Part-Time Position-Library Assistant-Law Library

Fort Bend County • Richmond, TX

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About The Position

The part-time Library Assistant works at the Law Library, assisting full-time staff at the reference desk. The role answers legal reference questions and refers complicated or difficult questions to full-time staff. It searches catalogues, databases, and print sources to respond to patron inquiries and helps patrons use public computers to access the public catalogue. The assistant also uses the Fort Bend County Records website to access the internet and databases and collects printing fees.

Additional duties include maintaining the law library shelf list, completing shelf-reading and shelving to keep materials in order, processing books, and performing other assigned library duties. The employee attends reference training and other educational programs as available and regularly studies the databases, reference links, and legal reference-book collection to stay familiar with the library's information resources. The position requires evening and weekend hours and the ability to bend, stoop, reach, and lift up to 10 pounds of library materials.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent and two years of college.
• Typing and keyboarding skills.
• Computer skills involving internet use and database searching.
• Good communication skills and ability to interact easily with staff and the public.
• Ability to bend, stoop, reach, and lift up to 10 pounds of library materials.
• Availability to work evenings and weekends.

Nice To Haves

• Relevant library or legal experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist full-time staff at the library's reference desk.
• Answer legal reference questions and refer complicated or difficult questions to full-time staff.
• Search catalogues, databases, and print sources to answer patron inquiries.
• Help patrons use public computers to access the public catalogue.
• Use the Fort Bend County Records website to access the internet and databases.
• Collect fees for printing.
• Help maintain the law library shelf list and perform other library duties as required.
• Complete assigned shelf-reading and shelving duties to keep shelves in order.
• Process books and perform other assigned duties.
• Attend reference training and other educational programs as available.
• Regularly study the databases, reference links, and legal reference-book collection to remain familiar with the library's information resources.

Benefits

• Membership in the Texas County District Retirement System (TCDRS) for full-time and part-time employees.
• A wide range of benefits for full-time employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree