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Temporary Library Assistant, Academic Library, Boston MA

Posted January 31, 2014

BiblioTemps®, a short-term staffing service of the Massachusetts Library System, is seeking candidates for a temporary evening Library Assistant for one of our academic library clients. The schedule for this full-time assignment will be Sunday 2:00-10:00pm and Monday through Thursday 3:00-11:00pm. The placement will begin in ASAP and continue initially for three months.  (Extension may be possible, depending on client’s needs.)

 

Duties:

  • Work at Circulation Desk, including charging and discharging books, monitoring entrances/exits, answering patron questions, retrieving reserve materials, answering the Circulation Desk phone, monitoring copier and printer supplies, and maintaining the patron database.
  • Assist with stack maintenance, interlibrary loan, and materials processing as assigned.
  • Supervise and coordinate work study student tasks.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

 

Qualifications:

  • Associates degree and one to three years of library work experience in an equivalent position.
  • MS Office suite and email, integrated library system searching and reserves modules
  • Interlibrary loan experience desired.
  • Excellent customer service skills.

 

To Apply:

Submit a current resume and cover letter online at http://www.bibliotemps.com/jobs/ by February 7.