Library Assistant

Hiring range: $20.19 to 23.22 per hour. Starting rate will depend on experience, education, and qualifications. Advancement opportunities exist for individuals motivated to move up within Anoka County.

Come join our team at Anoka County where you can serve your community while enjoying the benefits of work-life balance! This includes 24 days paid of flexible time off and up to 12.5 holidays your first year, pro-rated based on part-time status.

Are you looking for a rewarding career serving the citizens of Anoka County where you can make a meaningful difference in the lives of others? Do you enjoy providing exceptional customer service and creating a welcoming and inclusive environment? The Anoka County Library system enriches lives by connecting the community to ideas, information, and inspiration. Library staff engage the public through a vast array of library services and resources.

Library Assistants help community members obtain library cards, learn about library offerings and opportunities, and keep books and media flowing throughout the system. They also assist patrons in managing their accounts, using technology, and finding the best sources to fulfill information needs. Library Assistants are an active and essential part of the Anoka County Library team, serving a wonderfully diverse community of library patrons.

This is a part-time, non-exempt, on-site position. Interviews will take place the week of 10/28/26 for those selected to move forward in the hiring process.

• Anoka County Salary Schedule Grade 24: $41,995.20 to $54,600.00 ($20.19 to $26.25 per hour)

• 24 days of paid flexible time off and up to 12.5 paid holidays pro-rated based on part-time status.

• Pension plan and other retirement investment options.

• Advancement/professional development opportunities.

The position will work at the St. Francis Library, located at: 3519 Bridge St NW, St. Francis, MN 55070.

Week One

• Tuesday: 9:30am to 6:00pm
• Wednesday: 9:30am to 6:00pm
• Friday: 8:30am to 5:00pm

Week Two

• Saturday: 8:30am to 5:00pm
• Tuesday: 9:30am to 6:00pm
• Friday: 8:30am to 5:00pm

These examples are not all inclusive and are intended to be illustrative of primary responsibilities of an Anoka County Library Assistant:

• Create a welcoming environment for all by providing excellent customer service.
• Perform circulation duties including checkout, returns, assessing damages, running reports and routing materials.
• Assist library patrons with requests and provide assistance with technology and basic research support. Connect patrons to physical and virtual library collections.
• Organize, maintain and ensure collection tidiness.
• Process materials, link electronic records and ensure efficient movement of materials across the county.
• Assess patron needs to locate pertinent materials and resources, referring patron to librarians, as appropriate.
• Handle cash including processing payments and reconciling the cash drawer.
• Provide reference, information and material loan services to patrons of the library.
• Place and track orders.
• Work closely with library employees providing assistance in processing and fulfilling requests.
• Maintain stockroom supplies and ensures cleanliness and orderly materials.
• Communicate and apply policies and procedures to library patrons.
• Troubleshoot computer software and hardware issues. Identify and resolve issues following standard protocols.
• Maintain current knowledge of county and library policies and procedures. Interpret and communicate policies to patrons, as needed.

• Requires a high school diploma

• 1 year customer service or library experience
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Standard office environment, warehouse, or public library depending on assignment
• Frequent distraction and multitasking
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus, such as to work on computers. Ability to see colors, shades and brightness.
• Hearing abilities required for general and phone communication, signals, and machine sounds
• Assignments require several hours of varied physical activity in addition to viewing a computer screen, sitting at a desk, or walking/standing to assist patrons
• Physical activity may include repeated bending,…