Librarian (Hourly)

Austin Community College District; United States; On-site; USD 33,000 - 46,000; Part time

Job summary

Austin Community College District is seeking a Librarian (Hourly) to provide reference services to students, faculty and staff across campus libraries. The role includes in-person, phone, email, and chat support and requires strong customer service and information-literacy duties.

The position offers pay at $28.70 per hour, up to 19 hours per week, with responsibilities spanning records management, collection maintenance, and cross-campus collaboration. ALA-accredited MLS is required.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited institution.
• Experience providing reference services to college, university, or high school students.
• Reliable transportation may be required for working at multiple campus locations.

Responsibilities

• Provide ACC Campus Library Services reference services to ACC students, faculty and staff, including in person, phone, email and library chat.
• Maintain records and statistics and assist with collection maintenance and information literacy support.
• Participate in reporting using reference desk software to gather student learning outcome data.

Skills

Customer service

Library principles

Schedule management

Confidentiality

Interpersonal skills

Effective communication

Education

Master's degree in Library Science (ALA-accredited)

Tools

Office software

Web resources

Wikis

Laptops

iPads

Job description

Job Posting Title

Librarian (Hourly)

Job Posting Closing Times

Austin Community College employees are required to maintain a domicile in the State of Texas while working for the college and throughout the duration of employment. – AR 4.0300.01

About Austin Community College

Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

Our Workforce Values

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
• Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.
• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Description Summary

Provides ACC Campus Library Services reference services to ACC students, faculty and staff, including in person, phone, email and library chat, as needed.

Job Description

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Provides ACC Campus Library Services reference services to ACC students, faculty and staff, including in person, phone, email and library chat. Works with other ACC Library Services and primary campus library faculty and staff, maintaining records and statistical data and, as assigned, collection maintenance, subject bibliography, information literacy support, web or wiki page maintenance, special projects, and reports. Participates in critical record keeping practices including using reference desk software designed to gather student learning outcome data.

Knowledge

• Customer service skills
• Library principles and practices in an academic setting

Skills

• Ability to maintain an established work schedule
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of constituent information
• Ability to establish and maintain effective, collegial workplace relationships
• Ability to communicate orally, in writing and electronically, in a concise and effective manner

Technology Skills

• Proficiency in using PCs, office productivity software, knowledge of electronic information resources, the Internet and wikis, laptops, iPads, and general office equipment
• Expertise with print and electronic information and reference resources in an academic environment
• Proficiency in using office productivity software, internet search tools, wikis, iPads, laptops

Preferred Work Experience

Experience providing reference services to community college, university, or high school students.

Required Education

Master's degree in Library Science from an ALA- accredited institution.

Licenses/Certifications; Other

Reliable transportation may be required for working at multiple campus locations. Employees moving among campuses may get reimbursed for travel.

Physical Requirements

• Work is routinely performed in an library environment.
• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing and pulling.
• Occasional lifting of objects up to 30 pounds.

Safety

• Work safely and follow safety rules.
• Report unsafe working conditions and behavior.
• Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.

Pay Rate

$28.70/Hour up to 19 hours per week.

Job Posting Close Date

October 2, 2026.

Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting. Austin Community College produces an Annual Security Report as required by the Clery Act. This report includes statistics from the previous three years concerning reported crime that occurred on campus; public property adjacent to and accessible from campus; and in certain non-campus buildings/property owned or controlled by ACC. The report includes institutional policies concerning campus security and other safety information. For direct access to the current Annual Security Report, visit www.austincc.edu/asr. You may obtain a hard copy by contacting the Clery Compliance Officer ([e-mail]). For an overview, see ACC's Clery Act website.

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.

Company Culture

Come and Make a Difference with Us. Working at ACC offers you an opportunity to be a part of an organization that truly believes in its mission of promoting student success and improving communities. We invite you to learn, explore and experience the many ways ACC promotes individual development and improves the overall quality of life in a vibrant, multicultural community. ACC is looking for people who value open, responsible exchange of ideas, individuals committed to integrity and exemplary standards, and candidates that value personal and professional ownership that generates accountability. ACC offers career employment opportunities as staff, administrators, full-time faculty, and adjunct faculty.

Benefits

• ACC medical benefits effective the first of the month after their first 60 days of employment.
• Medical
• Dental
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Retirement plans
• AD&D
• ACC does not participate in Social Security.
• ACC participates in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) and the Optional Retirement Program (ORP-Faculty and Administrators Only).
• Hourly employees participate in the ACC Money Purchase Plan (ACCMPP) as a retirement program required by federal law.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Austin Community College ("ACC" or "College")is an equal education and equal employment opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination in employment at the college and access to its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 and older), veteran status or military service, disability, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. This includes the prohibition of discrimination, including harassment, against any employee, applicant for employment, student, or applicant for admission. ACC will take steps to ensure that the lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all educational and vocational programs.