Part-Time Library Assistant, Collection Development, Hoboken Public Library
Position Title: Library Assistant, Collection Development
Location: Hoboken, New Jersey
Scheduled hours: 25 hours per week. Daytime, evening, and weekend hours are required.
Salary: $17.37/hour
Summary:
The Hoboken Public Library connects people with information, ideas, and opportunities to support lifelong learning, personal growth, and community development. We believe a library’s most important resource in this pursuit is a talented, quality staff, and strive to achieve a more meaningful role in our patron’s daily lives through the development and support of its staff by implementing new and innovative approaches to providing library service.
About the Position:
Reporting to the Collection Development Manager, this position performs various paraprofessional and detailed library duties. This position also assists with collection processing and repairs. This position assists with collections maintenance including shelving of library materials, examining the collection for the condition of books, and shifting when necessary. This position is entirely in-person.
Examples of Work:
Process books, media, and other materials for the collection
Maintain and update cataloging records in online catalog software
Assist in the screening of donated materials
Assist with the receiving and processing of book and other circulating materials orders
Assist with determining quality and readiness of items
Inspecting books, media for damage and repairing items as needed; charging and discharging library materials
Aiding in reader’s advisory for the library under the supervision of the Collections Manager
Providing outstanding customer service
Locating books and publications, based on call number
Performing Inter-library loan duties
Performing accurate shelving tasks utilizing the Dewey Decimal Classification System
Taking inventory of the collection
Assist with circulation and the creation of new patron accounts
Pushing book carts with library materials
Shifting books as needed to make room for new library materials
Working at all Library Branch locations as needed
Performing other related duties as assigned
Preferred Qualifications:
Excellent customer service skills
Excellent interpersonal communication skills
Ability to learn complex computer systems
Adaptability to a flexible work schedule
Previous library work experience preferred
Fluency in a language other than English, especially Spanish is highly desirable.
Please send your resume & cover letter to the attention of the Collection Development Manager, Nicole Marconi, to jobs@hoboken.bccls.org
Please note that this position is subject to the NJ First Act, requiring public employees to establish residency in the State of New Jersey. See N.J.S.A. 52:14-7 (L. 2011, Chapter 70) for further information.
This is a Civil Service Job and you must eventually pass and qualify for the applicable Civil Service title.
Applications close: April 26th, 2024 11:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Posted 4/10/2024 – SS