Student Assistant, Library Help Center, Stacking, Spring 2027

University of Delaware; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 17,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Delaware in Newark is seeking a Student Assistant for the Library Help Center, Stacking, Spring 2027. The role supports shelving, material retrieval, and user assistance in Morris Library.

Applicants must be work-study eligible, undergraduate students, and commit to at least six hours per week during Library hours. The position pays $15.00 per hour and offers experience in library operations.

Qualifications

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Consistent attention to detail and ability to sort alphabetically and numerically
• Ability to track and complete tasks in a timely manner
• Punctual, reliable and dependable, and exercise good judgment.
• Previous customer service experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver loaded book carts to designated areas
• Assist with stacks maintenance: shelf-reading, checking return shelves, and patron work spaces for library material
• Reshelving Morris and Branch Library Materials
• Shift library materials from one location to another
• Assist staff in retrieving Monographs for withdrawal from the library and prepare for transfer
• Retrieve patron requested materials from the branch libraries, and help maintain collections
• Stacks related special projects

Skills

Effective communication

Attention to detail

Track tasks

Punctuality

Customer service experience

Education

Undergraduate student

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Student Assistant, Library Help Center, Stacking, Spring 2027

Job no: 504056
Work type: Student
Location: Newark, DE
Categories: Libraries & Museums, Spring Semester, Undergraduate Students

Anticipated Start Date: February 8, 2027

Estimated Pay: $15.00 per hour

Number of Jobs Available: 1

Schedule: Must be able to commit to a minimum of six hours per week from the Library Hours, which are Monday – Thursday 8 am –11 pm; Friday 8 am – 6 pm; Saturday 9 am – 5 pm and Sunday 11 am – 11 pm.

Location: Morris Library, 181 South College Ave, Newark DE 19716

Help Center Stacking Student Assistants (HCSAs) sort and arrange materials to be shelved. Assist in the maintenance of the library collection by shelving, shifting, and straightening library materials. Read the library shelves to maintain correct call number order. Student assistants also assist users who are trying to locate library materials or rooms within the building.

Duties include:

• Deliver loaded book carts to designated areas
• Assist with stacks maintenance: shelf-reading, checking return shelves, and patron work spaces for library material
• Reshelving Morris and Branch Library Materials
• Shift library materials from one location to another
• Assist staff in retrieving Monographs for withdrawal from the library and prepare for transfer
• Retrieve patron requested materials from the branch libraries, and help maintain collections
• Stacks related special projects

Qualifications:

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Consistent attention to detail and ability to sort alphabetically and numerically
• Ability to track and complete tasks in a timely manner
• Punctual, reliable and dependable, and exercise good judgment.
• Previous customer service experience preferred.

Requirements:

• Must be work-study eligible.
• Must be able to commit to a minimum of six hours per week from the Library Hours, which are Monday – Thursday 8 am –11 pm; Friday 8 am – 6 pm; Saturday 9 am – 5 pm and Sunday 11 am – 11 pm.

Special Requirements: Must be able to lift, with or without assistance, boxes of books and supplies weighing up to 50 pounds, push and pull full book carts weighing 250 pounds, and bend and reach to place books and journals on library shelves ranging from 3 to 90 inches high.

Equal Opportunity Employer: The University of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity Employer which encourages applications from Minority Group Members, Women, Individuals with Disabilities and Veterans. The University's Notice of Non-Discrimination can be found at www.udel.edu/home/legal-notices/.

Applicants must be an undergraduate students at the University of Delaware. Work study eligibility can be found here . Applicants who are not enrolled as undergraduate students at the University will not be considered for this position. Employment Limitations and Exceptions

Advertised: 28 Oct 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 12 Nov 2026 Eastern Standard Time