Job Posting: Library Page

We’re Hiring!

We’re seeking applicants for the Library Page position. Library Pages work approximately 8 hours per week, evenings and weekends, at the Ripon Public Library. Candidates must be courteous, dependable, detail-oriented, and energetic. 

Applicants must be at least 16 years old at time of application.

Duties include shelving library materials, checking items in and out on a computerized system, and helping people use the library. Lifting and carrying objects up to 40 pounds may be required.  This is a permanent position. $10.75 per hour. 

Apply at the Ripon Public Library, 120 Jefferson Street, Ripon, WI. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Job Description

Title: Page

Classification Level: I

Qualifications:  High school student or graduate; dependable, industrious, personable, detail-oriented, familiar with arrangement of library materials, computer literate.  Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds, pick materials up from the floor, reach areas six feet high, push a loaded cart.

Benefits: Pro-rated holidays.

Work hours: Evenings and weekends, occasional days during the summer; average of 8 hours per week.

Duties:

1. Assist senior staff with operations at circulation desk when busy, including checking materials in and out, helping patrons find materials, handling fines and fees, and answering telephone calls.
2. Shelve books, videos, audios, magazines, and other library materials.
3. Keep materials on shelves neat and in order.
4. Pick up and put away materials left on tables and counters.
5. Assist with opening and closing of the library.
6. Assist Director, Adult and Youth Services Librarians with projects as assigned by Director.
   
7. Perform minor cleaning and upkeep (e.g., clean and dust books and shelves, wipe down surfaces, restock supplies).
8. Senior page(s) may assist with training of new pages.

Approved by the Ripon Public Library Board of Trustees February 28, 2023