Library Associate Job at Village of Palm Springs in Palm Springs

Employees in this class perform various routine, repetitive tasks with minimal supervision. Assists the Children’s Librarian, the Circulation Supervisor, the Technical Services Supervisor, and the Director with specific and delegated duties. Establishes and maintains good public relations with community members and patrons and performs other related assignments as required to include technology components of the Library. Reports to the Director or assigned supervisor. The following duties are normal for this position.

• Welcomes and assists patrons in finding library materials, accessing databases or other information, checks materials in and out, places reserves, issues library cards, and provides reference service.
• Prepares publications for program flyers and handles social media advertising for the Village Library as designated by the Director.
• Provides individual and group technology training for patrons and staff.
• Plans and presents assigned programs and performs outreach to the community.
• Enforces library rules with tact and handles situations with mature judgment.
• Assists the Children’s Librarian with children’s programs, outreach, and may substitute when necessary.
• Assists with the processing of library materials by searching for matching bibliographic records, modifying the record to fit the individual item, and preparing material for the shelves.
• Assists in placing orders with vendors, checking shipments for accuracy, and may search for matching cataloging records from online bibliographic databases.
• Performs routine circulation operations on the computer, answers the phone, and does routine clerical work as assigned.
• Recognizes established priorities in performing duties and should be able to work on several projects at once.
• An employee in this class is responsible for assisting patrons and other staff members and performs other routine clerical functions as assigned, including typing and filing.
• Must type 35 wpm.
• The work is performed according to the practices and procedures of the Library Department and the Village of Palm Springs.
• Assists with the technology components of the Library to include audio-visual, green screen, virtual reality, and all library technical functions.
• Assists with computers, websites, electronic devices, digital resources, and more for all ages.

The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may