Employment Opportunity: Library Page

Join Our Team: Library Page
(Part-time, 10 hours/week)

The Thomas Memorial Library is seeking an enthusiastic and detail-oriented individual to join our team as a Library Page. If you love books and want to play a vital role in maintaining our community’s physical collection, we want to hear from you!

Position Overview

The Library Page provides essential support by ensuring our collection remains organized and accessible. This is an entry-level, part-time position (10 hours per week) with a variable schedule that may include evenings and weekends. After school hours would be ideal, but the schedule can be flexibly designed to accommodate specific needs. See the full job description below, or download a PDF.

Pay Rate:

$16.25/hour, 10 hours per week

To apply:

Email a cover letter, resumé, and two references to :

Rachel Davis, Director
rdavis@thomas.lib.me.us

DEADLINE: October 17, 2026

Job Description

Scope of Work

The Library Page provides essential staff support for maintaining the library’s physical collection. This entry-level role is responsible for shelving library materials, ensuring the collection remains in proper order, and identifying items that may require mending or replacement. This position is characterized by performing tasks within an established structure where assignments become more varied as experience is gained.

Essential Job Functions

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the duties which the employee may be expected to perform. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function to satisfaction.

  • Shelve new and returned library materials, including books, media, and other items, according to established classification systems.
  • Maintain shelf order and perform regular “shelf reading” to ensure all materials are in their correct locations.
  • Assist in identifying materials that are damaged and may need mending, or those that have become worn and may need replacement.
  • Check in and inspect returned materials.
  • Provide basic staff support for library operations, which may include emptying bins, sorting materials for shipment or re-shelving, and assisting with opening/closing tasks such as turning on or off equipment.
  • Maintain awareness of library activity and report any issues.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Ability, and Skill

In addition to the requirements of work, the individual should also have the following knowledge, ability, and skill.

Knowledge of:
  • Library operations and classification systems (e.g., Dewey Decimal).
Ability to:
  • Perform repetitive tasks with a high degree of accuracy and consistency; work a variable 10-hour per week schedule (including evenings and weekends).
Skill in:
  • Basic computer systems and technology.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Ability to perform tasks involving physical movement, including lifting, carrying, shelving books, and pushing book carts.

This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee, and is subject to change by the employer, as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change. Pay Equity/Equal Opportunity/Americans with Disabilities Act Employer