Library Support Staff - Part Time
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Livingston Parish Library
Denham Springs, LA, US
Summary
Library support staff assist patrons with library services and materials both in person and over the phone. They also help with special projects, library programming, and general branch maintenance tasks.
Job Description
Location: Denham Springs/Walker Branch
Schedule: 20 hours weekly - two-week rotation
Week 1: Monday 9am - 3pm; Thursday 9am - 3pm; Friday 9am - 5pm
Week 2: Monday 9am - 3pm; Thursday 9 am - 3 pm; Saturday 9am - 5pm
General Information:
Library support staff perform a variety of duties that help the library serve its communities and help the patrons who visit library locations. The level of duty and responsibility assigned to an employee is related to their relative educational background and experience.
Support staff may be required to perform any of the following duties:
- Serving patrons with a strong customer support attitude at the library service desk, both in person and over the phone
- Processing library materials for distribution
- Assist co-workers and supervisors with special projects or programs, as assigned
- Assists patrons in using library services
- Maintains materials of the branch library
- Assists with library programming
- Performs other duties as assigned by the branch manager.
A potential employee of the Livingston Parish Library should possess the following:
- Strong customer service skills
- Strong telephone skills
- Positive attitude toward work
- Basic math skills
- Basic computer knowledge
Job requirements for this position include:
- Education: A minimum of a high school diploma, or equivalent, is required
- Ability to work night and weekend hours on a rotating schedule
- Ability to bend, stoop, carry at least 25 pounds, and push a loaded book truck
- Must be able to stand for extensive periods of time during the work day
The library support staff position is broken into three (3) classifications. The general job descriptions for each, including duties and responsibilities, are linked below.
Livingston Parish Library is an equal opportunity employer.
Conditions of employment: completion of assessment test, transcripts of degree earned (if applicable), and successful completion of background check.
Assessment tests are sent via email after completion of application.
Livingston Parish Library was legally established by the Police Jury in 1946 as a demonstration library of the Louisiana State Library. The first library was located in the Livingston Parish Courthouse and opened its doors December 16, 1946. The first Parish Librarian was Annie S. Cowart with Louise Risley as Assistant. Both were graduates of the Louisiana State University School of Library Science.
Several Directors have served since 1946, including Mrs. Cowart, Willie Mae Seab, Odile Gill, Betty Dance, Marcia Perkins, Iva Ginn, J. G. Sibley, Austin Higginbotham, Eula Fontenot, Odelia Salassi, Allen Cunningham, and Wendy Bobo. Giovanni Tairov is the current director.
The current Library Board of Control completed a major building program for the library system, authorizing the construction of four new facilities to serve as regional branches in 2005. Those new facilities, completed in 2007, continue to see a tremendous amount of usage. Some branches have up to 900 visitors on a busy day.
The following branches are in operation today: Livingston Branch (Main), Denham Springs-Walker, Watson, Albany-Springfield, and South.
Much of the success and growth of the Livingston Parish Library system can be attributed to retired director Allen Cunningham and retired assistant director Alex Kropog as well as the Library Board of Control for their dedication to providing quality services and programming to the people of Livingston Parish. Along with the current Library Board, the current director and assistant director are working to continue that dedication to the growth and improvement of the public library system. The success of the Livingston Parish Library is directly connected to the citizens of Livingston Parish who, through their continued support of the library system as it grows and develops, have helped to make it into an award-winning system.
The Livingston Parish Library Board, administration and staff would like to say thank you to all of the people of Livingston Parish for their love and support of libraries, reading and learning.
Founded
1946
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Libraries
Headquarters
Livingston, LA
Livingston Parish Library was legally established by the Police Jury in 1946 as a demonstration library of the Louisiana State Library. The first library was located in the Livingston Parish Courthouse and opened its doors December 16, 1946. The first Parish Librarian was Annie S. Cowart with Louise Risley as Assistant. Both were graduates of the Louisiana State University School of Library Science.
Several Directors have served since 1946, including Mrs. Cowart, Willie Mae Seab, Odile Gill, Betty Dance, Marcia Perkins, Iva Ginn, J. G. Sibley, Austin Higginbotham, Eula Fontenot, Odelia Salassi, Allen Cunningham, and Wendy Bobo. Giovanni Tairov is the current director.
The current Library Board of Control completed a major building program for the library system, authorizing the construction of four new facilities to serve as regional branches in 2005. Those new facilities, completed in 2007, continue to see a tremendous amount of usage. Some branches have up to 900 visitors on a busy day.
The following branches are in operation today: Livingston Branch (Main), Denham Springs-Walker, Watson, Albany-Springfield, and South.
Much of the success and growth of the Livingston Parish Library system can be attributed to retired director Allen Cunningham and retired assistant director Alex Kropog as well as the Library Board of Control for their dedication to providing quality services and programming to the people of Livingston Parish. Along with the current Library Board, the current director and assistant director are working to continue that dedication to the growth and improvement of the public library system. The success of the Livingston Parish Library is directly connected to the citizens of Livingston Parish who, through their continued support of the library system as it grows and develops, have helped to make it into an award-winning system.
The Livingston Parish Library Board, administration and staff would like to say thank you to all of the people of Livingston Parish for their love and support of libraries, reading and learning.
Founded
1946
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Libraries
Headquarters
Livingston, LA
