On January 2, 2025, the library introduced new winter hours that will apply from December 1st to March 31st yearly. Monday to Wednesday the hours will be 10am to 7pm, Thursday and Friday, 10am to 6pm and on Saturday 10am to 4pm.

Program stream: Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations
Job title: Summer Program Assistant
Organization name: Hanover Public Library
Job location: Hanover Public Library, ON
Length of assignment: 2025-06-09 – 2025-08-29
Hourly wage: $19.37

Summer Program Assistant (Young Canada Works) at Hanover Public Library.

Hanover is a town in Grey/Bruce, with an approximate population of 7,967. It serves the surrounding rural communities and is a social and commercial hub for the area. The Hanover Public Library is a busy community library, open 6 days a week providing services and events for all ages and needs. The library is located within the Hanover Civic Centre, the cultural and information centre of our town.
During the summer months we employ Summer Program Assistants who help engage our kids in educational programming, challenges and contests. These student assistants will also work with staff on local festivals, events, and workshops highlighting literacy, arts, and First Nations heritage and culture.
Working hours for the Program Assistant will be primarily week days between 9 and 3 however, shifts may include the occasional evening or weekend.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Assist the Children and Youth Services Librarian with the annual Summer Reading Club, providing a variety of programming, literacy-based activities and reading support for children and youth.
• Work directly with children and families, helping them take part in literacy activities, select books and track their reading.
• Assist in planning for, and running a variety of events for families.
• Help arrange and run local cultural events and workshops.
• Develop and implement contests and challenges to help keep kids engaged over the summer months.
• Teach technology skills, like how to use smart devices with different operating systems, to library users including youth and seniors.
• Create and assist with distribution of ‘take-home’ materials to extend online and in-house activities.

Our preferred candidate:

• Must enjoy, and have experience working with children.
• Must have excellent computer skills; be familiar with internet services, smart devices and social media platforms; be comfortable communicating online and creating online media content.
• Must be able to plan for and implement a variety of programs for children of all ages.
• Must be patient, calm, confident, creative, and able to communicate well and teach people of all ages.
• Must possess good time management and organizational skills.
• Should be working towards a qualification in library services, early childhood education, teaching or a related field.
• Some graphic design talent would be an asset.
• Ability to work as part of a team is valuable.
• A clean police vulnerable sector check is required.

The candidate MUST be: (As required by Young Canada Works)

• A Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada
• Legally entitled to work in Canada
• Between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of employment
• Willing to commit to the full duration of the work assignment
• Not have another full-time job (over 30 hours a week) while employed with YCW
• Have been a full-time student (as defined by your educational institution) in the semester preceding the YCW job
• Intend to return to full-time studies in the semester following the YCW job
• Registered online with YCW

Position:

Duration – 12 weeks; flexible; mid June to end of August

Hours – average 30 per week, must be willing to work occasional evening and weekend hours if necessary

Pay Rate – $ 19.37 /hour

This position’s duration may vary, subject to grant funding confirmation.

Please apply BY end of day, Friday April 18th 2025 to:

Attention: Carolyn Caskanette
Hanover Public Library, 451 10th Ave, Hanover ON N4N 2P1
Tel: 519-364-1420 Email: ccaskanette@hanover.ca
Fax: 519-364-1747 Web: www.hanoverlibrary.ca

EDI statement: The Hanover Public Library is an equal opportunity employer and we support a diverse and inclusive workforce. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, we will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities.

Job Opportunity -Customer Service Assistant, part-time

Hanover Public Library seeks someone with a passion for helping people to join our team, starting May 2025. This is an exciting, rewarding, sociable and varied job. Part-time, flexible hours.

We need someone with a welcoming and friendly personality, preferably with some library or transferable experience.  You will need to connect with our Hanover community, with excellent customer service skills; effective oral and written communication in English; great literacy and numeracy skills, and the ability to master a variety of automated systems, apps and software.  You should have patience with people, the ability to manage multiple tasks and interactions at once, an aptitude for detailed work, and discretion to hold in confidence information relating to patrons, volunteers, staff and library business.

This position is responsible for staffing the Library Circulation and Information desk. Duties include answering questions; helping people find what they need; using the catalogue system to find requested items and for checking materials out and back in; booking appointments, handling money; operating a cash register, copier and fax machine; communicating in person, by phone and email; gathering statistics; and repairing, processing and reshelving library materials. This will include providing basic computer support for the public using our computers or their own devices in the library. A full job description may be obtained at https://hanoverlibrary.ca, or by contacting Carolyn Caskanette at 519-364-1420 or ccaskanette@hanover.ca

Hours: Varying shifts of 4 or more hours, average 10 – 18 hours weekly. Shifts include a mix of days, evenings and weekends.

Wage: Hourly. Starting level $19.37. (Town of Hanover salary grid, Grade 3.)

Duration: Permanent beginning with a 6 month contract.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills:

• Library or transferable retail/public service experience
• High School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, some post-secondary is an asset
• Customer Service experience in face to face reception / retail / library work
• Familiarity with public library services and procedures is an asset
• Excellent literacy and numeracy skills with a wide range of reading interests
• Competent with Windows, Microsoft Office, Internet, social networks and email
• Computer skills sufficient to learn the library Koha ILS system and other apps
• Can provide a satisfactory police Vulnerable Sector Check
• Strong communication skills and excellent customer service skills
• Respect for confidentiality
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Self-motivation and ability to exercise independent judgment
• Ability to interact well with people of all ages and work collaboratively in a team

Full job description

Applications:

Please submit a complete resume and cover letter relating to the required skills, preferably by email, to be received no later than 9:00 p.m. Thursday April 24, 2024.

