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The New York Public Library

$43K/yr

The Access Services team partners with the Research Collections and Preservation Consortium (ReCAP ... Library Technical Assistants process users' requests for materials housed in the Milstein Research ...

University of Kansas

Library Assistant

Lawrence, KS · On-site

The Library Assistant will sort through the collections, inventory, enter data, scan records, as ... This position is based in a public library setting and supports the preservation and accessibility ...

The Hollister Group

Library Assistant

Quincy, MA · On-site

$30/hr

As a Library Assistant, you'll play a vital part in organizing, preparing, and packaging materials ... Familiarity with micrographics, digital reformatting, and preservation techniques * Competence with ...

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Library Assistant

Wallingford, CT • On-site

Choate Rosemary Hall
Education Programs Administration • 201 - 500 employees
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Full-time

Re-posted 13 days ago

Job description

POSITION PURPOSE:

The Library Assistant's primary role is to support the mission of the Library by providing assistance to students, teachers and other library users. The role will assist the Faculty Librarians in all aspects of library operations, including supervision of ASK US desk, various clerical and administrative duties and assist with classes and/or programed instruction.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  • Participates in the staff duty rotation at the service desk and is responsible for providing exemplary customer service for students, faculty, staff and visitors
  • Assists students and other patrons in locating and using materials and online resources in the library by answering questions, gathering materials, demonstrating use of equipment and software
  • Maintains the library collection; includes shelving and shifting books, adding and withdrawing books, deleting eBooks from database as needed, mending and repairing books and assisting with inventory.
  • Maintains a clean, orderly and attractive library environment
  • Circulates library materials; includes checking materials in and out, sending overdue announcements and maintain overdue records
  • Supervises students in Library Work Crew program
  • Participates in large scale projects such as weeding and stack maintenance under the direction of various faculty librarian project managers
  • Processes, maintains and weeds the periodical/newspaper collection following established policies and procedures
  • Covers book jackets and repairs library materials as needed to preserve and keep them in the collection or flags those items for re-order if needed
  • Generates book plates as needed for collection items following established policies and procedures
  • Assists Librarians with the promotion and display of new resources to enhance and market the Library resources and spaces
  • Assists Librarians with class instruction as needed (demonstrating navigation of library site and databases)
  • Encourage reading for pleasure and the enjoyment of reading by being an active reader
  • Assist with ordering (books, supplies, etc) and managing credit card statements
  • Work with and provide basic troubleshooting for technology resources in the library, such as vinyl cutter, laptops, iPad, cameras, microphones, adapters and other audio/video resources
  • Keeps the library running effectively when a faculty librarian is not present
  • Monitors' students, handles discipline problems, and responds to patrons' needs.
  • Assist with photocopying, scanning, printing, uploading data Open or close the library according to procedures
  • Participate in training as required
  • Available to assist with other projects as needed

SECONDARY DUTIES

  • Available to assist Archivist on projects as needed

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