Library Page

Library Page

Join a team dedicated to providing a comprehensive collection of library materials, services, and programs to meet the informational, educational, recreational, and cultural needs of all residents and visitors of Douglas County. Responsible for assisting library staff with a variety of tasks, this role requires someone who works well as part of team, provides great customer service, and wants to be part of providing a key service to our community.

Applicants must be minimum 16 years of age at time of employment. No prior library experience required. This position is part-time and does not qualify for benefits.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

1. Performs opening procedures, ensuring spaces, systems, and service points are ready for patrons and staff.
2. Completes closing duties and related tasks as assigned, ensuring spaces are orderly, systems are powered down, funds are balanced, and the premises are secured.
3. Answers incoming calls, provides basic information, and routes callers to the appropriate staff or service area.
4. Collects books from behind circulation desk and sorts for appropriate selection; shelves books, reference materials, and audio books and videos; organizes newspapers and magazines; checks in materials collected from the outdoor book-drop overnight.
5. Reads shelves to locate books out of place; re-checks materials using library computer system and re-shelves in proper location; shifts materials as necessary.
6. Processes newly received materials by stamping, covering, applying security strips, and labeling.
7. Processes and mends materials by replacing or changing spine labels and repairing or replacing cases for audio/video materials; recycles discarded books and other materials.
8. May help train volunteers and staff.
9. Represents the County with dignity, integrity, and a spirit of cooperation in all relationships with staff and the public.
10. Contributes effectively to the accomplishment of team or work unit goals, objectives, and activities.

Minimum Qualifications/Certifications & Licenses

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be at least 16 years of age at date of employment

Certifications / Licenses:

• None

Working Conditions/Acknowledgements

The characteristics listed below are representative of the physical demands, physical agility, sensory requirements, and environmental exposures required by an individual to successfully perform the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• This work requires the frequent exertion of up to 25 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force.
• Work regularly requires standing, walking, using hands, pushing or pulling and repetitive motions; frequently requires sitting, kneeling or crawling and reaching with hands and arms; occasionally requires speaking or hearing.
• Work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels.
• Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts and observing general surroundings and activities.
• Work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).
• Work has no exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

1. Continued employment is contingent upon all required licenses and certificates being maintained in active status without suspension or revocation.
2. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of background/screening.
3. Douglas County participates in E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each applicant's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. All candidates who are offered employment must complete Section 1 of the Form I-9 along with the required proof of their right to work in the United States and proof of their identity prior to starting employment. Please be prepared to provide required documentation as soon as possible after the job offer is made.
4. This job description indicates, in general, the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities and other essential functions expected of the incumbent. The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as required.