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Responsibilities
Position Description:Â
Position is responsible for performing circulation and public service functions. This often includes checking in and shelving books, assisting with crafts and programs, and assisting library users in navigating the library.Â
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Reports To:Â
Circulation Manager
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Major Duties:
- Ensure that the library space is clean and organized and that all resources and materials are on display, well-promoted, and available.Â
- Maintains organization of book shelves while shelving returned materials.
- Assist with reader questions and checking library materials in and out for patrons.
- Assist with inventorying the library collection.
- Help prepare public programs for teens and other ages as needed.
- Performs other related duties and special projects as assigned.
Qualifications
Physical Requirements:Â Â The job often involves periods of standing, with intermittent periods of stooping, reaching, and walking. May be required to lift or move objects such as book carts, boxes of books, and equipment weighing up to 30 pounds.
Availability: Saturday and after-school (4-7) availability preferred. Ability to report to Meadville Public Library, located at 848 N Main St, is required.
This position requires Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance, Pennsylvania State Police Criminal History Clearance, Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Criminal History Clearance.
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Allegheny College, founded in 1815, is one of the nation’s most historic and innovative four-year colleges with the distinct requirement of completing a major and minor in different academic areas. This multidisciplinary learning celebrates students’ unusual combinations of interests and provides creative, independent thinkers with a path for educational depth and intellectual growth, preparing them for a successful launch after graduation and even for careers that may not yet exist. Located in western Pennsylvania, 1.5 hours equidistant from Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Buffalo, Allegheny College is one of 40 colleges featured in Loren Pope’s “Colleges That Change Lives” and recently ranked #4 by The Princeton Review in its Top 20 Best Private Schools for Making an Impact. In its 2025 rankings, U.S. News & World Report recognized Allegheny College as one of the country’s top 100 national liberal arts colleges, with special distinctions including one of the top 10 best for senior capstone experience and one of the top 25 best for undergraduate research and creative activities.
Allegheny’s undergraduate residential education prepares students for successful, meaningful lives by promoting students’ intellectual, moral, and social development and encouraging personal and civic responsibility. Allegheny’s faculty and staff combine high academic standards and a commitment to the exchange of knowledge with a supportive approach to learning. Graduates are equipped to think critically and creatively, write clearly, speak persuasively, and meet challenges in a diverse, interconnected world. Allegheny College is deeply committed to creating an inclusive community that actively challenges racism, sexism, heterosexism, religious bigotry, and other forms of bias (see Allegheny College Statement of Community).
Allegheny College is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity. Women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. Allegheny does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, or national origin.
Allegheny College is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact the Director of Human Resources.
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