Library Technician

City of San Diego; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bilingual pay

Job summary

City of San Diego seeks a Library Technician to perform copy cataloging, data entry, and maintenance of bibliographic and item records in a fast-paced municipal library system.

The role involves training staff in cataloging procedures and may include evenings or weekends based on staffing needs; bilingual skills may be valued. Applicants should meet formal education and experience requirements and be able to work at a computer workstation for long periods.

Qualifications

• One year of full-time experience as a Library Assistant II with the City of San Diego.
• Eighteen months of full-time experience performing customer service and clerical duties with a government jurisdiction or college/university library, including issuing cards, providing service, checking materials in/out, ordering, receiving, and entering cataloging data.
• Successful completion of 45 semester/68 quarter college-level units.
• A combination of experience and education equaling 2700 hours.

Responsibilities

• Perform copy cataloging of library materials using basic cataloging principles.
• Search, edit, and enter information into bibliographic and item records.
• Maintain item records and perform database maintenance.
• Cross-check work and train staff in cataloging procedures.

Skills

Customer service

Clerical duties

Data entry

Library cataloging

Education

45 semester/68 quarter units

2700 hours experience

One year Library Assistant II experience

18 months government/library customer service experience

Tools

Automated cataloging systems

Job description

See NOTE(S) below for future wage increases and/or additional compensation opportunities.

Library Technician positions perform copy cataloging of library materials applying basic international, national, and local cataloging principles and practices; search, select, edit, and enter information into bibliographic and item records; perform database maintenance activities, including adding item level holding information, updating and correcting item records, and performing item transfers and changes; cross-check the work of other Cataloging Section staff members; and train staff in cataloging procedures; and perform other duties as assigned.

NOTES:

• Employees in job classifications represented by Municipal Employees Association (MEA) are scheduled to receive the following general wage increases:
  • 3.5% effective 7/1/27
  • 2% effective 7/1/28
  • 2% effective 7/1/29
• Eligible benefited employees originally hired on or after July 10, 2021, will be automatically enrolled in the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS).
• The list established for these positions may be used to fill full-time, half-time and/or limited hourly vacancies.
• Library Technician employees work schedules may include evenings and weekends.
• Library Technician employees are required to have the ability to sit at a computer work station for long periods of time; ability to stoop, bend, and reach above head to retrieve materials; ability to lift, carry and/or pull items weighing a minimum of 30 pounds.
• Library Technician employees may be required to compile, extract, and maintain library statistics; create, edit, or revise documents into finished format and convert documents into new files; post new files to library intranet.
• Library Technician positions may require bilingual communication skills for which an additional $1.40 per hour may be paid.

You must meet the following requirements on the date you apply, unless otherwise indicated.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

1. 1. One year of full-time experience as a Library Assistant II with the City of San Diego.
2. 2. Eighteen months of full-time experience performing customer service and clerical duties with a government jurisdiction or college/university library. Qualifying customer service and clerical experience must include performing ALL of the following duties:
   • Issuing library cards to patrons.
   • Providing information about library services.
   • Using an automated system to check materials in and out of the library.
   • Placing new orders for library materials.
   • Receiving, processing and distributing new library materials.
   • Searching databases for bibliographic records.
   • Entering cataloging data into an automated database.
   • Personal Computer (PC) word processing experience.
3. 3. Successful completion of 45 semester/68 quarter college-level units.
4. 4. A combination of the experience and education as specified above equaling 2700 hours.

NOTES:

• For calculating purposes one semester unit = 60 hours of qualifying work experience and one quarter unit = 40 hours of qualifying work experience.
• City of San Diego employees using Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA) experience to qualify must submit written documentation signed by their appointing authority or payroll specialist, detailing the work performed, dates, and total number of qualifying OCA hours. OCA experience without the required documentation will NOT be considered.

HIGHLY DESIRABLE

• Familiarity with the use of electronic communication and information retrieval database systems.
• Experience with automated bibliographic, cataloging, materials circulation and patron database systems.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS (MUST SUBMIT WITH APPLICATION)

• Proof of transcripts, if utilized to meet the minimum requirements.
• For City of San Diego employees, proof of Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA), if utilized to meet the minimum requirements

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS

Employment offers are conditional pending the results of all screening processesapplicable to this position, which may include the following: confirmation of citizenship or legal right to work in the United States; completion of a pre-employment medical review and exam (which may include drug and alcohol testing); reference checks; and fingerprinting. Fingerprints will be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the California Department of Justice for a conviction record report. Certain positions may require additional screening processes, including a polygraph examination and/or background investigation. All screening processes must be successfully completed before employment begins. A positive test result for alcohol, cannabis/marijuana, illegal drugs,or inadequately explained prescription drugs, or misrepresentation, falsification, or omission of pertinent facts in any step of the screening or selection process, may constitute cause for disqualification or termination of employment. Nothing in this job posting constitutes an express or implied contract for employment with the City of San Diego. Candidates must notify the Personnel Department of any change in their name, mailing address, email address, or phone number, otherwise they may miss employment opportunities.

Rev. 6 - August 28, 2026 (New Recruitment Date)