Salary: $23.70 - $28.83 Hourly
Location : Service Center, Administration, Issaquah, WA
Job Type: Regular Full-Time
Job Number: 2026-00155
Department: Collections and Access
Opening Date: 07/09/2026
Closing Date: 7/23/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
Union Represented: Yes
General Position Summary
The Library Technician I provides day-to-day operational support for the acquisition, cataloging, and processing of library materials. This role focuses on clerical and routine tasks related to maintaining the library's collections and ensuring that materials are accessible to patrons. The incumbent performs data entry and material processing, while learning and applying established procedures and tools.
About the Opportunity:
The LT1 focuses on clerical and routine tasks related to maintaining the library's collections and ensuring that materials are accessible to patrons. The incumbent performs data entry and material processing, while learning and applying established procedures and tools.
The LT1 is responsible for maintaining and circulating library materials, including researching patron-requested titles, assisting with shelving and retrieving items, checking in holds and other materials, and updating or maintaining information in collections and circulation databases. LT1s operate a range of equipment such as spine-label printers, scanners, RFID tag pads, electric cutters for repairing damaged materials, Photoshop Elements, and various printers.
The ideal candidate for this role is detail-oriented, flexible, and demonstrates a strong customer service mindset.
Required: Applicants must attach a current resume and cover letter which provides relevant work experience, education, and training as it relates to this position.
About King County Library System (KCLS):KCLS has a vision of a world where knowledge allows diverse communities to prosper and grow. In order to support this vision, we create opportunities through meaningful connections by acting as the knowledge sharing center for over 1.5 million diverse patrons, providing an unparalleled collection of library materials, resources, technology, services, and programs.
Approximately 1,000 engaged and passionate staff provide service in 50 community library locations and patron engagement using direct outreach, programs, and virtual assistance. Our service area includes cities, towns, tribal lands, and unincorporated districts of King County, with the exception of the city of Seattle.
From a 2021-2022 comprehensive Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Assessment Demographics and Language Report, of the more than 1.5 million residents who live within the KCLS service area, almost half identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC). Moreover, roughly one-third of the KCLS community speaks a language other than English as their first language.
The King County Library System values the diverse perspectives, lived experiences, and cultures of all qualified individuals. We seek applicants that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply, including BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and other people of color), immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQIA+, individuals with disabilities, veterans, etc.
KCLS welcomes reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities as an opportunity to assist qualified individuals to participate in the job application or interview process and/or perform the essential functions of the position upon hire.
Need an accommodation to apply or interview? Call (425) 369-3224 or email .
KCLS ensures equal opportunities and consideration for all job applicants, without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. KCLS does not tolerate discrimination or harassment during any stage of employment, including in recruiting, hiring, promotion, termination, leave of absence, compensation, or training.
Examples of Duties
Essential Duties
The items listed in this section are the key duties and responsibilities for this job and do not represent an exhaustive list. Our organization is dynamic and therefore duties may change based on business necessity; however, any new duties will remain within the scope of the job.
- Prepares print and non-print library materials for processing or circulation. Applies barcode and call number labels to items in the database according to established standards.
- Updates and maintains information in collections and circulation databases to ensure accuracy using predefined or template records. Adds, updates, and deletes holdings information and assigns new library materials to the owning location.
- Checks in new materials and packs outgoing shipments of library materials.
- Processes patron requests. Searches for requested titles, places holds for patrons, and notifies patrons of status of request.
- Assists with shelving, retrieving, and check-in of holds and other library materials.
- Identifies and reports needs for maintenance of equipment and work areas.
- Prepares documents and reports, including monthly statistics.
- Fulfills orders from community libraries for centrally stored supplies.
- Evaluates and mends library materials and prepares them for bindery.
- Performs clerical tasks such as filing, processing mail, and maintaining supply inventories.
Secondary Duties
- Assists others with office equipment and self check-out machines.
- Participates in vendor selection.
- Provides back-up to others within the department.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Core Competencies
Each KCLS position has job-specific competencies. These competencies describe characteristics needed for optimum performance in the position. In addition, there are organizational competencies applicable to all positions at KCLS that encompass the culture and set expectations for how work is performed.
Organizational Competencies
Manages relationships with all kinds and classes of people inclusively and equitably. Respects, values, and encourages the unique dimension each employee adds to the organization and each member of the community brings to the whole. Seeks opportunities to learn about differences.
Primarily focused on customer needs. Able to deliver high-quality, value-added services. Constantly strives to find new ways to increase customer satisfaction and understanding, foster equitable services, and forge meaningful connections.
- Ethics, Values and Judgement
Exercises best judgment, trustworthiness, and professional standards of conduct. Consistently demonstrates organization's values, moral principles, and accountability in behavior, character, and action. Defends intellectual freedom and confidentiality.
