Student Library Aide: Frontline Patron Support

Morton College; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Morton College is seeking a part-time Library Assistant to support daily operations in the college library. You will check materials in and out, locate and shelve items, assist patrons, and help with basic copy machine tasks and interlibrary loan processing.

The role requires prior library or customer service experience, basic knowledge of library call numbers, and current enrollment as a Morton College student (6 credits in fall/spring, 1 in summer). Bilingual Spanish/English is a plus.

Qualifications

• Previous library experience or customer service experience.
• Basic knowledge of decimal placement or library call numbers.

Responsibilities

• Check out and check in books, media, reserve books and other library materials.
• Process holds, recalls, renewals and other patron requests.
• Sort books for shelving.
• Answer basic informational, directional and library policy questions, help patrons locate materials in the stacks.
• Assist with processing interlibrary loan, and Call Slip requests.
• Answer phone calls and directs calls as needed.
• Handle money and give change for printer cards.
• Record and tally usage statistics and exit gate readings.
• Assist with technical questions including sending faxes, scanning documents, and assisting with copy machines and printers.
• Gather, sort and shelve books and journals.
• Shelf-read the stacks and other collections for proper call number order.
• Straighten the shelves of books, update aisle markers as needed, and replace bookends.
• Shift tight areas.
• Search the stacks for books reported missing.
• Assist librarians with displays and other projects.

Skills

Customer service

Library basics

Call numbers basics

Bilingual (Spanish/English)

Education

Current Morton College student

Job description

Morton College is seeking a part-time Library Assistant to support daily operations in the college library. You will check materials in and out, locate and shelve items, assist patrons, and help with basic copy machine tasks and interlibrary loan processing.

The role requires prior library or customer service experience, basic knowledge of library call numbers, and current enrollment as a Morton College student (6 credits in fall/spring, 1 in summer). Bilingual Spanish/English is a plus.