Music Librarian & Assistant Manager

Sharp Studios is committed to delivering impactful and inclusive music education for learners of all backgrounds. Our passionate instructors tailor their teaching methods to individual needs, rejecting a one‑size‑fits‑all approach. The Sharp Studios Library serves our community by preserving and lending sheet music, repertoire books, textbooks, and student instruments with a library card membership. We also provide reservable rehearsal spaces and a consignment service for rare and vintage musical pieces.

At Sharp Studios, we stick to our values. We are…

• Anti‑AI
• Woman‑owned
• Disabled‑owned
• Inclusive
• Anti‑harassment
• Respectful of your professional insight
• Respectful of your personal time
• NOT a family, but…
• Friendly with healthy boundaries

This is a part‑time on‑site position for a Music Librarian & Assistant Store Manager at Sharp Studios in Frederick, MD (Urbana). The Music Librarian will oversee the lending and organization of the library's music collection and ensure its accessibility for the community. Responsibilities include cataloging new sheet music, repertoire, and materials, assisting patrons with library services, and keeping library card information up‑to‑date.

Additionally, you will be assisting customers with scheduling consultations & lesson subscriptions, facilitating consignment sales, and ensuring everyone attending the library is safe and well‑mannered.

• Proven management experience, with or without a former "manager" title
• Strong performance ability in at least one musical instrument (including voice)
• Ability to read sheet music preferred
• Excellent organizational and cataloging skills with attention to detail
• Confidence & poise when interacting with customers
• High School Diploma
• Experience working in a library or music‑related setting is a plus
• Strong aptitude for rule‑enforcement (Shhhh! This is a library!)
• Passion for music and supporting community access to educational resources
• Free employee library card—borrow anything from the library at no extra cost.
• Downtime freedom—work on a project, essay, artwork, songwriting, knitting, or whatever your heart pleases when you have downtime. We prefer laptops over phones for surfing the web.
• Continuing education reimbursement—Get reimbursed for approved FCC courses in business, music education, and recording technology.
• Sensory‑friendly environment. No big light! We prefer lamps, soft music, and subtle deodorizers for our workplace.
• Accommodation‑friendly. Our owner is a service dog handler, so we are WELL aware of the struggles that come with requesting accommodations.
• Walk‑able township:
  We are within walking distance of Giant, McDonald's, Starbucks, Waffle House, and 7‑11