Employment Opportunity The Bloomfield Township Public Library is looking for an enthusiastic, energetic employee committed to high quality library service and ready to join the Technical Services team. The Bloomfield Township Public Library is a class V library, with a service population of 41,700 people and strong community support for the library and the collections, services and programs offered. The successful candidate will have a strong commitment to provide quality public service and the desire to work in a collaborative, team environment. Position Title: Clerk Department: Technical Services, reporting to Department Head Hours: Part-time, 20 hours weekly, including evenings and Saturdays. Wages & $15.48 per hour, increasing to $16.02 per hour after successfully completing a 90 day orientation period. Pro-rated paid time-off benefits i.e. Benefits sick, personal business, vacation, holiday and emergency time. Term life and disability income insurance. Eligible for deferred compensation. Opportunity to participate in professional development. Requirements: Minimum: High school diploma; experience working with windows or Java and in highly detailed, deadline-oriented clerical production. Desire to serve the public in a positive manner. Able to lift, push, and/or pull at least 20 pounds; able to visually review materials, including small text, and discern voice and audible tones. Desirable: Copy cataloging and/or acquisitions experience in a library setting. Experience with MARC format and Dewey Decimal classification. Public library work experience. Responsibilities: Provides positive, professional service to the public, volunteers, book donors and receiving area visitors. Provides copy cataloging and materials acquisitions. Keeps statistics for reporting, uses current technologies for communication, assists with department services, including materials processing and database maintenance. Application, resume & cover letter due: April 4, 2016. A clerical skills test must accompany your application. Test is available at the Library Welcome Desk. TO: Careers Bloomfield Township Public Library 1099 Lone Pine Road, Bloomfield Township, MI 48302 248.642.5800 Email: careers@btpl.org Employment application available at www.btpl.org Andrea Aragona Bloomfield Township Public Library 248-642-5800 x 113 It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived. -Helen Walton