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Library Assistant job description
A ready advert for a Library Assistant job in Libya, in Arabic and English. Post it on jobs.ly and edit it to fit your organization.
About the job
We are looking for a library assistant to handle loans and returns, shelve books, help visitors find what they need and keep the library's records accurate.
Duties and responsibilities
- Issue and receive books and materials and record them in the system
- Shelve books according to the library's classification system
- Help visitors search the catalogue and find books
- Follow up overdue books and remind borrowers to return them
- Process new books with call numbers and labels before shelving
- Enter acquisitions and subscriptions in the library records
- Keep the library tidy and quiet and the reading rooms in order
- Repair minor damage to books and send those that need it for rebinding
Working conditions
- Standing, moving between shelves and carrying books
Requirements
- Secondary school certificate or an intermediate diploma in library and information studies
- 3 to 6 years of experience in library or archive work
The years of experience follow the level you choose when posting.
Skills
- Circulation (loans and returns)
- Shelving
- Library management systems
- Data entry
- Reader services
- Dewey Decimal Classification
- Accuracy
Preferred
- Training in a library management system
- Basic English
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