Posted: Aug 7, 2025
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Library Assistant

Danbury Library - Danbury , CT
Part-time
Salary: $16.35 Hourly
Application Deadline: N/A
Public Library

The City of Danbury is announcing an opening for the position of Part-time Library Assistant

 

Statement of duties:

The Part-time Library Assistant supports library services by assisting patrons in the use of library resources, assisting staff with programming and off-site outreach, and performing basic clerical duties as assigned.  The Library Assistant should possess excellent customer service skills and the ability to work with a diverse population. 

  • Provides hands-on assistance to programming staff by helping with room setup, breakdown, and attendance taking.  
  • Assists with publishing events to the library webpage, and sharing content to social media during programs and outreach events. 
  • Attends off-site outreach events in the community and assists library staff by providing excellent customer service and promotion of library services and programs. Candidate should have a reliable form of transportation to attend community events during shift.
  • Assists with the execution of library reading campaigns - physical space preparations like decorations and keeping track of setup and breakdown schedule. 
  • Provide services to the public at various service desks 
  • Assists with craft preparation for library programs. 
  • Assists librarians with weeding items from the collection, and other special projects. 

Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Minimum of 1 year experience working in a library or public service setting
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Office and Google Suite 
  • Clerical experience with good attention to detail
  • The ability to work and communicate well with library staff and patrons in a diverse community 

Work schedule will be during the week either 10AM-3PM or 3PM-8PM and Saturdays 10AM-2PM.