Part-Time Library Services Assistant

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

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.