Library Aide Job at City of Royal Oak, MI in Royal Oak

Salary: $15.00 - $17.91 Hourly

Location: Royal Oak Public Library

Job Type: Part-Time

Job Number: 202500066

Department: Library

Opening Date: 10/03/2025

Closing Date: 10/18/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

Job Description

Employees in the Part-Time Library Aide position serve in the Access Services Department. A Part-Time Library Aide is trained for public service at the circulation desk.

Hours: 25 hours/week

The Current Schedule (subject To Change)

Sunday: 1 - 5 PM

Friday & Saturday: 9 AM - 6 PM

TBD/Flexible: 5 hours

Essential Job Functions

A Part-Time Library Aide may be called upon to do any and all of the following:

• Public service at the circulation desk including checking in (discharging) and checking out (charging) items to library customers
• Collecting fines
• Issuing library cards
• Using the cash register and handling credit card transactions
• Computer data entry; document production
• Filing and record keeping; maintain orderly supplies inventory
• Retrieval of library materials from overhead and floor-level shelving
• Shelving, in correct order, materials that have been returned by borrowers or left on tables after in library use
• Shelf reading and searching for misplaced materials from a “missing” or “lost assumed” list
• Moving light furnishings and materials as needed

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA)

A Part-Time Library Aide, upon application, shall have the following training and experience:

• Graduation from high school or equivalent
• Previous library public service experience preferred
• Library Technical Assistance degree or some college preferred

Qualifications For Employment

• Excellent public service skills
• Excellent organization skills; filing ability
• Computer and keyboarding competency
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to follow written and verbal directions
• Dependability, energy, self-motivation and positive attitude
• Ability to reach, bend, stretch and stand for long periods including ability to empty outside drop box bins
• Evenings and weekends may be needed

This position is not eligible for benefits.