Readers' Services Assistant

Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Vision and dental

457(b) deferred comp.

Paid sick leave

Paid vacation

Holiday leave

Parental leave

Sunday premium pay

Cost of living increases

Merit bonuses

Job summary

Cook Memorial Public Library District in Lake County is seeking a friendly Readers' Services specialist to join our team. You will staff adult services desks, provide reference and technology assistance, and contribute to Readers' advisory services and displays.

Your duties include selecting part of the Adult Fiction collection, planning book-related programs, leading a monthly book club, and helping patrons with digital resources like Libby, Hoopla, CloudLibrary, and Kanopy.

Qualifications

• Customer service experience; library service desk experience preferred.
• Avid reader, viewer, and listener with broad genre experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong technology aptitude and familiarity with digital devices and platforms such as Libby, Hoopla, CloudLibrary and Kanopy.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).

Responsibilities

• Staff adult services desk at two Library locations, providing reference services and technology assistance.
• Provide adult readers' and media advisory service, in-person and online.
• Select and manage a portion of the Adult Fiction collection.
• Plan and organize book-related programming.
• Lead one monthly adult book club.
• Assist patrons with electronic resources and library tools (website, catalogs, downloadable materials).

Skills

Customer service

Technology aptitude

Readers' advisory

Tools

Libby

Hoopla

CloudLibrary

Kanopy

MS Office

Job description

Are you a passionate reader who loves recommending books and media to friends and family? Do you enjoy helping others and working with technology? Cook Memorial Public Library District is looking for an enthusiastic, innovative, customer service-oriented individual to join our Readers' Services team. Ideal applicants are flexible, curious, well versed in current fiction and media, adaptable to new services and technologies, and dedicated to excellent patron service.

Hours:

22 hours per week, including evening hours and weekend rotation.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Staff adult services desk at two Library locations, providing reference services and technology assistance. Provide additional desk coverage as needed.
• Provide adult readers' and media advisory service, both in-person and online. Maintain knowledge of adult popular fiction in a variety of genres.
• Select and manage a portion of the Adult Fiction collection.
• Plan and organize book-related programming.
• Lead one monthly adult book club.
• Provide a variety of readers' advisory services, including book talking, writing reviews, and creating library displays and print materials.
• Assist patrons in the use of electronic products, including the library's website, online catalog systems, downloadable materials, and electronic databases.

Requirements:

• Customer service experience; library service desk experience preferred.
• Avid reader, viewer, and listener with a wide range of genre experience relevant to tasks and patron interactions.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Strong technology aptitude. Knowledge of and experience with digital devices and platforms such as Libby, Hoopla, CloudLibrary and Kanopy.
• Proficiency in MS Office software products including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Salary & Benefits:

Anticipated pay range $22 - $23 per hour, depending on qualifications. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund. Optional vision, dental, and 457(b) deferred compensation plan. Paid sick, vacation, holiday and parental leave. Premium pay on Sundays. Cost of living increases and merit bonuses.

Cook Memorial Public Library District, Lake County

Hours

22 hours per week, including evening hours and weekend rotation.

$22 - $23 per hour, depending on qualifications.