Circulation Assistant

Circulation AssistantAt Tulsa City-County Library, we do more than provide access to books—we connect people to opportunity. Every day, our employees create welcoming spaces, build connections, solve problems, and help customers from all walks of life access the tools they need to learn new skills, discover new ideas, access resources, and build brighter futures. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact in your community, we invite you to explore a career with Tulsa City-County Library.The Central Library located in the heart of downtown Tulsa at Fifth and Denver, serves as a beacon for the Tulsa City-County Library by providing the support services for the entire system of 25 buildings. The Circulation Assistant searches for materials requested by both internal and external customers, prepare paged items for delivery across the building and to other locations, and ensure all materials are shelved accurately and attractively. You'll help maintain the overall health of the stacks by monitoring condition, removing damaged items for evaluation, and shifting materials between floors as demand requires.Success in this position requires flexibility, attention to detail, and a solid working knowledge of TCCL services and procedures—all in support of providing an exceptional experience for our customers.Location: Central Library - 400 Civic Center Tulsa, OK. 74103 Salary: $12.98/hr. Status: Part Time - 20 hour/week Schedule: Wednesday: 5pm - 9pm Thursday: 5pm - 9pm Saturday 8:30am - 5pm Sunday: 1pm - 5pmEssential Functions:Prints notices for paged material, searches stacks for paged material and checks in paged items.Conducts 2nd searches for material initially not found.Sorts material by location and accurately places the material in delivery.Keeps statistics regarding number of requests, disposition of requests and success rate.Sorts returned materials, and properly shelves them within the library, ensures that stacks are in proper order and are aesthetically pleasing.Places holds in pick up shelves and pulls expired holds from same.Assist customers in person, by phone or electronically in discovering the full range of library services be they physical, electronic, online or off-site.Monitors the stacks at Central to help determine when material needs to be circulated in and out of the public floors. Moves material off and onto the public floors based on need.Education and Experience:High school diploma or G.E.D. requiredNo previous experience requiredWhat It's Like to Work at Tulsa City-County Library Library work is about people first. Our employees actively engage with customers, provide exceptional service, and help connect people to the resources they need to learn, grow, and succeed. We serve customers from all backgrounds and life experiences, and we value empathy, respect, curiosity, and a commitment to public service. If you enjoy helping others and making a meaningful impact in your community, you'll thrive at Tulsa City-County Library.Physical and Environmental Conditions: Work requires physical effort including walking and/or standing for long periods of time, carrying, reaching, sorting, climbing, bending, stooping, lifting boxes of books (up to 40 pounds), and pushing fully loaded book carts or trucks. Work environment involves everyday risk or discomforts which require normal safety precautions, e.g. use of safe work place practices with office equipment, and or avoidance of trips and falls. There are occasional minor discomforts from exposure to less than optimal temperatures (extreme cold or heat) and air conditions due to exposure to the outdoors. Tulsa City-County Library