Library Assistant Jobs in Appleton, WI (NOW HIRING)

The Library Assistant I conducts the day-to-day business of the Kimberly Public Library. Primarily, it is the responsibility of the Library Assistant I to provide friendly and helpful service to library patrons through personable interaction and efficient application of circulation processes. The Library Assistant I is supervised by the Library Director. The available Library Assistant I position is a permanent part-time position working approximately 15 hours per week. The ideal applicant will be able to work a regular schedule of hours and have flexibility to act as a substitute to fill in additional hours as needed to cover open shifts.

Specific duties include:

• Using Polaris Integrated Library System (ILS) to conduct library business
• Checking materials in and out
• Registering new library patrons and maintaining the patron database
• Administering charges and payments on patron accounts
• Placing holds for materials on behalf of patrons
• Preparing materials for delivery to other libraries and processing materials received from other libraries for local patrons
• Responding to daily and monthly ILS reports

Assisting with the maintenance and development of library collections:

• Processing new library materials of all formats and maintaining database of collections
• Shelving library materials and helping to maintain order of the collections
• Recommending materials for purchase
• Assisting with the maintenance of items in the collection via regular examination, weeding, cleaning, and mending of damaged materials
• Evaluating donated materials for inclusion in the library collections or for addition to the ongoing book sale
• Inventorying collections and maintaining orderly stacks through cleaning and shelf-reading as time allows

Providing assistance in the use of the library and its resources by the public:

• Answering reference questions, assisting patrons with finding desired materials, providing readers' advisory assistance, as needed
• Requesting materials via interlibrary loan for items not found in InfoSoup; responding to requests for our materials from libraries outside of InfoSoup
• Assisting patrons with basic use of InfoSoup, public Internet computers, and SAM sign-up computers
• Maintaining lists of best sellers; preparing bibliographies and lists of materials, and recommending reading selections as needed
• Actively contributing to the creation of positive relationships with the public, advocating library services and programs, and interacting with colleagues and the community to endorse good public relations that affirm the library's image as a valuable and meaningful cornerstone of the community

Other duties as assigned or required, including, but not limited to:

• Assisting with library programs as needed
• Assisting with the collection of library use and programming statistics
• Assisting with library displays of materials and community collections
• Assisting with special projects as assigned by the Library Director
• Participating in regular staff meetings and other training opportunities as assigned by the Library Director

Desirable background:

• Knowledge of computers and ability to use the library's online card catalog to locate books
• Experience working or volunteering with people, especially young children
• Ability to speak Spanish

Requirements:

• Some High School
• Knowledge of computers, word processing, spreadsheets, and electronic information resources including the Internet
• Ability to follow detailed instructions; ability to interpret and apply technical instructions
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
• Ability to work independently, organize and prioritize work, and respond to varied/changing work demands
• Ability to sustain prolonged visual concentration and keyboarding activity
• Ability to maintain and foster cooperative and courteous working relationships with the public, peers, Library Director, and staff of other InfoSoup libraries
• Ability to bend, stretch, lift and carry 30 pounds and maneuver a fully loaded book cart
• Ability to work a variety of shifts between the hours of 8am and 6pm Monday through Fridays and one Saturday rotation of 9am-1pm each month

This is a non-benefited position with the Village of Kimberly.