Full-time Employment
All full-time jobs available at E.Y. Berry Library-Learning
Center are notified through the Personnel department
of Black Hills State University. Visit BHSU
Personnel department's website to find out current
open positions available at the library. Please follow
the directions given with the job notification in
order to apply for an open position. Contact the BHSU Personnel department at (605) 642-6549
for further help.
Workstudy
Employment (Federal Workstudy program for BHSU
students)
E.Y. Berry Library-Learning Center employs dozens
of BHSU students every year under the Federal Workstudy
Program. This opportunity provides students practical
skills and extra income. Please read the following
FAQs for more information. If you need further assistance,
please contact Scott Ahola, Acquisitions Librarian at (605)
642-6359.
Are there any specific qualifications
necessary for employment?
Students must be eligible and have been awarded
Federal Workstudy.
Are there any library workstudy positions
open for students without Federal Workstudy?
The library has four positions that do not require
a Federal Workstudy award.
What types of workstudy positions are
available in the library?
The library has a wide variety of workstudy positions
ranging from public service to clerical or Web/digital
technology. In our Circulation Department, students
work with the public checking material in and
out, as well as reshelve books, and maintain the
order of the shelves. In our Special Collections
area, students retrieve material for use within
the library, and work with our noncirculating
collections. In our Cataloging area, students
primarily assist with the processing of new material.
In our Curriculum, Government Documents and Periodicals
areas, students shelve material and maintain those
collections respectively. In our Digital Technology
areas, students assist with the maintenance of
the library website.
How many workstudy positions are available
in the library?
The library hires between 35 and 40 students each
academic semester.
Where are application forms available
for library workstudy positions?
The application forms are available on this web
page or in the Acquisitions Office in the library.
All forms should be turned in to the Acquisitions
Office of the library.
Download
Workstudy Employment Application (size: 54 KB)
Download INS I-9 Form (size: 245 KB)
Download
W-4 Form, 2004 (size: 53 KB)
