Library Technician, Senior

Butte-Glenn-Community-College-District; Oroville (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

The Library Technician Seniors at Butte Glenn Community College District oversee ordering, cataloging, and processing of library materials using the Library Services Platform. They collaborate with librarians and manage subscriptions, invoices, and vendor relations.

Responsibilities include statistics reporting, assisting faculty and students with the LSP, and supporting circulation and technical services. A solid grasp of cataloging workflows is essential, with flexible hours and a 40-hour work

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Library Science or related discipline.
• Two years of increasingly responsible experience related to the duties of the position; OR
• Any combination of education and experience that provides the required qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Manage ordering for the library, including subscriptions, supplies, and staff requests.
• Catalog, process, and receive library materials using the Library Services Platform.
• Support interlibrary loans, databases, and circulation operations.
• Prepare invoices for payments and coordinate with outside vendors.

Skills

Cataloging

LSP knowledge

Vendor management

Interlibrary loans

Education

Associate degree in Library Science

Two years of related experience

Tools

OCLC WorldShare

Invoices/Payments tools

Job description

LIBRARY TECHNICIAN, SENIOR

CSEA Range 25; Full-time/Non-Exempt; 40 hours per week; 12 months per year

Projected Recruitment Timeline

Anticipated Application Screening Period: October 2-12, 2026

Tentative Interview Dates: October 26-29 (In Person)

Anticipated Start Date: December 1, 2026

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

The Library Technician Seniors are responsible for the technical, service, and support areas of the Library. Working closely with Butte College Librarians, responsibilities split between the two positions include ordering, cataloging, and processing of all library materials using the Library Services Platform. These positions manage all ordering for the library including subscriptions, supplies, and individual staff requests, working with outside vendors, preparing invoices for payments, and receiving shipments.

Other duties include gathering and reporting statistics related to library usage; assisting faculty, staff, and students in the use of our LSP; providing back-up to Circulation; assisting in technical support of computer hardware and software; processing incoming and outgoing interlibrary loans via OCLC WorldShare, overseeing databases, interlibrary loan of periodicals and newspapers; and serving on District committees when needed.

Candidates should have excellent organization skills and a thorough working knowledge of cataloging, Library Service Platforms, and Library workflow.

The work schedule is Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Over the summer the schedule changes to Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with Fridays off.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Associate degree* in Library Science, or related discipline; AND
• Two (2) years of increasingly responsible experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities of the position; OR
• Any combination of education and experience which would provide the required qualifications for the position.

*Associate degree education equivalency is a 1 to 1 equivalency, one year of responsible work experience related to the classification for each full year (24-30 units) of college.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATION, SPECIAL AND/OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• May be required to travel for various off-site meetings, trainings, conferences, and/or events in support of the overall objective of the position.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS

• The successful applicant will be required to complete a medical history questionnaire and must agree to undergo and pass a pre-employment physical examination, based on the physical requirements of the position, prior to employment. The physician will be selected and paid for by the District. Disabilities not related to the essential physical job requirements will not preclude the applicant from being hired.
• Education Code § 87408.6 states that no person shall be initially employed by a community college district in an academic or classified position unless the person has submitted to an examination within the past sixty (60) days to determine that they are free of active tuberculosis.
• As a condition of employment, the District requires that you provide fingerprints prior to beginning work. You may be fingerprinted at Butte College Human Resources by appointment, or you may be fingerprinted at another agency. Should you be fingerprinted at another agency, the rolling fee charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the fingerprint report is the employee's responsibility at the time of printing.

Butte Glenn Community College District (BGCCD) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Butte Glenn Community College District is committed to creating a diverse workforce focused on equity, inclusion, and accessibility for all faculty, staff, administrators, managers, and students. The District is dedicated to building an environment that supports our diverse student populations providing opportunities to mentor, encourage, and prepare our students to be successful in the world and expose them to global perspectives. Our District community of professionals is devoted to enriching our students' lives by bringing to light a variety of ways to engage and discover their individual and collective paths through education.

BGCCD is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity. It is the District’s policy to ensure that all qualified applicants for employment and employees have full and equal access to employment opportunities and are not subject to discrimination in any program or activity of the District on the basis of ethnic group identification, race, gender, color, language, accent, citizenship status, ancestry national origin, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, parental status, marital status, veteran status, physical or mental disability or medical condition, or on the basis of these perceived characteristics.

The eligible list established from this recruitment will be used to fill the current vacancy and possibly future vacancies for positions with the same class specification.

Butte Glenn Community College District participates in E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires.

The District reserves the right to modify, rescind or re-advertise this announcement without notification or to delay indefinitely the employment of a person for the position.