Library Assistant presso Largo Public Library

Please note that applications must be completed and submitted by 11:59 pm ET on the day prior to the close date listed on the job posting.

Mission: Provide Superior Services that Inspire Community Pride

Vision: To be the Community of Choice in Tampa Bay

Values: Integrity, Collaboration, Passion, Creativity

Largo's commitment to a High Performance Organization (HPO) model builds a flexible and resilient organization that intentionally builds leadership capacity at all levels of the organization.

CITY OF LARGO ... Naturally A Great Place to Work!

Closing:

09/20/2025

Salary:

$16.60 hourly rate

Job Summary:

📚 Library Assistant I – Children’s Area
Collection & Programming Services
The City of Largo is looking for a creative, community-minded Library Assistant I to support our Children’s Area by providing superior customer service at the Children's Service Desk and by leading one Baby Storytime each week. In this role, you will engage regularly with families in the community, bring stories to life, and support library programming.

What you’ll do:
Provide friendly and professional customer service in the children's and teen areas (approximately 35hrs per week at a service desk).

Support the Children's Area through assistance with general tidiness, collection maintenance, displays, and program preparation.

Address behavioral issues with a positive, constructive approach.

Plan and deliver a weekly storytime (approximately 5hrs per week for planning and presenting).

If you have a passion for youth literacy, enjoy working with families, and can bring both creativity and organization to the table, we’d love to hear from you!

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

All employees share components of leadership, management, technical, and team skills to assist in making the City of Largo the community of choice in Tampa Bay.

Leadership

• Demonstrates an understanding and reflection of the City’s mission, vision, and values and a commitment to achieve organizational goals aligned with the City’s strategic plan
• Champions a high-performance work culture that encourages and embraces new ideas, develops individuals, and welcomes and encourages diverse perspectives
• Articulates strategic and innovative thinking and provides clarity to deliver superior services
• Approaches the job with enthusiasm and curiosity to promote a solutions-oriented work culture

Management

• Effectively manages assignments and priorities to ensure the fulfillment of projects, tasks, and responsibilities
• Follows suggested procedures to ensure the highest standards of risk management, employee safety, and risk avoidance

Technical

• Assists patrons in:
  • routine selection and location of library materials
  • basic library services, including responding to inquiries regarding computers, copiers, and related equipment
• Facilitates patron computer literacy with catalog, database, and e-resource instruction that includes:
  • computer assistance and troubleshooting
  • internet usage and other online services        
  • email accounts
  • downloading documents
  • saving and printing documents and files
  • using office productivity software
  • helping with wireless access
• Monitors computer use policy for compliance
• Answers the telephone and provides general information in response to inquiries
• Checks library materials in and out of the library
• Provides assistance at the self-checkout counter
• Registers patrons for borrower's cards and card renewal; enters patron information
• Handles cash, credit cards and records payment of patron fees and fines
• Directs patrons to specific facilities, subject areas, and titles
• Plans and presents programs and special events both in the library and through outreach efforts
• Enters, updates, accesses, and retrieves data with computer applications
• Uses audiovisual and multimedia equipment and assists patrons with questions about the equipment or use
• Creates promotional materials
• Retrieves items from the book drop and the collection as needed
• Shelves books and other library materials; reads and straightens shelves to maintain alpha and numeric order and appearance
• Prepares carts for shelving
• Attends meetings as required
• Performs basic computer work

CHILDREN’S DEPT AND TEEN ROOM

• Provides customer service at the Children’s and Teen Room Desks
  • Assists patrons of all ages to meet their needs
  • Monitors the areas and corrects behavioral issues
  • Maintains the spaces by cleaning, shelving, and straightening
  • Creates and maintains engaging and appropriate displays
• Provides children’s and teen programming
  • Independently plans and presents a weekly or monthly program or storytime
  • Works within a team to plan and present special events
  • Assists other team members with program preparation
  • Designs marketing materials to promote programs
• Trains team members at youth public service desks
• Shows a passion for youth/teen advocacy
• Has knowledge of children’s and young adult books and other trends
• May assist with:
  • Teen Volunteer Program, including hiring, training, and coaching volunteers
  • Collection Maintenance, including processing of materials and weeding the collection of damaged or underused items

Team Skills

• Supports honest and transparent decision-making
• Collaborates with all team members in a way that builds upon ideas and takes personal accountability and ownership of projects, roles, and assignments
• Openly exhibits a positive attitude, in words and action, and encourages others to do the same

Performs related work as required.

EMERGENCY RESPONSE STATUS: As a condition of employment, City of Largo employees will be required to work as directed during an undeclared and/or a declared emergency. All employees are subject to recall around the clock for emergency response operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the normal work location, and may include duties other than those specified in the official job description.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or general education diploma (GED)
• At least one (1) year of high volume, face-to-face customer service or instructional experience preferred
• Library Science degree or student majoring in Library Science preferred
• A valid Driver's License or Florida ID

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

• Reading enthusiast who can recommend appropriate authors and titles to patrons
• Working knowledge of:
  • best practice library procedures and methods
  • use and troubleshooting computers and printers
• Ability to:
  • communicate and interact positively with the public and team members using tact and discretion
  • maintain a high level of energy
  • be creative and artistic
  • handle cash, check, and credit card transactions
  • understand and carry out difficult written and oral instructions
  • make decisions within areas of responsibility
  • be flexible in assigned duties

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Work Environment: 95% inside a climate-controlled building and 5% outside, which may include driving. Those assigned to the Bookmobile will be outside more frequently.

Physical Requirements: The job's essential functions require standing and walking up to approximately eight (8) hours per day. The work requires frequent bending/stooping, climbing, crawling, fine manipulations, grasping, kneeling, pulling, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, and lifting/carrying objects weighing up to 50 pounds.

Sensory Requirements: Hearing: Enough to listen to patron questions and answer telephones; enough to listen to the directions of supervisors. Speaking: Enough to talk to patrons on the phone and in person. Seeing: Enough to see and read computer monitor screens, identify titles, and read fine print.

Technology: The work requires the ability to operate telephones, smartphones, tablets, photocopiers, printers, desktop and laptop computers, calculators, self-checkout terminals, audiovisual equipment, cash registers, scanners, and all associated software. 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Yes - DRUG TESTING (Safety Sensitive)

No - CHILDCARE FINGERPRINTING

No - CREDIT CHECK

No - FDLE AND CJSTC SECURITY CLEARANCE: As mandated by the FDLE, CJSTC and the Largo Police Department, this position may be subject to additional security clearances due to access to the police department facility or police department's electronic data.

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