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Library Assistant - Public Services (Sub)

The Appleton Public Library, the Wisconsin Library of the Year for 2025, is seeking a Library Assistant - Public Services (Sub) to join our dynamic team.

Library Pages maintain the arrangement of library materials, shelve materials, shift, and pick up materials left throughout the library. Pages gather materials requested on the reserve list and place them on the hold shelves. This position is part-time, non-benefited. The position will work 10-16 hours a week with a flexible schedule. Work is supervised by a section assistant supervisor and the section supervisor.

Examples of Duties

• Reshelve materials
• Maintain proper and neat arrangements of library materials on shelves
• Cleanup materials from throughout the library
• Handle materials from tubs to conveyor and sorting bins onto carts
• Put carts of materials in alpha/numeric order
• Shift materials among shelves
• Gather materials to fill reserves
• Process holds
• Check the condition of media returned to APL as needed
• Special projects including major shifting of library materials or shelf reading
• Refer questions from the public to service desks appropriately
• Attend training and staff meetings
• Keep current on library policies and procedures

Typical Qualifications

• Good organizational skills
• Good attention to detail
• Ability to read fine print
• The ability to sort materials alphabetically and numerically quickly and accurately
• The ability to reach shelving within a height range of three to 75 inches, lift up to 50 pounds, and push a loaded book cart (300 lbs.) on carpeting
• The ability to kneel, crouch, stand, bend, reach or walk for most of a work shift
• The ability to use hands, wrists and arms for most of a work shift
• The ability to stand up quickly from a kneeling or sitting position on the floor
• The ability to communicate with tact and courtesy