Extra- Library Specialist - Bibliobus

Sonoma County Library creates community through discovery, culture and connection.

Sonoma County Library creates community through discovery, culture and connection.

We are known locally for our engaged, creative, and empowered staff. We rely on community input to guide our decisions, and we proudly champion diversity and equity in all aspects of our organization. Libraries are for everyone. Read more about the library’s mission, vision, and values here.

This is a tremendous opportunity to be part of a mission-driven public agency, and help transform the literacy and education landscape for all Sonoma County residents.

• EXTRA-HELP (E-H)
• Not to exceed 960 hours in one fiscal year

We are seeking a customer service-focused and adaptable Extra-Help Library Specialist to join our team and support the Community Engagement Division and Biblio Bus outreach services throughout Sonoma County. The ideal candidate enjoys working with the public, is comfortable assisting customers of all ages, and has strong communication, technology, and organizational skills.

Spanish bilingual skills are strongly preferred.

To be considered for this opportunity, applicants must complete the Supplemental Questions. Candidates who successfully complete the interview process will be added to a pre-qualified list and may be considered for other vacancies in this classification that arise in the next twelve months.

This non-benefited Extra-Help Library Specialist position will provide excellent customer service while assisting patrons of all ages with circulation services, library technology, materials, and basic informational questions in a mobile library setting. This position will help prepare the Biblio Bus for service and assist with the set-up and break-down of mobile library services at various locations. Responsibilities will also include maintaining and organizing library materials, checking materials in and out, assisting with holds and user accounts, providing basic technology support, and helping ensure the Biblio Bus is welcoming, organized, and ready to serve the community.

Please see the class specifications below for full details about this position.

SALARY: $29.19/hour

CLOSING DATE:
Friday, October 23, 2026 at 11:59pm

EST: OCTOBER 2015

REV: JULY 2019

REV: MARCH 2026

FLSA: NON-EXEMPT

LIBRARY SPECIALIST

Provides excellent customer service, performs a variety of clerical and technical library work related to materials support, circulation activities, and direct customer service within the Public Services and Community Engagement Divisions; performs basic activities in acquisitions and processing, cataloging, and/or resource sharing within the Collection Services Division according to defined procedures; and performs related work as required.

This class works under general supervision from a Supervising Library Specialist, Branch Manager, or other supervisory classification. Employees may provide assistance to volunteers, Shelvers, and/or other inexperienced staff within assigned area or branch.

This is the journey-level customer service and materials support class in the clerical and technical library support series. Incumbents are assigned responsibility for the full range of circulation or collection services support activities, including direct user support and routine ordering, receiving, resource sharing, cataloging, and processing tasks. Incumbents advise users of library policies, procedures, and services, resolve library user issues within established policies, and provide basic technological and reference support to library users.

Responsibilities also include assisting and training users on self-service equipment, answering routine directional and informational questions, and referring the more difficult technical or involved questions to appropriate paraprofessional or professional library staff. At this level, incumbents work independently within identified parameters and resolve problems of diverse scope where analysis requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Maintaining confidentiality and security of user accounts is an important part of the position.

Performance expectations include the application of broad job knowledge in performance of the full range of responsibilities within the classification. This classification also performs…