- Professional and Technical Knowledge
Demonstrates proficiency in professional and technical skills and/or knowledge in position-related areas. Purposely keeps up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise, in order to better foster personal success and connections for others.
Job-Specific Competencies
Establishes courses of action for self. Can influence others to ensure that work is efficient. Appropriately sensitive to real restraints on time and resources. Willing to take a risk.
Inspires and strives for excellence in all aspects of work including setting high standards of performance for self and others. Ensures that results are complete and accurate. Exhibits attention to detail.
Works cooperatively and productively with others to achieve goals and deliverables. Is aware of, utilizes and celebrate their own and team member's strengths and differences.
Desired Minimum Qualification
Education and Experience
The items listed below are the minimum requirements for the job and are relevant to this position. The organization values both work experience and education and realizes that individuals take different paths to acquire knowledge.
- High school diploma or GED equivalent.
- One year of library-related experience or coursework preferred.
- Any equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the necessary qualifications to successfully perform the duties of the position will be considered.
Knowledge and Skills
- Familiarity of library systems and cataloging standards (e.g., MARC).
- Working knowledge of library and office software programs and database systems (e.g., Microsoft Office, collections/circulation software).
- Model for customer service mindset and delivery.
- Responsive to demands in a proactive and effective manner.
- Flexible in an environment with many interruptions.
- Attentive to detail and accuracy of tasks at high volume within identified time parameters.
Professional Licenses and Certifications
Physical Demands & Work Environment
Physical Demands & Work Environment
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee will:
- Seldom sit throughout work shift and frequently will stand and walk.
- Frequently reach out at chest level and down with hands and arms and occasionally reach up.
- Constantly use hands in conjunction with frequent finger use. Keyboarding may be repetitive up to occasionally.
- Rotate neck up to occasionally.
- Seldom operate foot controls.
- Require extensive close work, including use of a computer monitor.
- Frequently bend, stoop, or twist at waist and occasionally squat or crouch.
- Frequently lift and carry up to 20 lbs., occasionally up to 35 lbs., and seldom up to 50 lbs. with the assistance of motorized equipment.
- Frequently push or pull carts and wheeled equipment with up to moderate force.
Work EnvironmentWork is performed in a typical office environment and in the library or a shipping area depending on work tasks. Work may occasionally be near moving mechanical parts or high-speed automated systems.
General Benefits Summary
Paid Time off
It is the policy of KCLS to grant to all part-time and full-time employees:
- Annual Leave (Vacation).
- Sick Leave
- Holidays - KCLS celebrates twelve (12) holidays each year and one (1) floating holiday. Part-time employees are eligible for holiday pay if they are scheduled to work on the day the holiday falls on.
Medical/Dental Insurance Benefits
Our health insurance plans with Kaiser/Premera/Delta Dental are offered at low premium rates to all employees working 20 or more hours per week. Employees may also purchase benefits for dependents and domestic partners.
Retirement - Public Employee Retirement System (PERS)
Employees working 20 hours per week or more are automatically enrolled in the Washington State Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) program. Both KCLS and the employee contribute toward PERS retirement benefits.
Flexible and Dependent Care Spending Accounts and Health Saving Account
Employees working 20 hours per week or more can set aside a portion of their salary on a pre-tax basis to pay for family medical and dependent care needs. KCLS provides an annual employer contribution to Health Saving Account when the employee is enrolled in a high deductible health plan.
Life and Accidental Death & Disability, Long Term Disability Insurance
All the employees working 20 hours per week or more qualify for the group term life and AD& D insurance benefits equal to one times their annual salary. Employees working 40 hours per week receive long-term disability insurance.
Optional/Voluntary Benefits
Employees working 20 hours per week or more are eligible to participate in the following voluntary benefits:
- Supplemental Term Life and AD&D Insurance
- Personal Accident Insurance
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Nationwide Pet Insurance
- Allstate Identity Theft Protection
- Student Loan Refinance
Deferred Compensation Retirement Plan (available to all KCLS Employees)
- 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan - You can supplement any other retirement benefits you may have by setting aside pre-tax dollars in this retirement savings account.
Other Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - This employer-sponsored program is a confidential service that can provide referrals to counseling, financial, legal, child care/elder care services.
- Ride-Wise - KCLS encourages you to "leave the car at home" and seek other ways to commute to work. All employees are eligible for reimbursement of 50% of your tax-free ORCA transit pass and van pool. The Guaranteed Ride Home program is also available for staff.
- Tuition Assistance - KCLS encourages employees to pursue college, associate and graduate degrees and certificate programs where such education and knowledge bring value to KCLS. Tuition assistance, as funding permits, is available to all employees.
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