Library Assistant II at Palo Alto Unified School District
Job Summary
Job Summary
Definition: Under direct supervision of the school Librarian, to perform varied sub professional duties in a library; and to do related work as required. Specific duties include: • Assist students in making effective use of library resources including books, media materials, automated catalog, reference databases, and Internet sources; • Maintain order among the groups of students in the library; • Perform full authorized functionality of library automated system; • Assist librarian in preparing bibliographies and in solving circulation, catalog, and reference problems; • Maintain payment records on overdue, lost or damaged materials; • Prepare bibliographies, reports, and correspondence; • Give information over telephone to parents and district staff; • Ascertain current pricing and prepare purchase orders for books, media materials, supplies, and equipment; • Maintain budget and purchasing records; reconcile purchase orders with invoices; • Supervise and train library students and volunteers; • Supervise library in absence of the librarian; • Assist librarian in identifying curriculum-related websites and resources for collection purchase / subscription. • Other duties as assigned.