Senior Library Assistant: Cataloging & Services

City of Las Cruces; Las Cruces (NM); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Las Cruces is seeking an experienced Library Assistant to provide administrative and technical support across circulation, media, acquisitions, cataloging, interlibrary loan, and reader’s advisory functions. You will assist patrons, shelve materials, apply labels, support reference and program activities, supervise student workers, and help maintain library operations with accuracy and courtesy.

This full‑time, non‑exempt position requires a high school diploma or GED plus two years of

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED and two years experience as a Library Assistant.
• Associate’s degree in Library Science desirable.
• Combination of education, experience, and training may be applied per City policy.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service in a courteous and respectful manner to assist patrons with the use of library materials; provides customer service in borrowing and returning library materials; responds to inquiries, both in person and over the phone; assists customers in using computers and retrieving information; provides routine care and maintenance of library equipment; may respond to user complaints; resolve problems with patrons regarding lost, damaged, overdue books and fines.
• Receives, processes, and handles library books & materials for collection; shelves library materials within the appropriate area and empties book drops accurately and in a timely manner; applies barcodes, security strips, spine labels, genre labels, and bookplates; attaches book jackets and repairs items on an as‑needed basis; makes minor repairs to library materials; charges and discharges library materials at circulation points.
• Assists reference staff with collection development; weeds and curates materials, deletes records, and appropriately disposes of materials.
• Fills in at front desk and answers phones when needed; uses computer to place damaged items in repair bins.
• Monitors the usage of the computer lab; provides support, guidance, and answers questions regarding computers; resolves issues and handles challenging concerns or questions.
• May perform interlibrary loan functions; searches, identifies, and retrieves materials requested from other libraries and materials requested by other libraries; monitors copyright compliance; edits online database accurately to request materials; manages cooperative document delivery program and maintains transactional statistics.
• May provide clerical support for application database; prepares print and non‑print library materials for circulation in accordance with bibliographic format; inserts barcode, price, material type, status, special messages and notes; assigns classification numbers and subject headings to bibliographic records; prepares patron library card records and adjusts records as needed.
• May assist in the implementation of children and young adult library programs; promote and host programs. assists with preparation and implementation of library programs
• May perform materials verification work involved in the acquisition of library materials including submitting orders to vendors, resolving billing and delivery problems with vendors, canceling orders, preparing invoices for payment, and maintaining financial files and records; maintains supply inventory and accurately counts supplies; identifies when items are needed and drafts purchase orders.
• Counts materials that are received through various courier services; takes delivered packages to staff, constructs furniture, and performs other operational tasks.
• May oversee workflow of students and volunteers in the department; may assist with the training of other Assistants; may also serve as technical resource to other library assistants on library programs, policies and procedures.
• Performs monthly building walkthroughs to ensure all safety equipment is in place; addresses safety issues in building, prepares monthly reports, and attends meetings for safety issues and other concerns.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Data entry

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate’s degree in Library Science desirable

Tools

Barcode reader

Label printer

Book trucks

Book knives

Security strips

Typewriter

Copier

Rubber stamps

Job description

City of Las Cruces is seeking an experienced Library Assistant to provide administrative and technical support across circulation, media, acquisitions, cataloging, interlibrary loan, and reader’s advisory functions. You will assist patrons, shelve materials, apply labels, support reference and program activities, supervise student workers, and help maintain library operations with accuracy and courtesy.

This full‑time, non‑exempt position requires a high school diploma or GED plus two years of