Library Assistants - Main Library Assistants Library assistants help librarians catalog, shelve, repair, and check out library materials. Library assistants keep library resources in order and check them out to visitors.
Library assistants work in customer service or technical services.
A few assistants work as bookmobile drivers. Those who work in customer service spend most of their time working with visitors to the library. For example, they check out books, magazine, and tapes for visitors. This is done by scanning visitorslibrary cards and recording the due date on the material. If visitors need a library card, assistants process the cards.