Day-Time Library Services Student Worker – Seminary – 2026/27

Seton Hall University, New Jersey•South Orange, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a work-study position for a Day-Time Library Services Student Worker at the Seminary Library. The worker must be available to work a four-hour block of time on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays, anytime between 9 AM and 5 PM. Tasks include answering the phone, typing, running errands, stamping new books, staffing the circulation desk, and organizing books for shelving. Specific duties will be assigned by the supervisor and require reporting back upon completion. Daily tasks include reading shelves in various sections (Reference, BX, C to Z), checking in with Stella Wilkins for additional tasks, transporting library materials to and from the Cataloging Department of the Walsh Library, stamping new books, rearranging new books by Library of Congress Classification number, and managing the circulation desk. At the circulation desk, responsibilities include monitoring library admission, assisting patrons with check-ins/outs, collecting fines, and sending overdue notices. Workers are also expected to report computer difficulties to Library Assistant Andrew Brenycz. Those with familiarity with library resources and research skills may assist patrons with locating materials or research topics, otherwise, Stella Wilkins is the expert.

Requirements

Knowledge of Access Policy
Must be available to work on either/or Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, from 9 AM - 5 PM
Ability to work a four-hour block of time, anytime between 9 AM and 5 PM

Nice To Haves

Well acquainted with the library's resources
Research skills

Responsibilities

Be available to work a four-hour block of time on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays, between 9 AM and 5 PM
Answer the phone
Perform typing tasks
Go on errands
Stamp new books with the seminary library's official stamp
Sit at the circulation desk
Put books in order on library cart for shelving
Report back to the supervisor after completing specific duties
Read the shelves in the Reference Section of the Reading Room (on Monday)
Read the shelves in the BX section (dogmatic and moral theology, canon law) (on Tuesday)
Read the shelves in the C to Z section (on Wednesday)
Check in with Stella Wilkins for daily tasks after reading shelves
Push a cart of library materials to the Cataloging Department of the Walsh Library
Bring a cart to the Cataloging Department to pick up and bring back catalogued materials (e.g., new books)
Rearrange a cart of new books according to their Library of Congress Classification number
Monitor who is admitted to the library at the circulation desk
Help library patrons with checking in or out library materials
Collect fines for materials returned beyond their due date
Send over-due notices
Bring library patron difficulties with computers to the attention of Library Assistant Andrew Brenycz
Assist patrons not familiar with the location of materials or having difficulty researching a topic (if well acquainted with library resources and research skills)