Library Assistant - Youth
Location: Main Library in Circleville, Ohio
Hours: Part-time (23 hours/week)
Pay Range: $15.00-$21.75/hour (non-exempt)
Under direct supervision, provides customer service to teens, children and parents, including programming and reader’s advisory. Pay range starts at $15.00/hour. Benefits include paid holiday and vacation days. Must be able to travel to and work at the Main Library in Circleville and occasionally to off-site locations. The complete job description is listed below.
Position open until filled, though priority will be given to applications received by Monday, April 27. Posted 4/13/2026.
Job Description
DEPARTMENT: Youth Services
REPORTS TO: Youth Services Manager
FLSA: Non-Exempt
RANGE: 1
POSITION SUMMARY
Under direct supervision, provides customer service to teens, children and parents, including programming and reader’s advisory.
DUTIES
Duties listed are meant to illustrate the type of work performed; omission of a duty on this list does not exclude its inclusion in assigned tasks.
- Provides reference and reader’s/viewer’s advisory to patrons.
- Researches, plans, and implements storytimes and other programming to children, teens, and parents.
- Works with the Collection Development Manager and Youth Services Manager to perform collection maintenance duties as assigned.
- Assists patrons with the use of public computers and the library public access catalog (PAC).
- Performs circulation activities, including checking in and out materials, processing cargo deliveries, registering library cards, and handling fine payments as needed.
- Maintains personal skills to assure quality of service in areas of library collections, technology, reference, readers’ advisory and circulation.
- Assists patrons checking out materials via self-checkout stations or via staff checkout.
- Provides proactive and welcoming customer service to patrons.
- Processes incoming and outgoing materials transported between consortium libraries.
- Organizes materials to be shelved with exceptional attention to detail.
- Shelves items in an accurate and timely manner.
- Exhibits working knowledge of library policies, procedures, and operations.
- Utilizes e-mail, voicemail and other library technology to maintain open channels of communication.
- Demonstrates a positive attitude and supports library goals and objectives.
- Performs additional duties as assigned including serving on task forces, committees, etc.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- High school diploma or GED
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and to remain calm in stressful situations
- Proficiency in the use of common computer software programs and the ability to use library-specific software
- Ability to deliver programs and to speak before groups
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree
- Experience working in a public library
- Working knowledge of traditional and electronic resources related to public service in a library setting including web sites, social media platforms, and databases
PHYSICAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS
- Ability to operate standard office equipment, daily
- Ability to lift and move up to forty (40) pounds, occasionally
- Ability to push book trucks with up to 150 pounds of materials on them, daily
- Ability to perform repeated reaching, bending, climbing and squatting, daily
- Ability to sort and file materials accurately in alpha-numeric order
- Ability to work in a team setting
- Requires availability for extended hours as needed
- Requires evenings and weekends
- Requires periodic participation and attendance at events and trainings
- Requires ability to travel to off-site locations