Library Technical Clerk

FT Library Technical Clerk

Salary: $55,499.52 annually
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number:
Library Technical Clerk - 26
Closing: 3/10/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Location:

Norwalk, CA
Department:
Library Technical Clerk - 26
Division:
Academic Success

The District is strongly committed to achieving staff diversity and the principles of equal opportunity employment. The District encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, marital status, disability, or sexual orientation in any of its policies, procedures or practices. In fact, the college encourages applications from all segments of qualified people.

3/10/2026 11:59 PM Pacific (or when 150 applications are received, whichever occurs sooner).

Cerritos College is ranked 14th among the top 100 schools with the highest Hispanic enrollment in the United States by the United States Department of Education. Cerritos College serves as a comprehensive community college for southeastern Los Angeles County, including Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk, and portions of Bell Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate.

Cerritos College offers degrees and certificates in more than 180 areas of study in nine divisions. Enrollment currently averages 20,000 students.

The Cerritos College Library is seeking individuals who are positive, creative, and passionate about student success to join our inclusive team to provide high quality service to students in the area of circulation. Under the supervision of the Dean, Academic Success, the library technical clerk will serve students, faculty, and the public at the circulation desk, train and guide temporary part-time and work study employees, assist in processing material and maintaining the collection for circulation, perform clerical duties, maintain statistics on library service usage, and assist in other areas of the library, if needed.

Performs clerical library duties in a library involving processing and circulation of library materials, basic cataloging, and customer service. Provides information and assistance to library customers.

The Library Technical Clerk requires the ability to provide customer service, circulation, basic technical service activities such as basic cataloging and reference.

• Checks in/out, renews, and reserves books and other library materials.
• Issues and collects fines and processes student holds for unpaid charges.
• Assists faculty, staff, students, and other visitors with use of the library.
• Assists them to find materials, pointing out them to use resource guides.
• Assists in demonstrating the use of library resources.
• Circulates, stores, and inventories books, periodicals, and audiovisual materials including those that are overdue.
• Processes a full range of library materials within established parameters.
• Maintains records of library subscriptions, deliveries, cancellations, and reinstatements.
• Collects and records funds for fines, books, periodicals, and copying.
• Prepares deposits for receipts.
• Assists with preparation and updating of subject bibliographies.
• Receives, records, and prepares periodicals, microforms, and electronic databases for use by patrons.
• Receives materials for the library reserve area.
• Records instructor requirements and forwards materials to the Library's technical services for cataloging and shelving for circulation.
• Shelves new and returned materials (books, media, or periodicals) in the absence of student employees and assures data entry into the library system.
• Prepares and processes library materials for circulation, including applying covers and installing security devices.
• Provides technical services such as interlibrary loan including those required for cooperative library system materials, and maintaining the course reserve collection.
• Maintains current procedures manuals for the position.
• Cross‑trains other staff members.
• Performs routine clerical and record keeping duties.
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