Circulation Clerk

Part Time Circulation ClerkThe Township of Washington Public Library is seeking a Part Time Circulation Clerk. Schedule includes morning and afternoon shifts, with one evening a week and one Saturday a month on rotation.Primary Responsibilities:The candidate must have a high standard of customer service, be friendly and cooperative, and strive to provide excellent customer service to patrons and staff. Knowledge of Polaris a plus, but willing to train the right candidate.• Checks library materials in and out, and enters transaction records into a computer database.• Empty book drops, check items in, inspect incoming items for damage, reactivate items.• Inform patron's that their reserve item is ready for pickup, weed expired reserves, and fill new reserves.• Explains library card rules to library users, inspects users' identification and issues library cards.• Retrieves information from a computer and notifies library users of overdue and lost books.• Performs library opening and closing procedures as required.• Answers library users' questions and explains library circulation policies regarding overdue materials, reserving library materials and related policies.• Resolves easy library user problems related to the circulation function.• May perform some ILL tasks; such as bundling books for van pick up.Other duties as assigned.Please send all applications to Amanda Terzi, Assistant Circulation Manager.