Resources Librarian

That's where you'll find Dubbo Regional Council and this opportunity to shape our region as our new Resources Librarian

Our people care deeply about serving and strengthening our community. We work for 55,000 residents and 1.48 million people who visit our region each year - and when you join us, you'll be part of that impact every single day. We're at the centre of huge and important environmental, economic and societal change that will ensure a more sustainable future – for the Dubbo region, New South Wales, and beyond. It doesn't get much bigger than that.

Join us as a Resources Librarian in our Macquarie Regional Library branch and develop your skills and future career.

Find purpose and impact

As the Resources Librarian at Macquarie Regional Library you will make an impact by playing a vital role in ensuring access to library resources by undertaking acquisitions, cataloguing, and classification processes. You will support the day-to-day operations of the Resources and Technology Section, maintain the integrity of the library's bibliographic database, and contribute to the development and upkeep of both physical and digital collections. The role also involves liaising with suppliers, managing serial subscriptions, and participating in team collaboration to enhance library services.

You'll make an impact by:

• Managing acquisitions and cataloguing of library resources using national and international standards.
• Maintaining and developing library collections, including digital and specialist collections, and monitoring budget expenditure.
• Overseeing serial subscriptions, including ordering, invoicing, and maintaining bibliographic records.
  Ensuring database accuracy by maintaining authority control and contributing original and copy cataloguing records.

What you'll bring

To thrive in this role, you will need:

• Degree in Library and Information Science with eligibility for professional membership of the Australian Library and Information Association.
• Experience with contemporary Library Management Systems including acquisition and cataloguing systems and processes.
• Experience in original and copy cataloguing of library resources using relevant cataloguing tools and standards
• Relevant experience in library work and sound knowledge of public library practices.
• Experienced in the use of a variety of information database systems.
• Experience using Microsoft applications, and Internet resources.
• Demonstrated well developed oral, written and interpersonal communications skills, with high level accuracy and attention to detail.

We would also love you to have:

• Experience in Serials management / cataloguing on an automated library system.
  Experience with the Spydus Library Management System.

Ready for your opportunity?

Join us, and help strengthen our community and your career.

This position offers an attractive annual salary ranging from $80,529 to $93,588 .

To find out more about this role, explore the Position Description and feel free to reach out to our Regional Library Services Coordinator on to make an enquiry.

If this role sounds like you, we would love to hear from you

Applications close 9:00am, Friday 28th November 2025

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Why Dubbo Regional Council?

At Dubbo Regional Council, you'll find a great combination. Here's what you can expect in your career with us:

• Find purpose and impact

Everything you do at Dubbo Regional Council makes a difference for so many people, in so many ways. It'll always be that way. But right here, right now, we're at the heart of some big change - and this is your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help us shape the future for communities here and beyond.

• Find personal and professional growth

You'll find so much variety here. We're doing diverse, high-impact work at scale. For you, that means plenty of opportunity to develop your skills and future career.

• Find people you can count on and a lifestyle you love

Your career matters, but so does your life outside of work. You don't have to sacrifice one for the other. Here, you'll achieve and grow in a great place to live and work, with people who truly care.

You'll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• Find a better balance - enjoy a 35-hour work week with flexible options, plus generous leave allowances.
• Make your pay go further with a variety of salary-packaging options, including Rainbow Cottage Childcare, novated vehicle leasing, self-education expenses, disability/income protection insurance, and so much more.
• Be rewarded for your impact with our annual Staff Excellence Awards and find real connection with our supportive team environment and active social club.
  Prioritise your health and wellbeing with our Fitness Passport, comprehensive Wellbeing Program, annual flu vaccination, and Employee Assistance Program for you and your family.

Dubbo Regional Council is part of Wiradjuri Country and we acknowledge all clan groups that reside within the Dubbo and Wellington Wiradjuri Nation. We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.