Library Assistant (Adult Services, Part-Time)

City of Colleyville•Colleyville, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, the Library Assistant is responsible for assisting in planning and creating activities to engage and promote library services to patrons, assisting with research, providing customer assistance in locating materials and utilizing computerized catalogs, participating in acquisition, special handling, and discarding of library materials, assisting with library programming, preparing statistics and reports, working with volunteers and maintaining records and databases, and providing information. Provides efficient and courteous customer service and responds to questions and/or complaints as appropriate. Provides efficient and courteous customer assistance including researching and responding to inquiries for information or assistance with library materials, computers and/or equipment or programs. Reviews and updates program/service materials and computers to maintain usability. Performs opening and/or closing procedures of library; processes hold requests and interlibrary loans and enforces policies and procedures of library. Maintains library materials by shelving books, shelf reading, and straightening shelves as needed. Assists with preparing and maintaining records, statistics, reports, brochures, display materials and/or other library resources. Interacts professionally and respectfully with the public, coworkers and others in the course of daily work. Regular and timely attendance are required for this position. When assigned to Adult Services, additional duties may include: Provides efficient and courteous customer assistance including researching and responding to inquiries on reader’s advisory, assisting with set up of digital materials on personal devices and assisting with other library resources. Assists with processing incoming and outgoing interlibrary loan materials. Researches and purchases items in support of library operations. Researches, plans and creates engaging programs for teens and or adults. Assist in creating physical and digital promotional materials for the Adult Services area.

Requirements

Associate's Degree in Education or related field
Two (2) years of Library or Literacy program related experience
Possession of any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the essential functions of the job
Valid State of Texas Driver's License

Responsibilities

Assisting in planning and creating activities to engage and promote library services to patrons
Assisting with research
Providing customer assistance in locating materials and utilizing computerized catalogs
Participating in acquisition, special handling, and discarding of library materials
Assisting with library programming
Preparing statistics and reports
Working with volunteers and maintaining records and databases
Providing information
Responding to questions and/or complaints
Assisting with library materials, computers and/or equipment or programs
Reviewing and updating program/service materials and computers
Performing opening and/or closing procedures of library
Processing hold requests and interlibrary loans
Enforcing policies and procedures of library
Maintaining library materials by shelving books, shelf reading, and straightening shelves
Preparing and maintaining records, statistics, reports, brochures, display materials and/or other library resources
Interacting professionally and respectfully with the public, coworkers and others
Researching and responding to inquiries on reader’s advisory
Assisting with set up of digital materials on personal devices
Assisting with other library resources
Processing incoming and outgoing interlibrary loan materials
Researching and purchasing items in support of library operations
Researching, planning and creating engaging programs for teens and or adults
Creating physical and digital promotional materials for the Adult Services area