The Brentwood Library in St. Louis, Missouri is looking for a customer service-oriented individual who can work Friday afternoons and weekends.  We pride ourselves on our excellent customer relations. We need a personable and self-motivated individual to join our small but mighty team. We are looking for someone who is ready to provide front line service at the desk, but as a small library, every employee does a variety of work.

Job duties include:

  • Provide courteous, helpful and efficient service to customers
  • Checking materials in and out
  • Placing hold for patrons
  • Answering questions about library accounts
  • Shelving materials, pulling items for holds and packing up deliveries for other libraries
  • Fielding reference and technology questions from the public, including but not limited to: library e-materials on all devices, Microsoft Office product questions, file management (downloading and saving), helping with online job applications, copying, scanning and scanning to fax
  • Performs routine processing of books and materials
  • Operates computer terminal and auxiliary equipment as necessary

Qualifications and Abilities:

  • High School Diploma or GED and 1-3 years of customer service experience preferred
  • Excellent computer skills
  • Ability to multitask, prioritize and switch gears quickly
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Flexible and positive attitude with the public and with coworkers
  • Team-minded yet self-motivated
  • Ability to lift books, bend, and stoop. Able to be on your feet at the front desk for prolonged periods of time

The Brentwood Public Library is an independent library in St. Louis County, Missouri. We are part of the Municipal Library Consortium, a group of nine libraries that serve their unique municipalities in St. Louis County. We are also members of the Missouri Evergreen Consortium, a group of 74 Missouri libraries that share a single catalog and lend and borrow from each other. Brentwood is a tight-knit community with approximately 8,000 citizens. We offer small town, personal service in a flourishing metropolitan area.

This position is part-time and requires the following hours:

Fridays 1pm-6pm

Alternating Saturdays 8:45am-5pm

Sundays 12:45pm-5pm

We do occasionally need substitute workers during the week, so if you are able to occasionally work extra hours, that would be a bonus. The pay is $16 per hour. We are an equal opportunity employer.     

If this sounds like a good fit, please send a cover letter and resume to Samantha Levison at slevison@bplmo.org.

No phone calls, please.

Thank you for considering the Brentwood Public Library.