Library Media Assistant

Starting Date: Immediately

Library Media Assistant

Roanoke City School District – Round Hill Elementary, Roanoke, Virginia

General Responsibilities

Assisting the school librarian in the operation of the media center; assisting teachers and students in the full use of library services.

• Operates computerized system for circulating media center materials.
• Staffs circulation desk; assists with book selection; charges and discharges books.
• Assists students with location and use of media center materials.
• Maintains magazine and newspaper files and records.
• Assists in controlling status of books in circulation; checks on overdue books.
• Generates overdue and other computerized reports.
• Shelves returned books; replaces incorrectly shelved books; labels and mends books.
• Types and/or proofreads catalog card sets, book labels and pockets, letters, book orders and other material; keeps, updates and corrects card files; compiles circulation and other statistics and prepares other reports.
• Circulates media center equipment and materials; operates media center equipment.
• Assists with bulletin board displays.
• Assists with inventory of all media center materials.
• Maintains computerized records; assists teachers and students with data processing procedures and problems.
• Processes ERC and state films and distributes to faculty.
• Receives telephone calls and walk-in patrons; provides information and assistance or directs to appropriate staff member.
• Types general correspondence, schedules, newsletters, purchase orders, files and records.
• Performs related tasks as required.

Any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from a community college with major course work in English and/or computer science and some experience in a school library.

Full‑Time

$17.71 to $25.70 Per Hour