Individual Libraries and Centers

O'Neill Library
Work at the Information Desk involves checking out books to patrons and giving visitors general information about O'Neill Library and the Boston College campus. Behind the scenes, student employees are responsible for shelf reading, shelving books, delivering mail, troubleshooting computers and assisting full-time staff with the processing of reserve books, periodicals and interlibrary loan items. 

Bapst Library
Student employees at Bapst Library, which provides resources in art and art history, have a wide variety of responsibilities. Work at the Information Desk involves checking out books to patrons and giving visitors general information about Bapst Library and the Boston College campus. Behind the scenes, student employees are responsible for shelf reading, shelving books, and assisting full-time staff with the processing of reserve books, periodicals and interlibrary loan items.

Burns Library
The Burns Library, which houses the rare books and special collections, hires student assistants to work in the Archives, Congressional Archives, Reading/Reference Room and the Technical Services Department. Duties vary from assisting with researchers, cataloging rare book and special collections, processing collections, writing finding aids and clerical duties. Student assistants should possess good computer and communication skills.

The Connors Family Learning Center
Each year The Connors Famliy Learning Center employs between 75 and 100 Boston College undergraduate and graduate students. Available positions are as follows:

Peer Tutor:
Each year the Center hires 60 or more peer tutors to assist fellow BC students in a variety of core subject areas, along with writing and English as a Second Language. Because all tutors are required to participate in our training program, prior tutoring experience is not necessary. However, all applicants for this position must have above average academic standing, particularly in the courses that they intend to tutor. Applicants must also have the approval of their respective academic departments. Those interested in becoming peer tutors should come by the CFLC to fill out an application for tutoring. Please contact Dr. Cecilie Reid, the Assistant Director for Tutoring, at (617) 552-4053 or by email at reidce@bc.edu.

Reception Staff:
The Connors Family Learning Center employs approximately 15 undergraduates to staff our reception area. Reception Staff are responsible for booking tutoring appointments, managing traffic in the tutoring area, and answering telephones. While prior experience is not necessary, preference is generally given to those who have worked in an office setting. Interested students should come by the CFLC to fill out an application.

Other Opportunities:
In addition to the openings listed above, the Center hires graduate students to proctor exams for students with special needs. Those interested in becoming proctors should contact the CFLC at (617) 552-8055. The Center also sponsors ONE graduate assistantship each academic year. In addition, three graduate fellows advise and assist in running the instructional support program for graduate students. For more details about the assistantship or the fellowships, contact CFLC Director, Dr. Sue Barrett, at (617) 552-0835 or by email at barretsc@bc.edu.

All part-time positions at the Connors Family Learning Center require solid interpersonal skills and commitment to meeting the needs of Boston College students. Toward that end, the Center boasts a welcoming, professional, service-oriented environment.

Educational Resource Center
The Educational Resource Center, which serves the specialized resource needs of the School of Education, employs twenty five students who play a critical part in the daily functioning of the ERC. The tasks include working at the circulation desk, shelving books, processing new materials, and answering a wide variety of reference questions. The ERC is always looking for responsible and enthusiastic students who are interested in the School of Education.

Social Work Library
The Social Work collection focuses on the areas of clinical social work, social policy/planning and administration, and research. Student employee responsibilities would include assisting library patrons, loaning out and checking in books and other materials, shelf-reading and reshelving materials.

Theology and Ministry Library
Student employees at the Theology and Ministry Library, which provides resources in theology and ministry, have a wide variety of responsibilities. Work at the Information Desk involves checking out books to patrons and giving visitors general information about the Theology and Ministry Library and the Boston College campus. Behind the scenes, student employees are responsible for shelf reading, shelving books, and assisting full-time staff with the processing of reserve books, periodicals and interlibrary loan items. Apply online.