Library Clerk
Library Systems & Services
- Washington DC
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Working with the library’s automated circulation system
- Sorting, arranging, and transporting library materials to be shelved
- Breaking down materials to include separating and sorting materials on book trucks according to call number ranges
- Identifying materials requiring follow-up for collection stabilization and rehousing
- Maintaining detailed logs of activities
- Shelf-reading and reviewing each shelf piece-by-piece
- Refiling out-of-place items or routing them to the proper location
- Identifying problem materials per written procedures
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Attention to detail
- Preferred knowledge of other languages than English
- Ability to develop knowledge of standard Law library policies, procedures, and services related to one or more library functions
- Demonstrated organizational skills and initiative to manage multiple tasks and deadlines and work independently
- Ability to learn and follow complex procedures and policies
- Must be able to move from place to place within the location; lift, push/pull, hold/carry of items weighing up to (25) pounds and occasional up to (35) pounds such as files, books, stacks of paper, and other materials.
- Ability to sit for long periods of time and to maintain focus on projects such as computer screens or detailed paperwork.