Job Description
Available week of February 1, 2021 (includes paid, transitional training from outgoing assistant the week of January 25)
Full-time Library Assistant I in Collections Management - acts as assistant to the department head in the performance of operations connected with the acquisition, cataloging and processing of library materials for patron use.
**Although Collections Management may seem to be a "behind the scenes" department, because it is focused on the importance of providing access to materials, it is considered very much committed to the ideal of stellar public service.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES (these are representative and may not be all inclusive; may involve other related duties as assigned):
- Acts as department head in the absence of the Collections Management Librarian, including training and supervision of departmental page, and serving as liaison with other departments.
- Catalogs all adult, young adult, juvenile fiction, large print books and audiobooks, making necessary changes in the OSL database.
- Enters added copies and some new editions into the OSL database.
- Withdraws lost and weeded materials from the OSL database and keeps related statistical counts; reinstates items previously withdrawn as lost or missing.
- Orders and receives 85% of books and other library materials, tracking expenditures of selection personnel.
- Prepares invoices for payment and maintains files of packing slips for all materials received.
- Checks processed materials and distributes them to appropriate departments.
- Performs minor repairs to damaged books, and cleans CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays that are scratched.
- Maintains express book collection, adding and withdrawing titles and revising monthly Express Books list.
- Uses ILS to determine need for additional copies of heavily reserved titles.
- Processes materials (stamps, jackets, labels, etc.) when needed.
- Assists in inventories and other special projects.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Familiarity with Sierra ILS platform, and with Microsoft Office applications like Word and Excel, preferred.
- Ability to perform detail-oriented work in ILS (Sierra) and in various vendor databases (e.g. Ingram, Baker & Taylor).
- Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment.
- Ability to establish and maintain satisfactory working relationships with other employees.
Salary to be determined.
Full benefits package includes medical & dental insurance (optional); paid vacation, sick and personal days; and participation in the Employees Retirement System of Rhode Island pension plan.
Please send a resume and the names of three references by Friday, December 11 to:
Doug Swiszcz
Collections Management/Circulation Librarian & Assistant Director
Barrington Public Library
281 County Rd.
Barrington, RI 02806
or email to: doug@barringtonlibrary.org
Barrington Public Library is an equal opportunity employer.
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Suburb in Rhode Island's East Bay with a population of approximately 16,000.