LAC seeks experienced Library Technicians for contract position with a prestigious government library. The Technicians will provide technical support to the library, primarily in the areas of mail receiving and routing, security targeting of collections materials, edge stamping of collections materials, preliminary processing of acquisitions receipts and technician support of book exchange programs. Work will take place in Washington DC with a start date of mid-July pending contract award. This is an excellent career opportunity with competitive salary and benefits. This is a full-time, 40 hour per week position, Monday – Friday.

Responsibilities include and are not limited to:

Process library materials of all media formats;
Place security targets in books and follow specific procedures for tagging and stamping;
Process acquisitions receipts;
Identify problems encountered in routing or processing library materials; then resolve or report those problems;
Compile basic statistics on work accomplished daily and/or weekly, or in other increments, as required;
Ability to follow standard procedures in the physical processing and routing of incoming and outgoing collections items.

Qualifications:

The work requires focused attention to detail and the ability to follow standard procedures in the physical processing and routing of incoming and outgoing collections items;
Ability to perform work with attention to detail and follow through to a conclusion;
Communicate tactfully with members of the public and with library staff;
Pushing/pulling fully loaded book trucks, loading and unloading books and other moving and lifting requirements as needed;
1 year relevant work experience;

§ Sufficient knowledge of duties of Library Technicians;

§ Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills;

§ Ability to problem-solve as appropriate.

§ Experience working with a personal computer and relevant library software;

§ Good verbal and written communication skills;

§ Customer service skills. Ability to train and supervise others. Ability to work

§ Independently;

To Apply:

§ In order to be considered we MUST receive your application no later than Wednesday, June 16th at 10:00am Eastern Time.

§ To apply and be considered for this position please follow this link: http://bit.ly/LibraryTechnciansDC

Library Associates Companies (LAC) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and values diversity in the workforce.

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