Library Assistant, Garden Home Community Library

Garden Home Community Library Association•Tigard, OR

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About The Position

The Library Assistant supports the Garden Home and West Slope Community Libraries by providing customer service, handling circulation transactions, shelving library materials, and creating and maintaining patron accounts. The role serves as a primary public contact at the circulation desk, assists library users with questions and equipment, and helps keep the library organized and operating smoothly. The position reports to the Garden Home Library Supervisor. A pre-employment background check is required. This is a part-time position for 12 hours per week, scheduled Tuesday and Saturday or Friday and Saturday, with the exact schedule to be determined. Occasional opportunities to pick up additional shifts may be available. Starting pay is $21.90 per hour. Benefits include prorated vacation, holiday, and sick leave, and an optional Simple IRA retirement plan with a 3% employer match. The application deadline is Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.

Requirements

Experience working directly with the public in a library or other setting.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, customer service, and time management skills.
Ability to read, write, and understand English.
Knowledge of office practices and procedures, arithmetic, alpha/numeric sorting methods, and information-gathering techniques.
Knowledge of, or ability to learn, the Dewey Decimal Classification System and an integrated library computer system.
Manual dexterity and coordination.
Ability to operate standard library and office equipment.
Physical ability to perform repetitive hand and arm motions; see; stand, bend, kneel, and stoop; and reach and manipulate objects.
Ability to lift and move materials weighing up to 10 pounds regularly, push loaded book carts frequently, and lift up to 40 pounds occasionally.
Ability to sit for prolonged periods at a desk and work on a computer.
Successful completion of a pre-employment background check.

Nice To Haves

Fluency in multiple languages.

Responsibilities

Serve as a primary public contact at the circulation desk, answer telephones, and respond to public inquiries about library use and materials.
Provide courteous, compassionate, and respectful customer service to patrons and library staff.
Shelve books and other library materials, search shelves for items, and route materials to other libraries.
Use the Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) automated system and stay informed about changes to it.
Register new borrowers, maintain patron records, and communicate library policies and services.
Check library materials in and out; sort returned materials for re-shelving or reserve shelves; and review materials for damage according to established policies and procedures.
Assist library users with questions and explain and assist with the use of library facilities and equipment, including public computers.
Assist with opening and closing the library and keep it tidy and organized.
Check work email and other communication tools regularly to stay informed about operational changes.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.