Library Specialist I

Texas A&M University System • College Station, TX

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About The Position

Texas A&M University Libraries is seeking a reliable, detail-oriented Library Specialist I to support collection management and library relocation projects. The role combines physical handling and movement of library materials with barcode management, cataloging support, record maintenance, and project coordination. The successful candidate will adapt to changing priorities, work independently and collaboratively, provide customer service to library patrons, and guide student workers as needed.

The position works daytime hours Monday through Friday. It involves regular physical activity, including extensive walking, pushing book carts, handling and boxing books, moving pallets, and working in narrow aisles. The employee may handle materials containing dust or microscopic mold spores. Salary is $15.85 per hour.

Requirements

• High school graduate or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• One year of library, customer service, and/or warehouse experience.
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
• Knowledge of email, word processing, spreadsheets, and complex library online resource searches and/or processing.
• Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment with shifting priorities.
• Reliable attendance.
• Excellent customer service and organizational skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to push heavy book carts and handle materials that may contain dust or microscopic mold spores.
• Flexibility to perform physical activities including working in narrow aisles, bending, reaching, stretching, stooping, lifting, and standing for extended periods.
• Ability to walk extensively.

Nice To Haves

• Forklift certification, or ability to obtain it within 60 days of employment.
• Ability to use a pallet jack.
• Ability to read and understand Library of Congress Call Number classification.
• Ability to use independent judgment.
• Knowledge of Folio or another library management system.

Responsibilities

• Duplicate and size monograph-item barcodes, affix labels, troubleshoot Zebra label printers, and replace label and ribbon rolls.
• Use Motorola scanners to enter barcodes into Excel spreadsheets for duplication and batch relocation initiatives for Folio.
• Pull, verify, and scan library materials on shelves for relocation projects.
• Construct and fill boxes with library materials for shipping; lift boxes up to chest height, push book carts, palletize boxes, and move pallets with a pallet jack or forklift.
• Assign student workers pull lists and monitor their work preprocessing items for storage.
• Answer student workers’ questions using descriptive cataloging standards and verify holdings in the JLF and Evans Library online public access catalogs; update records when needed.
• Communicate with the storage facility and the relocation coordinator at Texas A&M University Evans Library as needed.
• Use descriptive cataloging standards and interpret monograph and serial bibliographic records to ensure items sent to storage are correct.
• Assist with maintenance projects to identify, correct, update, or delete unnecessary or erroneous bibliographic, holdings, or item records in the library cataloging system.
• Refer complex problems to appropriate library staff.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, and long-term disability insurance; Texas A&M contributes to employee health and basic life premiums.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• 12–15 days of annual paid holidays.
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month.
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
• Free exercise programs and release time for health and wellness.
• Free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences and workshops.
• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while employed by Texas A&M.
• Living Well employee wellness program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED