Library Clerk

Library Clerk
12 hours per week
$13.78/hour
Three paid holidays per year
Access to the employee assistance program
The Hall County Library System is hiring a part-time (12 hour) Library Clerk to work Sundays at the Gainesville library, with the remaining hours to be assigned to work at a Hall County Library System location on another day during the week. Performs daily circulation services that require a high level of customer service. Reports to the Circulation Services Manager or Branch Manager.

• Checks materials in and out. Renews items.
• Registers new patrons, enters data into PINES database and orients patron to library services.
• Collects and records fines and fees for lost or damaged items, or collection agency fees.
• Places holds for patrons and processes them when they become available.
• Provides assistance for public access catalog, Internet, photocopiers and printers.
• Shelves materials and maintains their correct order.
• Repairs damaged items.
• Performs shelf checks and does appropriate follow-up.
• Processes in-transit items that are shared within the system as well as with distant systems.
• Inspects materials for damage.
• Works a minimum of one outreach event each year.
• Performs activities related to daily opening and closing of the library.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Subject to evening and weekend assignments.

Completes 6 contact hours of continuing education per year.

• Ability to learn and operate an automated circulation system with a high degree of efficiency.
• Skills in using various computer software and hardware including word processing, Internet, search engines, e-mail, office equipment.
• Ability to communicate courteously and effectively with patrons of all ages.
• Ability to make decisions within stated guidelines and to sometimes work independently.
• Detail oriented with the ability to organize and prioritize tasks.
• Basic clerical skills including understanding of alphabetical and numerical order and an understanding of and ability to use the Dewey Decimal Classification system.
• Solid commitment to customer service, the protection of intellectual freedom, and the privacy rights of library users.
• Ability to lift 10 pounds with occasional lifting of heavier items up to 25 pounds and push a cart with up to 100 pounds on it.
• Ability to bend knees, stretch and lift up to 3 pounds over your head.
• Ability to sit in an office chair for an extended period of time.

• Prior work experience in a position that would provide skills relevant in a library setting.
• Bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

The successful candidate must complete criminal background checks and a drug screening. The Hall County Library System participates in E-Verify.

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Deadline for Applying : 11/02/2026