Library Assistant (Full-Time) - Millburn Free Public Library
Job Description:
Library Assistant (Full-Time)
Full-Time,
35 hours per week, including evening and weekend rotation.
The Millburn
Free Public Library invites applications to fill a full-time library assistant position
in our busy Public Services Department.
Includes a comprehensive benefits package with health insurance, dental
insurance, prescription plan, paid leave time, pension, and more. Reports to the Head of Public Services.
Duties
include:
·
Circulation
desk service to visitors of all ages (greet, check-in, check-out, registration,
etc.)
·
Process
holds, inter-library loans, and transfers.
·
Answer
phones and forward calls to appropriate recipients as needed.
·
Assist
patrons with general directional questions within the library.
·
Perform
filing or shelving following the Dewey Decimal System. Check shelves to ensure materials are filed
properly. Locate material based on call
number. Perform searches for material not
in its proper location.
·
Prepare
library materials for circulation/use.
·
Assist
patrons with public photocopiers and public fax, as needed.
·
Interpret
and enforce library policy in situations relevant to the position, with tact
and aplomb.
·
Provide
excellent customer service under all circumstances.
·
Other
duties as assigned.
Minimum requirements:
·
Open
to New Jersey residents only.
·
High
school diploma or equivalent.
·
Excellent
customer service and teamwork skills.
·
Able
to operate a computer, library software, a web browser, and an e-mail interface.
·
Excellent
communication skills, both verbal and written.
Fluency in English.
·
Ability
to follow directions and procedures with accuracy and attention to detail.
·
Comfortable
working with the public and with people of all ages.
·
Able
to bend, stoop, reach, lift, stand, and ambulate, as needed, as relevant to the
position. Daily tasks require lifting, carrying,
moving, and manipulating books and other library material as well as pushing a
loaded cart full of books. *
·
Occasional
travel to meetings or training outside of the library.
·
Creativity,
flexibility, and a sense of humor.
Preferred:
·
Previous
successful experience in a public library is preferred but not required.
·
Previous
successful experience in a BCCLS library is preferred but not required.
This
position is represented by the Communications Workers of America Local 1031,
AFL-CIO and is ranked at the position of Library Assistant by the New Jersey
Civil Service Commission. Starting salary is based on CWA contract and exceeds
the NJLA recommended minimum. The minimum annual salary for 2025 is
$41,533. Includes fringe benefits.
The first 90 days of employment are provisional.
To apply:
E-mail cover
letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references to jobs@millburnlibrary.org. Documents must be sent as a Word or PDF
attachment ONLY. Use the subject line FT-Lib-Asst-2026.
No phone calls. No faxes.
You must include your home address in your application packet. Application packets that only include an
e-mail address and/or phone number will be rejected.
Applications
received by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, December 19, 2025 will be given first
preference. Interviews will be held in
early January. The anticipated start
date is in late-January 2026
The library will only contact candidates they wish to interview.
The Millburn Free Public Library is an equal opportunity employer.
* Persons with physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions
of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation
cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may
not be eligible.
Application link or email address: jobs@millburnlibrary.org
Salary range or hourly wage: $41,533 per year
MLS required: No, an MLS is not required.
Job focus: Circulation
Work schedule: Full-Time