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We are an equal-opportunity employer within the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a workplace of more than 100 full-time staff members, about half of which are librarians. In addition, we employ hundreds of students each semester across three library locations. We are committed to being an inclusive organization for all employees.

Living in the Pioneer Valley 

The town of Amherst, founded in 1759, is located in the portion of the Connecticut River Valley known as the Pioneer Valley, the local name for the region which comprises the three former counties of Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin.  

Largely rural, the region is dotted with farms and orchards. The principal industry is education, with the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Amherst and Hampshire colleges, in the town of Amherst, and Mount Holyoke and Smith colleges in nearby towns. 

The Pioneer Valley is rich in outdoor recreational opportunities: downhill and cross-country skiing, hiking, skating, and fishing at numerous lakes and ponds and within many state forests and parks. Almost every town has its own facilities for golf and tennis, plus a host of gymnasiums, pools, and tracks. In addition to the university and college libraries, Amherst offers the historic Jones Library.  

There are many other sites of historic interest in this town that features old New England houses on shady tree-lined streets. Amherst was the home of Emily Dickinson, Noah Webster, Helen Hunt Jackson, Eugene Field, Henry Ward Beecher, Robert Frost, and other illustrious people. 

Amherst is less than 100 miles from Boston, 200 miles from New York City, and 30 miles from Vermont. Air service for Amherst is through Bradley International Airport, located between Springfield and Hartford; flights are available to major U.S. cities. There is a bus service from Bradley directly to the University Campus Center. The Vermonter stops daily at the Amtrak station on its run between St. Albans, Vermont and Washington, DC.