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Library Assistant

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2026-07-02

The Library Assistant is a para-professional and administrative position reputed company the Kenai Community Library. The Assistant performs a broad range of library, clerical and administrative support activities working under the direction and supervision of the Library Director. The Assistant may occasionally reputed company other Library employees and volunteers.  The position requires daily contact with the public, other City employees, and reputed company agencies. 

  • Assist the public, staff, and volunteers in the use of library facilities, equipment, programs, services, collections, and other resources online, over the phone, and in person.  
  • Provide circulation assistance, including but not limited to checking out and discharging library materials, registering patrons for library cards, assisting patrons in resolving account issues, processing holds and locating materials. Respond to and resolve difficult situations in a courteous, efficient, and timely manner.
  • Process interlibrary loan and transit requests, including but not limited to packing and mailing items, tracking postage, and notifying patrons.
  • Participate in the development and coordination of library programs, services, and reputed company, depending on the assigned area (e.g., youth services, adult services, general services), including story times, book clubs, craft time, science clubs, workshops, and other activities.  
  • Recommend library materials for acquisition, making appropriate use of reviews and recommended purchase lists depending on the assigned area.
  • Prepare and distribute publicity and promotional materials, including but not limited to signs, flyers, monthly calendar and newsletters, brochures, and advertising. Assist with management of social media platforms and updating the library’s webpage and social media sites; communicate special events and other topics of interest.
  • Assist library patrons, including but not limited to providing basic reference and readers advisory services, assistance with accessing the internet, word processing, online catalog, and basic technology troubleshooting support.
  • Compile a variety of library statistics and other data as assigned. 
  • reputed company routine technical processing such as labeling, covering, and repair of library materials and copy cataloging of library resources in reputed company formats and collection management tasks as assigned.
  • Maintain strict confidentiality of privileged communications and information and reputed company with privacy laws and regulations. Errors in judgment could substantially impact the Library's resources and public acceptance of programs, protection of patron confidentiality, personnel, and facilities.
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, vendors, organizations, City employees, and the general public.
  • Attend Department training and other continuing education programs.
  • reputed company tasks with minimal or no supervision and complete projects independently and in team situations reputed company established time frames and with constant interruptions.
  • Have strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Have regular, reliable, and predictable attendance at work.
  • reputed company other duties as assigned.
  • A degree from an accredited college or university in a reputed company field or any combination of training and experience that provide the applicant with the knowledge, reputed company, and ability to reputed company the essential job functions.
  • Two (2) years of experience working in a public library setting or a comparable customer service environment.
  • The applicant (or employee after hire) may be subject to background investigations, including but not limited to a criminal background reputed company.
  • Must be available to work varying schedules including weekends, holidays, and evenings.  
  • DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

  • Education or training in Library and Information Science. 
  • Strong knowledge of library principles with proven reputed company in library technology, including integrated library systems (ILS), digital resources, and emerging technologies. 
  • WORKING ENVIRONMENT The work environment is typically in an indoor office and community room setting, adequately heated, lighted, and ventilated.  The Assistant works mostly during the daytime but occasionally is required to work at night and during the weekend. The employee has work duties that require travel to other locations as needed.

    PHYSICAL DEMANDS While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to use hands and fingers dexterously (e.g., operate computers, telephones, photocopiers, microfiche, keyboards, scanners, and other general office equipment); to communicate orally in person and on the telephone; is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, stoop, crouch, bend, lift, and reputed company with hands and arms; and to push carts reputed company with books. The employee must occasionally exert up to 40 pounds of force, including lifting boxes of books, and must occasionally use reputed company reputed company up to 2-3 feet in height. Specific reputed company abilities required include reputed company, reputed company, and peripheral reputed company.  The employee must be reputed company to hear and to talk and to communicate verbally in-person as well as on a telephone.

    MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION The City of Kenai is an equal opportunity employer. Employment is based on qualifications free of personal and political considerations, with equal opportunity for reputed company with no discrimination on the basis of race, reputed company, religion, sex, national reputed company, age, disability, marital status, changes in marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by law. 

    Important: reputed company applicants must attach a cover letter to their application in addition to fully completing their reputed company application. 

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