Principal Library Assistant - Bookmobile

JCFPL

JOB TITLE:

Principal Library Assistant - Bookmobile

DEPARTMENT: Outreach Branch

LOCATION: Five Corners – Bookmobile

REPORTS TO: Supervising Library Assistant

CIVIL SERVICE

JOB TITLE:

Principal Library Assistant

SALARY RANGE: $47,479 - $50,615 per year

FULL-TIME/PART-TIME: Full-Time

WORKWEEK: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (35 hours/week). May be required to work evenings and weekends as needed.

Final date to receive applications: October 23, 2025

Medical coverage 60 days from the first day of employment. Prescription coverage begins the first of the month following 60 days of employment at no cost to the employee and an additional cost per dependent added. Dental coverage is provided at no cost 60 days after the first day of employment. Vision coverage is provided at no cost and reimbursed at $250.00 per year.

Additional Full‑Time benefits include Life & AD&D insurance, 403(b) participation, and pension plan (dependent on age at the time of hire). Part‑Time benefits include pension plan participation and sick/vacation leave. A more detailed summary can be found on our Employment Opportunities page located ibrary.org.

The Principal Library Assistant, under general direction of the Supervising Library Assistant, performs technical and paraprofessional duties of considerable difficulty in one or more functional areas of librarianship; and does other related duties as required. Responsibilities include acquisition, organization, and distribution of library materials on the Bookmobile, including circulation, evaluation and selection for weeding, processing new books, organizing shelves, re‑shelving, and managing holds.

The role coordinates and collaborates with team and department members, addresses activities of library units such as the circulation desk, periodical section, shelving, microfilm, book processing, and interloan sections. The Principal Library Assistant also conducts programs such as story hours, preschool programs, school student, children, teen, senior citizen, convalescent, ethnic group, and community events. This position answers patrons’ inquiries about library hours, location of materials, offices, or personnel and explains basic index systems (e.g., card catalog, reader’s guide, microfilm, topical files).

The Principal Library Assistant determines and prepares content and arrangement of materials for displays, exhibits, and special programs. The role requires using various electronic and/or manual recording and computerized information systems and may involve driving the Bookmobile as needed.

• Participates in implementation of library extension programs on mobile units, at community agencies, and in other non‑library settings throughout the community; conducts programs for which objectives and general procedures have been established or outlined such as story hours, preschool programs, and programs for senior citizens, convalescents, ethnic groups, and school students; promotes library extension programs; makes personal contacts and provides routine information to community residents.
• Coordinates activities of a library unit or section such as circulation desk, periodical section, shelving of library material, book processing section, or interloan section; follows established policies and procedures with responsibility for revising work methods or processes to increase efficiency; issues assignments and trains subordinate personnel assigned to such units.
• Processes interloan requisitions for library material between area/branch libraries and the main library; charges and discharges library material to users; examines collections of books, films, periodicals, and so forth to weed material for purpose of discarding due to obsolescence; inspects books for damage; lists overdue library material and completes overdue notices for notifying patrons; performs filing or shelving tasks involving the use of the Dewey Decimal Classification System and alphabetical filing systems beyond the initial letter of a subject or topic.
• Promotes good customer service; registers new members; reviews library card applications for completeness…