and deliver high quality, innovative, customer-focused services;
Are passionate about racial equity and social justice;
Have demonstrated success in building collaborative, high performing teams and operations in partnerships across departments;
Have a vision and understanding of youth services with an eye to both current and future needs;
Are customer-focused; excellent communicators;
Are results-oriented and committed to collaboration.
Applying equity and social justice principles is a daily responsibility and a foundational expectation for all Tacoma Public Library employees. All employees are expected to model and apply our equity and social justice shared values, behaviors, and practices.
If you believe that the Library can empower the community by bringing people together to discover, connect, create, learn, and thrive, your next position may be at TPL! We welcome applicants of all abilities.
Position Summary
The Tacoma Public Library has received a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Committee (NHPRC) to digitize and make available the photo archive of the Tacoma News Tribune. The Northwest Room at Tacoma Public Library seeks applicants for a Project Assistant to work on this project for an 18-month period. This is a full time, benefitted position.
About the Northwest Room: Located in the original 1904 Carnegie library building, the Northwest Room is the home of Tacoma Public Library’s rare and unique holdings related to the history, people, places, and built environment of Tacoma, Washington and the South Sound region. Our extensive collections include photographs, newspapers, family and personal papers, maps, blueprints, and more.
At Tacoma Public Library, our mission is to empower our community by bringing people together to discover, connect, create, learn, and thrive. We are radically welcoming: a trusted community hub where all people can find joy, compassion, and inspiration. The ideal candidate is passionate about developing strong community relationships, working collaboratively with others, and is committed to racial equity and social justice to respond to Tacoma’s diverse communities’ needs and opportunities.
Responsibilities Include:
Digitizing photographs from the photo archive of the Tacoma News Tribune
Physically re-housing photos in archival quality sleeves and folders
Creating descriptions for digitized photographs
Uploading photographs to the Library’s Northwest ORCA database
Assisting with planning outreach, exhibits, and events around the digitized photographs
Qualifications
One year of customer service experience.
Desirable Qualifications:
Library or non-profit experience
Bilingual skills in English and another language relevant to the Tacoma community
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience working in an archive, library, historical society, or museum
Experience with digitization or metadata creation
Interest in or familiarity with the history of Tacoma, Washington and the South Sound region
Education in library and information Science, public history, museum studies, or related field
Selection Process & Supplemental Information
Interested individuals who meet the minimum qualification for this position must apply online. Your application should include job experience, major responsibilities and accomplishments related to this position. Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will have their applications materials reviewed for hiring consideration.
Individuals given a conditional offer of employment must also pass a background check.
Tacoma Public Library Stands Against Racism and White Supremacy
Tacoma Public Library is opposed to white supremacy in all of its forms and is committed to fostering an organization that is actively anti-racist. We believe that Black Lives Matter. We are grieving with our black community and all communities of color who continue to be harmed by institutionalized racism. We are committed to being a trusted community resource available to all and will provide resources and public programs that seek to reflect the values of anti-racism and elevate the voices of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC).
Tacoma Public Library
Tacoma Public Library (TPL) has been an essential provider of free books, information, ideas, and education for more than 125 years. TPL's neighborhood libraries originated with Andrew Carnegie's visionary philanthropy at the turn of the 20th century and are being transformed into true centers of educational innovation and service--and vital community hubs--that continue to provide far more than free books and materials.
Learn more about the Tacoma Public Library and the services we provide at and connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter ( , and LinkedIn ( to stay up to date on exciting things happening at the library, and to be notified of other career opportunities with us.
Communication from the City of Tacoma:
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The online application system requires you to enter a substantial amount of information. Be prepared to spend at least an hour entering information. In order for your application materials to be considered, all information must be submitted by the closing date and time listed on this job announcement.
For assistance with the NEOGOV application process, or questions regarding this job announcement, call the Human Resources office at (253) 591.5400 before 4:00 p.m. of the closing date of the job announcement.
Insurance Plans: You may participate in one of several group health insurance programs. Employees and their dependents are covered by a medical-surgical-hospital plan, vision plan, dental plan, and employees are covered by a long-term disability plan. Short-term and expanded long-term disability insurance and Deferred Compensation options are also available.
Employees are covered by the State Industrial Insurance Act.
Paid leave: Library Employees are entitled to receive paid holidays, and Personal Time Off (PTO).
Retirement: All employees of the Library except part-time Pages, temporary employees, and certain project employees, are included in the City of Tacoma Employees' Retirement System. Information on the Tacoma Employees' Retirement System can be found at or by calling (253) 502-8200. All members of the Tacoma Employees' Retirement System are also covered by Social Security.
The Tacoma Public Library is not a department of the City of Tacoma and the Library's employees are not employees of the City. The Library is a separate entity with its own governing body. The Library's governing body is the Tacoma Public Library Board of Trustees.
Employees of the City of Tacoma who accept employment with the Tacoma Public Library will lose their City of Tacoma employee seniority. They will also find that their leave accruals, and some of the benefits enjoyed as employees of the City of Tacoma do not carry over when they are hired for a position with the Tacoma Public Library.
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