Student Circulation Assistant- Music & Dance Library

Position Overview

The Thomas Gorton Music and Dance Library, located on the second floor of Murphy Hall (Room 240), contains more than 100,000 scores, books, sound recordings, videos, microforms and serials, making it one of the leading music collections in the Great Plains region. The library opened in June 2000 and is named for Thomas Gorton, who served as dean of the School of Fine Arts from 1950 - 1975 and KU professor of music history from 1975 until his retirement in 1977.

Job Description

• Provide helpful and friendly assistance to library users in a variety of ways including in-person, telephone, and by email (20%)
• Check out and return books, periodicals, and other library materials (20%)
• Perform a variety of collection maintenance duties including shelving and lifting (15%)
• Make referrals to library faculty and staff when appropriate (10%)
• Answer library user questions and provide general information, directional guidance, and referrals to University sources using appropriate library resources and the Internet (10%)
• Aid users with and maintain library equipment (10%)
• Work independently of supervision when necessary (5%)

Required Qualifications

• Experience working in a team environment, as evidenced by application materials (20%)
• Education in music, dance, or theater, as evidenced by application materials (20%)
• Previous work experience requiring customer service to library users, as evidenced by application materials (10%)
• Public service work and/or volunteer experience, as evidenced by application materials (10%)
• Library work experience and/or familiarity with KU Libraries as a user, as evidenced by application materials (10%)
• Computer and research skills with Voyager library system, database and web-searching and word processing, as evidenced by application materials (10%)
• Work study eligibility (10%)
• Availability to work all year including breaks (10%)
• Coursework or work experience demonstrating knowledge of the Library of Congress classification system, as evidenced by application materials (10%)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a team environment, as evidenced by application materials (20%)
• Previous work experience requiring customer service to library users, as evidenced by application materials (10%)
• Public service work and/or volunteer experience, as evidenced by application materials (10%)
• Library work experience and/or familiarity with KU Libraries as a user, as evidenced by application materials (10%)
• Computer and research skills with Voyager library system, database and web-searching and word processing, as evidenced by application materials (10%)
• Coursework or work experience demonstrating knowledge of the Library of Congress classification system, as evidenced by application materials (10%)

Position Requirements

• Enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours during the semester term of the appointment (60%)
• Enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester or enrolled in summer session or admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester (60%)
• Must maintain assigned work schedule (20%)
• Must commit to ongoing training in addition to work schedule (20%)
• Must be able to maneuver heavy book truck (50 lbs. or more) with or without accommodation (20%)

Employment Conditions

• Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR (20%)
• This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently (20%)
• Must maintain assigned work schedule (20%)
• Must commit to ongoing training in addition to work schedule (20%)
• Must be able to maneuver heavy book truck (50 lbs. or more) with or without accommodation (20%)

Additional Candidate Instructions

In addition to the online application, the following documents are required to be considered for this position:

• Cover letter
• Resume

Contact Information to Applicants

Advertised Salary Range: $11.00 per hour

Anticipated Start Date

Monday August 10, 2026