Part Time Library Assistant, Operations Department - Hunterdon County Library

Hunterdon County Library; Croton (NJ); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Hunterdon County Library in Flemington, NJ is seeking a Part Time Library Assistant (19 hours/week) to join the Operations Department. The assignment is primarily at the HQ Library, with location and schedule subject to change based on service needs.

The role involves charging/discharging materials, handling fines, assisting patrons, reviewing memberships, issuing overdue notices, shelving and Dewey Decimal organization, repairing items, and preparing materials for circulation.

Qualifications

• Responsibilities include assisting patrons with locating materials and information.
• Handling fines, circulation transactions, and memberships.
• Shelf-reading, classification, and repair of library materials.

Responsibilities

• Charges and discharges library material to users.
• Computes and collects fines and makes change.
• Answers patron inquiries pertaining to location, hours, and availability.
• Reviews membership applications for completeness and updates records.
• Lists overdue items and issues overdue notices.
• Performs filing or shelving using Dewey Decimal and alphabetic filing systems.
• Repairs library materials.
• Prepares library materials for circulation.

Job description

Job Description

PART TIME – 19 HOURS PER WEEK – LIBRARY ASSISTANT, HUNTERDON COUNTY LIBRARY

DESCRIPTION: TheHunterdon County Library (HCL) is seeking an energetic team-oriented candidate with a strong public service commitment to join the HCL team in the Operations Department. This position will primarily be at the HQ Library in Flemington. (Please note that the assignment location and schedule may be subject to change based upon the needs of the service.)

TheHunterdon County Library System consists of two regional libraries, one small satellite library, a mobile bookmobile and ongoing support to six affiliated libraries within the County of Hunterdon. The current staff consists of over 70 full and parttime employees. Details about the Hunterdon Library can be found at: http://www.hclibrary.us/

TheHunterdon County Library Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement can be found here: https://hclibrary.us/policies/dei_statement.

RESPONSIBILITIES (MAY INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO):

• Charges and discharges library material to users.
• Computes and collects fines and makes change.
• Answers patron inquiries pertaining to physical location of library material, library hours, offices and personnel, and availability and reserve of popular or new publications.
• Reviews library membership applications for completeness as to name, address, and similar personal identification, and records changes of such information.
• Lists overdue library material from card files and completes overdue notices for notifying patrons.
• Performs filing or shelving tasks involving the use of the Dewey Decimal Classification System and alphabetical filing systems beyond the initial letter of a word.
• Performs searches for publications in immediate vicinity of its proper location. Checks shelves to ensure materials are filed properly.
• Repairs library materials
• Prepares library materials for circulation.

SALARY RANGE $20.88 per hour

SCHEDULE Tuesday 9-4 Thursday 9-2 Saturday 9-5

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS The application deadline: June 19th, 2026