Part-Time Position-Library Assistant-Law Library

Fort Bend County • Richmond, TX

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About The Position

The Library Assistant supports full-time staff at the law library’s reference desk and helps patrons find and use legal information. The role includes answering legal reference questions and referring complicated or difficult questions to full-time staff; searching the catalog, databases, and print sources; helping patrons use public computers to access the public catalog; using the Fort Bend County Records website to access the internet and databases; and collecting 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 tasks. The assistant is expected to attend reference training and other educational programs as available, and regularly study the library’s databases, reference links, and legal reference collection to stay familiar with its information resources. The position requires evening and weekend hours.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent and two years of college.
• Typing and keyboarding skills.
• Computer skills, including use of the internet 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 evening and weekend hours.

Nice To Haves

• Relevant library or legal experience is 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 the catalog, databases, and print sources to answer patron inquiries.
• Help patrons use public computers to access the public catalog.
• 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.
• Complete book processing and other assigned duties.
• Attend reference training and other educational programs as available.
• Regularly study the databases, reference links, and legal reference-book collection to maintain familiarity with library information resources.

Benefits

• All full-time and part-time employees are members of the Texas County District Retirement System (TCDRS).
• Full-time employees receive a wide range of benefits.

What This Job Offers

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