library assistant

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St. Louis County Library

Every branch has it's own culture and for the most part, co-workers are more than amicable. At the Headquarters branch, however, there is an obvious clique-oriented atmosphere that makes relating with people from other departments needlessly difficult. 

Job duties were very easy: The only difficult part being the massive amounts of down time one has, so it's important to know how to keep oneself busy. A typical work day would consist of unplugging the bookmobile unit, warm up truck for the average 8:15 departure time, drive to designated school, prepare unit for students, set up personal desk inside school, wait for students to come and then check in their books at fifteen minute intervals, repeat until scheduled time to leave, return to Headquarters branch and check truck for any anomalies. Shift ends at 4:30 pm. 

Co-workers tended to engage in heavy gossip and often at another co-worker's expense and had only a mild sense of team work ethic and often required prompted to help out with work loads. Having a mastery of verbal judo a plus for dealing with certain co-workers.

As a Circulation Assistant, I was able to handle basic patron needs, such as checking items in and out, creating and renewing records, taking fines, signing up for classes and activities, and promoting outreach in-house and in the community. You interact with patrons on a very personal level in helping them find information about topics with a wide range of media. The hardest part of the job is keeping all the patrons' preferences and questions in order, but your coworkers are always their to help with the load. You're also allowed to take on more responsibilities, and possibly more hours if the need should arise.

As a Library Clerk, duties are limited. This mainly consists of shelving items, fixing displays and being on the lookout for items that have reached their limit of usage or are too damaged to keep. You're encouraged to have basic knowledge of the systems used for the public and library, but are limited in how much you can help the patrons. 

Hours are set, with more opportunities for extra shifts if you're a part-time Circulation Assistant as opposed to a part-time Library Clerk.

I worked at SLCL on and off again for 5 years. I've had varying levels of managers. Some are great and some are not so great. Overall, the company does its best to do right by employees. SLCL does a great job serving its local community. A typical day for bookmobile specialist couldn't be described because we do it all! Visit schools, nursing homes, the streets, daycares etc. The hardest part of this job was the lack of guidance from managers but this also allowed for you to develop your own system. 

High cost benefits for dependents
Admin visits are short so they don't understand what it's like
Pay needs to be competitive
Unreliable management out all the time
Managers who don't know the answer
Increase in services without good training or support of resources to provide them
There is no room for advancement 

this is one of the most bizarrely organized organizations you'll come across! The pay is horrible! The benefits are good. This is THE definition of the most horribly run bureaucracies I've EVER had experience with!! Management is some of the worst I've seen! Positions open up through attrition and not always does the most qualified person get the job! Unless you like getting underpaid and being told to do one thing but then instructed to do another STAY FAR AWAY! I'm being serious!!!!

I really loved my time at SLCL everyone I met was nice and extremely helpful. The only reason I left was because it was not a full-time position. I highly recommend this position. But be forewarned it will be really difficult to get a call back or an interview without having connections.

Unqualified and inexperienced people are hired to be managers at this company. Even when they are obviously not good at their job, don't know what they're doing, and are causing a lot of turnover, managers are not removed or fired, or investigated. My coworkers and I have submitted multiple complaints about management, and nothing seems to be done.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The friendly co workers and the environment 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
When patrons take there time leaving  at close time

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Cool and fun work place too be 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Slow sometimes and quite.  But other that I enjoy being there

I currently work for SLCL and have been here for a couple of years. While it is not a flawless perfect organization, the organization as a whole really does feel like a big family. Admin will make some decisions that you disagree with, but overall this workplace is decidedly un-toxic. We have a general culture of being supportive and understanding of one another, working as a team, and exemplary service to our library patrons.

A wide range of programs for all age levels, a computer lab, and meeting room space are offered at the Weber Road Branch Library. Staff are always friendly and helpful in my experience. It was also  helpful to have an explanation of how to use all of the resources i was required to use in the library. I'm proud to have this library in our community.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Library assistant 26 salaries reported	$37,847 per year
Library clerk 9 salaries reported	$34,556 per year
Custodian 1 salary reported	$34,708 per year
Branch manager 3 salaries reported	$72,170 per year
Youth specialist 2 salaries reported	$49,698 per year

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