Library Intern Concord Public Library; Concord, NH

Employer:

Concord Public Library
Period of Employment:
August 5 – December 28 th , 2019
Compensation: $17.00/hour, 24 hours/week. Includes some evenings/weekends

Job Description

• Assist with community engagement via participation in the library’s social media and digital marketing activities
• Assist with patron access to and use of local history collection and digitization/management of these resources
• Assist with a reorganization of the library’s physical collections to improve collection access
• Provides reference and reader’s advisory services for patrons; assists in the location of sources and the selection of materials, instructs patrons in the use of online catalog.
• Oversees the development and maintenance of areas of the collection as assigned; uses standard selection tools and guidelines as outlined in the Selection Policy to order new material with budgeted funds; removes worn or unused books from the collection.
• Performs circulation functions; checks out materials; registers new library patrons and renews expired registrations; collects and records payment of fines; places requested items on reserve; explains library policies and procedures, sorts returned materials for shelving by pages; balances monies collected; aids patrons in the use of self-check machine.
• Performs Technical Services functions; utilize the library’s automated system to catalog materials; process new materials; perform Interlibrary Loan tasks.
• Participates in program planning for all ages and production.
• Provides staff coverage at branch libraries.
• Processes and delivers intra-branch and interlibrary loan requests.
• Develops displays to promote library services.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• MLS/MLIS degree or enrollment in a graduate program preferred in addition to a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a four-year college or university.
• Knowledge of Library policies, procedures, terminology, and materials.
• General office procedures, including computer usage and applications.
• Basic mathematical computations, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Frequently lift light and occasionally heavy objects up to 25 pounds.
• Recording monetary transactions using basic bookkeeping techniques.
• Communicating clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.