School Librarian Residencies x 4
This is a Temporary, Part Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The Vacancy
5 days (Monday 21 – Friday 25 July 2025)
Based in Edinburgh
Overview
The National Library of Scotland is offering a week-long residency for school librarians or staff who work in school libraries. This is a unique opportunity for knowledge exchange between school librarians and staff at the National Library of Scotland.
The purpose of the residency is to support your professional development, whilst also contributing to the development of the National Library of Scotland’s schools offer. Over the course of the week, we will give you an insight to the National Library and provide you with training on how to use our services and resources. As part of your placement, you will collaborate with library staff to create ideas for a new resource for school libraries. This new resource will be distributed to schools with the aim of increasing awareness of and access to the National Library’s collections and resources.
This opportunity is kindly supported by The Scottish Library and Information Council.
The opportunity
We seek interested and enthusiastic candidates who are currently working in school libraries in primary or secondary schools in Scotland to take part in a 5 day residency at the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh from Monday 21 – Friday 25 July 2025.
During the residency you will
- explore behind-the-scenes at the National Library of Scotland to meet staff, discover collections, and see how we work
- receive training in how to access and use our resources
- network with sector colleagues
- work collaboratively with a cohort to co-design a new resource for school libraries
What we are looking for
We’re looking for enthusiastic candidates who are excited for the opportunity to take part in this knowledge exchange residency. Successful candidates will have experience of working in a school library and demonstrate a working knowledge of the school library sector. You will be able to demonstrate your ability to work collaboratively with others to develop new ideas for learning and engagement within school settings.
What we can offer you
This is an opportunity to network with other school librarians and work closely with colleagues from the National Library of Scotland. We will provide a week of visits, training and creative engagement, supporting you to develop your practice and add to your expertise.
We encourage applications from people who belong to marginalised communities particularly people of colour, those from a working-class background, disabled and LGBTQ+ people.
You can contact Martha Burns Findlay, Head of Public Programmes (m.findlay@nls.uk) if you have any questions about the post.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 11 May 2025.
The role description can be found at the bottom of the page.
The National Library of Scotland
The National Library of Scotland preserves the memory of the nation with collections that span the centuries, from the earliest times to the digital age. Our collections document the influence of Scots at home and abroad, while reflecting the ideas and cultures of the world. They cover all aspects of human endeavour in multiple formats, including books, manuscripts, archives, websites, maps, music, moving image and sound.
We support education, research, business and innovation and our work enhances the reputation of Scotland as a country with a rich cultural heritage and a vibrant future. We are committed to providing easy access to our physical and digital collections and delivering services that are open and available to all. It is a place for inspiration, exploration and enjoyment, where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
There are around 320 of us working at the Library who all contribute in different ways, whether welcoming our visitors, planning our events and exhibitions, developing and caring for our collections or looking after our buildings and people.
The Benefits
For more benefit information see our staff benefits website page.
For more information on applying see our application process website page.
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