LIBRARY PAGE (Vacancies Systemwide)

About the role

Chicago Public Library – Library Operations & Patron Experience seeks to fill 31 positions. The role is open to the public and current City of Chicago employees covered under AFSCME bargaining units 1, 3, 4 & 5. Duties include shelving materials, assisting patrons, maintaining order, processing library cards, and performing routine clerical tasks.

Responsibilities

• Places books on shelves in accordance with alphabetical and/or numerical classification systems.
• Locates materials on library shelves and delivers to patrons.
• Inspects shelves to ensure books are correctly shelved by call number and neatly arranged.
• Pulls and relocates improperly shelved books.
• Put the reading room desks and displays in proper order.
• Packs and unpacks library materials.
• Answers telephone, takes messages, and refers callers to appropriate parties.
• Charges and discharges library materials using a personal computer and the automated circulation system.
• Processes applications for library cards by entering patron data into computer terminals.
• Retrieves books from book drops, loads books onto carts or gurneys and transports them to designated library sections for processing.
• Performs other routine clerical duties, as required.

Requirements

Willingness and ability to perform the duties of the job; completion of a Willing and Able Questionnaire; must pass all pre‑employment exams prior to appointment. Physical day‑to‑day responsibilities may include pushing carts on wheels, lifting and carrying library materials, standing for extended periods, bending, stretching, twisting, reaching, and climbing staircases, ladders or step stools.

Qualifications

Selection involves an interview that includes a written exercise and/or skills assessment test. Candidates are selected based on the oral and written parts of the interview; successful bidders are hired in seniority order per the collective bargaining agreement.

Skills

• Experience working or volunteering in a library.
• Bookstore/retail/customer service experience.
• Currently a student majoring in Library Science.
• Knowledge of alphabetical and numeric filing systems.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Bilingual proficiency (a plus).

Pay

Starting salary: $17.70 per hour.

Schedule

• Two days off per week.
• Required to work some evenings and weekends.
• 80 hours per month to be scheduled during normal unit hours.