Library Media Center (LMC) Assistant

Community

Consolidated

School

District

21

Job

Description

LIBRARY

MEDIA

CENTER

ASSISTANT

Supervisor:

Building

Administrator

Employee

Group:

Educational

Support

Personnel

Purpose:

The position of the Library Media Center Assistant was established to support students and staff in utilizing library media content.

The

Library

Media

Center

Assistant

works

under

the

direction

of

a

licensed

Library

Media

Specialist

to

maintain

the

library

and

media

collection;

assist

students

and

staff

in

utilizing

resources;

and

perform

clerical

functions

related

to

the

collection,

processing,

circulation,

and

inventory

of

library

materials.

Essential Functions

Books/Materials

Assists

Library

Media

Specialist

with

inventory,

including

preparing

the

final

report

according

to

the

annual

plan.

Maintains

collection,

including

repairing

books/materials,

tracking

requests

and

lost

books/materials,

reshelving

books,

managing

holds,

checking

in

and

checking

out

books/materials,

and

weeding

damaged

books/materials.

Possible additions:

Literacy

Promotion

Assists

Library

Media

Specialist

with

special

library

promotions

and

activities,

including

the

creation

of

bulletin

boards,

displays,

promotional

literature,

and

other

materials.

Promote

reading

incentives

and

library

promotions.

Library

Automation

System

and

Procedures

Sets

up

patrons,

calendars,

and

schedules

for

library

automation

and

space

usage.

Processes

new

books.

Runs

overdue

reports.

Seeks

support

as

needed

from

the

library

automation

system

vendor.

Budget

Collaborates

with

the

Library

Media

Specialist

to

prepare

book

and

supply

orders.

Other

Functions:

Assists

with

book

fairs

Informs

students

on

proper

library

media

center

usage

and

book/materials

care.

Supports

staff

in

locating

tools

and

resources.

Performs

other

related

duties

as

assigned.

Job

Requirements:

Specific

skill

and

knowledge-based

competencies

required

to

satisfactorily

perform

the

functions

of

the

job

include:

Concepts

of

grammar

and

punctuation

Fluency

and

clarity

in

spoken

English

Reading

fluency

and

comprehension

Basic

mathematical

skills

(i.e.,

add,

subtract,

multiply,

and

divide

in

all

units

of

measure

using

whole

numbers,

common

fractions,

and

decimals;

compute

rate,

ratio,

and

percent;

draw

and

interpret

graphs;

money

concepts,

etc.)

Safety

practices

Operation

of

standard

office

equipment,

including

using

pertinent

job-related

software

applications

Specific ability-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include:

Effectively

presenting

information

in

one-to-one

and

group

situations

to

students

Maintaining

confidentiality

Maintaining

composure

under

stressful

situations

Maintaining

effective

decision-making

skills

Communicating

tactfully

and

courteously

with

diverse

groups

Adapting

to

changing

work

priorities

Working

collaboratively

as

a

part

of

a

team

Applying

common-sense

understanding

to

carry

out

instructions

Specific physical ability-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include:

Moving

up

to

50

pounds

(pulling,

pushing,

lifting,

carrying)

Sitting,

standing,

walking,

kneeling

Visually

supervising

students

Utilizing

computer

keyboards

and

screens

to

enter,

retrieve,

and

transform

information

or

data

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential

function

of

this

job.

Reasonable

accommodations

may

be

made

to

enable

individuals

with

disabilities

to

perform

essential

functions.

April, 2025