Librarian – Part Time – $13.00-$15.00/hr
depending on experience
17 hours a week, Mon, Tues & Wed 5-8pm and Saturdays 8:30-5.
Responsible for basic public library reference services,
including readers' advisory, ILL, and online searching.
Requires a 4 year college degree with a minimum of one year's previous public service experience.
Reference Librarian – Part Time
Job Title: LA II – Reference (Part time) Department: Reference
Immediate Supervisor: Head of Public Services Non-Exempt
Basic Function: Provides reference and circulation services. Fills interlibrary loan requests received from library patrons and from other libraries. Shelves materials.
Physical Requirements: Hearing and vision corrected to normal ranges. Ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds, and push a loaded book truck weighing 120 pounds. Ability to reach up to seven feet to retrieve and replace books with a stool or ladder, as needed.
Qualifications: ALA-accredited MLS degree preferred. Bachelor’s degree required. One year of previous library or customer service experience. Ability to learn to operate equipment as required by the position; establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees and library patrons. Familiarity with personal computers and appropriate software required. May require a valid Colorado driver’s license.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides efficient, courteous public service and presents a positive image of the library in attitude, appearance and performance of duties.
- Orders, receives, processes, and returns materials borrowed through KOHA (library automation system) and SWIFT (Statewide Interlibrary Loan Fast Track).
- Fills requests received from other libraries through KOHA and SWIFT.
- Maintains necessary paperwork related to incoming and outgoing Interlibrary Loan Requests.
- Place holds for patrons on Security Public Library (SPL) items.
- Researches reference questions posed by the public using knowledge of this library’s collection and information resources available on the web.
- Instructs patrons in their use of the computerized catalog and the library collection.
- Shelves incoming newspapers and magazines for use by the public and sorts mail.
- Performs duties at the service desk , and the children’s rooms, as needed.
- Insures that circulation procedures maintain patrons’ confidentiality.
- Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Ability to keep confidential records and perform routine tasks; learn library methods, techniques and computerized databases; work in a team environment; use good judgment. Ability to perform repetitive tasks accurately; pay attention to detail. Ability to work nights and weekends, as needed.
Great place to work!
Will be times you can fill in to get more hours (vacations, sick)
17 hours a week, Mon, Tues & Wed 5-8pm and Saturdays 8:30-5.
Security Public Library serves the communities of Security/Widefield (population 45,000) in southern El Paso County, Colorado. With a beautiful view of Pikes Peak, Security/Widefield prides itself on its small town atmosphere and strong sense of community. Set in a 59 square mile area, the largest populated unincorporated area in Colorado, Security/Widefield has all the advantages of being adjacent to Colorado Springs, a city of 500,000, and only an hour drive to Denver.
Susan Garrett
Email [email protected]
(719) 390-2814
Application deadline is 8/16/14
Send your resume including three references to:
Susan Garrett
Email to: [email protected]
Mail to: 108 Widefield Blvd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80911
Fax to: (719) 390-2851
Drop off at: 715 Aspen Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80911
(719) 390-2814
securitypubliclibrary.org
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