Carolyn Caskanette

(C.E.O./ Chief Librarian)

Email: ccaskanette@hanover.ca

Hanover Public Library

451 10th Avenue, Hanover, Ontario N4N 2P1

The Hanover Public Library is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity in the workplace. The library will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. Applicants selected for interview must make their accessibility needs known in advance to ensure your equal participation. All personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and will be used solely for candidate selection. We thank each applicant for their interest. However, only candidates selected for interview will be contacted.

Territory Acknowledgement

We wish to acknowledge and honour the land upon which this library stands as the historic and Traditional Territory of the Anishinabek Nation. We recognize and thank The People of the Three Fires, known as Ojibway, Odawa, and Pottawatomie Nations. And further give thanks to the Chippewas of Saugeen, and the Chippewas of Nawash, known collectively as the Saugeen Ojibway Nation.

Learning about treaties & how they continue to shape the province today is an important part of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. Read more about the history of treaties in The Saugeen Ojibway Nation at: https://www.saugeenojibwaynation.ca/resources

In recognition that municipal boundaries are an ongoing colonial construct that ignores First Nations traditional territories, First Nations people with a status card or band membership of a local First Nation, and who are living in the traditional Saugeen Ojibway Nation lands, including Treaty 45 1/2, will be entitled to free library membership. In the spirit of original treaties, the library shall share its resources with mutual respect. The Hanover Public Library will continue to provide books and materials by First Nations and Indigenous authors in its collection. 

These actions are a part of the Hanover Public Library’s mission as a welcoming and upbeat community hub that fosters lifelong learning.

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Hanover Public Library is launching a new technology service with the help of local Hanover business, Electrical Contacts Limited.

You can now “borrow the internet” with your library card! The library has purchased 6 Kajeet SmartSpots to lend to library members who may not have internet at home or lack reliable broadband internet.

The Kajeet SmartSpot is a portable wireless hotspot that you can borrow from the Library. It can provide free internet access using the Bell or Rogers cellular network to Wi-Fi enabled smartphones, tablets, and PCs. They are perfect for you to use at home, away, or on-the-go anywhere in Ontario!

Library customers just need a Wi-Fi-ready device, such as a smartphone, tablet, or laptop to use this electronic device.

What is a SmartSpot?

A SmartSpot is a small portable device that connects your laptops, smartphones, tablets or other wireless-capable devices to the internet through a mobile phone network. Just as you can use the wireless network in the library, you can now carry that connection with you to access the internet on the go. The Kajeet SmartSpot comes in a kit. The kit includes a SmartSpot, a charging cable and power adaptor along with instructions for connecting and troubleshooting.

What Can I do with a SmartSpot?

Connect multiple devices to the internet, wherever you are! Work, learn or communicate online.

Where will it work? Anywhere in Ontario that is covered by the Bell or Rogers cellular network. So you can use it in the park, at the cottage, while you travel or at home.

Borrowing and returning

Loan Period: 14 Days

Holds: Allowed

Renewals: Not allowed

Eligibility: Full library membership in good standing. An adult must sign the User Agreement.

Borrowing & returning: In person – You must sign the Kajeet SmartSpot User Agreement at checkout. Please do not place SmartSpots in the book drop. We ask that you return the SmartSpot kit in good condition, fully charged, and give it directly to staff to prevent damage.

Overdue and replacement fees

Overdue fees: $1.00 per day to a maximum of $200.00; Data is turned off the day after the SmartSpot is due.

Replacement charges for lost or damaged items:

• SmartSpot: $200.00 (Other parts: up to $50.00)

Borrower Responsibilities

Please remember that data usage is shared – be considerate in your choice of activities. Each of these activities uses approximately 1 GB of data.

• Browse the web for about 12 hours or 600 webpages
• Read about 2000 email messages
• Meet in Zoom at 720p with a group for 1 hour
• Listen to or watch about:
  • 30 minutes to 2 hours of video depending on its quality OR
  • 35 eBooks / 3 audiobooks from Libby OR
  • 1 hour of YouTube at 720p OR
  • 15 hours of online radio or podcasts

As you can see, using the devices for audio/visual entertainment will use the Library’s shared data pool and your portion of it very quickly.

In borrowing the SmartSpot, you are acknowledging that you have read, understood and agreed to all of the terms in the Kajeet SmartSpot User Agreement.

Thank You Electrical Contacts Limited

This new service has been made possible by a very generous donation from Electrical Contacts Limited. ECL, a long standing Hanover business is truly invested in supporting our library and our community. ECL has previously donated to our library at our 2018 Art Gala as a Gold level sponsor, and in 2020 when we were unable to run our regular book sale fundraiser. We would not be able to provide this new service without their support. Thank you so much ECL for your donation!  

Library’s Service Model Study Presented to Hanover Council

As many of our library members are aware, the space of our facility designed in 1995 is struggling to keep up with the demands of our 2016 community. Hanover is one of the few municipalities in the region that is growing; and it serves as the hub for a large area around Hanover proper.  We do a great deal of educational programs and events now, as is expected of modern public libraries. These are vital community services, but they take space, and space is what we don’t have. The Library’s Service Model Study was made to outline these issues.

In 2015 the Library Board chose consultants Allan Avis Architects and Beth Ross and Associates to perform a Service Model and Space Needs Study, which was presented to Hanover Council on Monday, Feb. 1 2016. The study evaluates how well our facility and our services are meeting the needs of the community. The study also includes architectural drawings for some suggestions for expansion.  Paper copies of the report are available in the library, please ask staff for assistance.

The Library is currently updating it’s Space Needs Report for 2024.

Please read the report here:

Hanover Library Service Model and Space Needs Study Report