Shelver

About the role

At MidPointe Library, our mission is to enrich the community through access and experiences. We connect a curious community to our services and strive to provide a positive learning experience. You don't need library experience to become part of our shelver team – we can teach you! Located on the east side of Butler County, Ohio, MidPointe serves a vibrant, dynamic, diverse community between Cincinnati and Dayton, offering schools, entertainment, dining, sports, and cultural events.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service to patrons
• Accurately and efficiently shelve library materials back onto shelves in numerical or alphabetical order
• Shift items when necessary
• Answer customers' directional questions
• Use lists to pull books from shelves for holds and discards
• Empty and sort book drop materials, evaluating the condition of returned items
• Use conveyor belt machinery to check items in and place them on appropriate carts for shelving

Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years of age
• Prior computer experience needed
• Must be able to file numerically and alphabetically
• Must have attention to detail, be accurate, organized, and able to prioritize
• Must be able to work independently and with others
• Must be able to effectively read (including cursive), write, speak, and understand English
• Must be able to learn and carry out the job responsibilities
• Must efficiently and accurately comprehend, follow, and implement library policies and procedures
• Regular and predictable physical attendance and punctuality required
• Ability to reach from the bottom to the top of shelves and carts, and into deep bins to file and retrieve items
• Ability to move book crates that could weigh up to 75 pounds when full and book carts that could weigh up to 200+ pounds when full
• Ability to work in areas that contain cleaning odors, dust, and other possible allergens
• Sufficient manual dexterity to operate library equipment, including the conveyor belt check‑in system

Benefits

• State retirement plan
• Direct deposit
• Accrued vacation and sick time
• Paid eligible holidays
• Employee assistance plan
• More benefits

Pay

The pay range is $12.85 - $18.50 per hour, depending on experience, job skills, education, and languages spoken.

Schedule

20 hours per week with rotating schedule:

• Open Sundays, Labor Day – Memorial Day: Week 1 – Sun OFF, Mon OFF, Tue 8:00am‑1:00pm, Wed 8:00am‑1:00pm, Thu 8:00am‑1:00pm, Fri OFF, Sat 8:00am‑1:00pm; Week 2 – Sun 12:00pm‑5:00pm, Mon OFF, Tue 8:00am‑1:00pm, Wed 8:00am‑1:00pm, Thu 8:00am‑1:00pm, Fri OFF, Sat OFF
• No Sundays, Memorial Day – Labor Day: Week 1 – Sun OFF, Mon OFF, Tue 8:00am‑1:00pm, Wed 8:00am‑1:00pm, Thu 8:00am‑1:00pm, Fri OFF, Sat 8:00am‑1:00pm; Week 2 – Sun OFF, Mon OFF, Tue 8:00am‑1:00pm, Wed 8:00am‑1:00pm, Thu 8:00am‑1:00pm, Fri 8:00am‑1:00pm, Sat OFF