Your Casey County Public Library is excited to announce that it will be accepting applications for a Circulation Assistant position from Wednesday, April 29, 2026, through the end of business day on Saturday, May 16, 2026.
Job Description
The Circulation Assistant is a part-time customer service position. The Circulation Assistant is responsible for providing a welcoming library experience and discovering and meeting the needs of all library patrons. Successful Circulation Assistants are driven to serve all members of our diverse community, are inspired by literacy, and have a meticulous attention to detail. Success requires effective work methods, strong team work, positive and effective communication, and an eagerness to learn and develop essential library skills. We work together to help patrons imagine the possibilities, discover their potential, and connect with their community.
Weekly Hours: 24
Starting Pay: $12/hour
Essential Responsibilities:
- Greets and engages with library patrons to discover and meet a variety of needs, while demonstrating a sincere desire to serve.
- Supports an active service culture by approaching patrons, guiding patrons to library materials and other offerings, retrieving materials for patrons as appropriate, and maintaining an active and visible presence throughout the library as a service provider.
- Generates excitement about books and other materials by providing reader’s advisory and ensuring free access to information.
- Assists patrons with library use by answering reference questions, assisting with public computer use, guiding use of the Online Public Access Catalog and other resources, recommending relevant resources, and maintaining accurate patron information.
- Facilitates circulation transactions by checking materials out and in, cleaning materials, and accurately shelving returned materials.
- Informs patrons, in a timely fashion, about materials that are ready for pickup, requested, overdue, and damaged.
- Ensures that the library is ready for daily business by maintaining visual presentation standards, replenishing displays, straightening patron areas, and keeping library services ready for use.
- Supports a wide variety of library initiatives, programs, and customer service activities.
- Actively promotes library programs, public facilities, and community services.
- Accurately enters, updates, and maintains information in the library systems.
- Responds quickly to incoming phone calls, and routes phone inquiries appropriately.
- Be reliable, provide assurance, work with empathy, and be responsive to patron needs.
- Performs other duties in the library, as assigned.
Education, Experience, and Skills Requirements:
- High School Diploma or GED equivalency is required.
- Previous customer service experience preferred.
- Ability to attend continuing education opportunities to obtain certification.
- Available to work a flex schedule that may include evenings and weekends.
- Ability to travel within Casey County as needed.
NOTE: All employees of the Casey County Public Library are required to maintain the capacity, with or without reasonable approved accommodations, to: 1) demonstrate proficiency with computers, common office software, current operating systems, emailing, and Internet navigation; 2) operate basic work equipment such as multifunction copiers, cash registers, book carts, manual tools, audio/visual equipment, and multi-line communications systems; 3) have sufficient mobility to move throughout the library to meet patron needs, and lift and/or handle library materials; and 4) work in a public library environment that may include the potential for exposure to possible contaminants including (but not limited to) noise, arts and crafts chemicals, ink on printed pages, dust and mold, animals, cleaning chemicals, as well as the spread of communicable diseases.
To Apply
Please submit your resume and a completed application (see below) in person at the Casey County Public Library at 238 Middleburg St., Liberty, KY 42539 or via email to caseydirector@caseylibrary.org.
Any questions should be directed to the Library Director via email at caseydirector@caseylibrary.org.
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