Part-time Salaried Library Assistant - Maplewood Memorial Library
Job Description:
Maplewood Memorial Library seeks a friendly, service-oriented person as a Library Assistant to provide direct patron assistance, assist with technical services and perform other circulation-related duties. They have excellent customer service skills, are computer literate, organized and efficient, and enjoy working in a public-service setting. Prior knowledge of the BCCLS catalog and LEAP is a plus. This is a part-time, salaried position, including evenings and Saturdays.
Duties:
Circulation Desk: Check in, check out and renew library materials. Register patrons. Settle fines and fees using a cash register. Answer telephones and emails. Answer general questions about library collections and services. Shelve, shelf-read, move heavy carts of books. Retrieve and check in items from the book drop using carts.
Patron holds and requests: Receive, retrieve and activate patron holds for Maplewood Library patrons and library consortium partners.
Technical Services and Accounts Payable: Accession and/or process library materials
Other tasks will be assigned to this position as needed.
Scheduling:
24 hours per week, including one evening and one Saturday per month. Flexibility is desirable.
Requirements:
- High school diploma
- Strong customer service & interpersonal skills
- Good communication & organizational skills
- Strong computer skills
- Ability to regularly bend, lift, push and pull up to 25 lbs of books and other materials
Salary:
Library Assistant: $26,511.93 - $27,638.96
Email resume and cover letter to:
Sigfredo Montijo, Supervisory Library Assistant
sigfredo.montijo@maplewood.bccls.org
This position will close Monday, March 23, 2026
Application link or email address: sigfredo.montijo@maplewoodlibrary.org
Salary range or hourly wage: $26,511.93 - $27,638.96
MLS required: No, an MLS is not required.
Job focus: Circulation, Technical Services/Acquisitions/Cataloging
Work schedule: Part-Time