Library Associate I

About the role

The Library Associate I position in Youth Services divisions of the City of Rochester is dedicated to providing paraprofessional library work. This includes utilizing complex computer programs and electronic resources. The position involves duties such as acquiring and cataloging library materials, maintaining library collections, assisting patrons, organizing and facilitating programs, and managing and directing the work of employees and volunteers.

Responsibilities

• Acquire and catalog various library materials and collections.
• Maintain divisional services and library collections.
• Work at a public desk assisting library patrons.
• Organize and facilitate library programs, classes, and activities.
• Oversight and direction of the work of employees and/or volunteers.
• Depending on assignment, responsibilities may include developing and maintaining website content.

Requirements

• Meet or exceed the library's customer service standards in all interactions with the public and staff.
• Provide readers advisory and reference services to the public at a service desk or bookmobile, using a number of different means of communication.
• Aid patrons in locating information and finding materials in the library using a variety of tools.
• Support patrons using library collections, equipment, and services including digital collections.
• Create and maintain displays.
• Manage and/or perform ordering and record-keeping on orders for all library materials.
• Manage and/or perform the checking in of newly arrived materials and see that the appropriate information is recorded in items, on computer, etc.
• Catalog assigned materials for easy access by the public.
• Maintain quality control of new items being added to the collection and revise old information as necessary to maintain consistency.
• Inventory specific collection areas as assigned by the Division Head by evaluating the condition and recommended mending, weeding or replacing of items as necessary within the context of the overall collection development policy.
• Coordinate the withdrawal of items which are damaged or no longer needed per instruction from various supervisors across the library.
• Evaluate donations for possible additions to the collection areas as assigned by the division head and within the context of the collection development policy.
• Plan, budget, promote, execute, evaluate programs that are consistent with the library and division's overall programming and outreach goals.
• Hire performers and manage contracts for library programs.
• Input public programs in the library's online programming tools and work with communications staff to help publicize the programming efforts of the Library.
• Create publicity materials such as flyers and brochures.
• Assist other library staff with programming efforts.
• Train and assist staff and the public with computer, printer, and copier related problems.
• Cookordinate and partner for library services with outside agencies.
• Assist in the maintenance of website information for the division.
• Serve on library wide and divisional committees as appropriate.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or equivalent and two years of library experience.
• An Associate's Degree and six months related experience.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job may also be considered.
• Completion of a Bachelor's degree.
• Ability to speak and/or read a language other than English.

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational and attention to detail skills.
• Effective communication and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency with computers and library software.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

The 2026 starting rate of pay is $30.58 per hour, with advancement to $38.41 per hour.

Schedule

This position requires the flexibility to regularly work evenings and weekends.