Adult Services Assistant

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides public service including checking library materials in and out, maintaining customer accounts in the collection of fines and fees, and registering and issuing library cards.
• Conducts reference interviews.
• Directs customers to the general location of library materials and library equipment.
• Promotes library programs and collections to customers.
• Answers inquiries of a nonprofessional nature and refers customers requiring professional assistance to branch leadership.
• Participates in planning and conducting library programs.
• Affords assistance with electronic resources and devices.
• Ensures that the calendar of programs, activities, and events for the department is maintained.
• Affords assistance in scheduling and using equipment, meeting rooms, and spaces when appropriate to the department.
• Performs basic maintenance or repair on library equipment.
• Affords assistance with collection development activities such as reading reviews, ordering library materials, and weeding collections.
• Maintains compliance with Library District, branch, and assigned department policies and procedures and explains policies and procedures to customers and staff.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Core Competencies

• MS Office suite and general computing software and equipment
• Cash register and cash handling
• General building maintenance
• Knowledge of current literature, trends, and developments, especially those pertaining to reference, reader’s advisory, and periodical services for the assigned department.
• Knowledge of basic public library principles, practices, and techniques.
• Knowledge of automated library systems, online tools and resources, and the internet.
• Ability to perform intermediate search queries.
• Ability to engage partners and generate programming.

Physical Requirements

• Although work is performed in a library setting, a limited amount of walking or standing is often necessary to carry out job duties.
• Tasks may involve frequent walking, standing, bending, reaching, stooping, and some lifting and carrying of objects of moderate weight (20-50 pounds).

Additional Information

• Sunday 9:15 AM - 6:15 PM
  Monday 11:15 AM - 8:15 PM
  Tuesday 9:15 AM - 6:15 PM
  Wednesday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
  Thursday 9:15 AM - 6:15 PM
• This schedule may be subject to change based on the needs of the Library District.