EXAMPLES OF DUTIES • Prepares library for use by arranging books and furniture, constructing bulletin board displays and labeling book shelves; • Confers with supervisor to establish schedule for library use; • Trains and directs student assistants in the performance of various duties in the library; • Instructs students in use of reference materials and assists students in location and selection of books for general reading and reference purposes; • Maintains student discipline in the library; • Compiles bibliographies; • Checks materials in and out of the library; • Records daily and reports monthly the circulation figures to District office; • Shelves and straightens library materials; • Prepares periodicals, pamphlets and books for circulation; • Mends and repairs books; • Maintains card catalogs and shelf lists; • Types schedules, lists, notices, letters, cards, spines, pockets, forms and other items; • Distributes lists and notices of overdue materials to teachers, students and parents; • Collects money for lost or damaged books; • Flags missing books and resolves circulation discrepancies in library materials; • Identifies damaged and out-of-date materials; • Reconciles card catalog, master file and shelf list with library collection; • Researches and identifies library needs and recommends purchases; • Types book order forms; • Checks invoices and purchase orders and unpacks boxes of books; • Distributes, stores, inventories, inspects, repairs, purchases and collects textbooks; • Matches return of textbooks with check-out cards; • Informs supervisor of students who have not returned textbooks; • Orders new textbooks as directed; • Distributes, stores, inventories, inspects and repairs media materials and equipment including television monitors, VCR's, 16 mm motion picture projectors, film projectors, overhead projectors and other related equipment; • Maintains specialized information for reference by students; • Enters and retrieves information from a computer terminal; • Administers interest inventory tests; • Organizes special events of interest to students; • Arranges for special speakers to visit library; • Composes correspondence; • Performs related work as required. A typical qualifying entrance background is para-professional-level experience performing moderately difficult library clerical work; and Completion of coursework in library science or a closely related field; or Experience at or equivalent to the level of Library Clerk in the Amador County Unified School District, from which the incumbent has acquired the knowledge and abilities listed above.