The Auburn Public Library (Auburn, ME) is accepting applications for a part-time Lending Associate. Applicants must submit a resume and cover letter to personnel@auburnpubliclibrary.org or mail to 49 Spring Street, Auburn, ME 04210
Qualifications:
- Preference will go to candidates who have a background in customer service in either a library, in public service, or in direct sales.
Primary Job Responsibilities:
- Checks items in/out, renews library materials, registers borrowers, places holds, collects fines, and answers telephone inquiries.
- Assists customers in using self-checkout equipment and procedures.
- Operates office machines, computer terminals, and other equipment.
- Assists in processing online requests, including interlibrary loan requests; submits verified requests to the appropriate library or agency, and notifies customers of the arrival of materials.
- Maintains first-floor appearance, including updating displays, sorting and shelving library materials according to the Library of Congress classification system, shelf reading, and shifting collection to create space.
- Provides reader advisory information to customers when requested and assists in the selection of materials.
- Assists in inventorying collections, as necessary.
Status:
- Part-time (18 hours per week)
- Evenings, Tuesdays, and Saturdays included
Hourly Rate:
- $15.80 per hour