Library Page, Grade S2

Important Details

All candidates hired from this recruitment will be hired at $17.20 per hour.

YOU MUST BE AT LEAST AGE 14 TO APPLY FOR THIS LIBRARY PAGE POSITION.

Applicants are required to complete a 20-minute skills assessment exercise to measure sorting, filing, alphabetizing, and use of the Dewey decimal system.

This recruitment will generate an eligible list for six (6) months to fill current and future Library Page vacancies in all Montgomery County Public Libraries.

How to sit for the Library Page Assessment

After you apply on-line for this Library Page position with a resume, it is your responsibility to visit Montgomery County Public Library Page positions website to view the Library Page assessment schedule .

All applicants are required to present a photo ID and proof of application at the assessment administration. You may view a sample copy of the assessment on MCPL’s Library Page positions website in advance of the assessment.

To access the locations and phone numbers of Montgomery County Public Libraries, please visit the Library's website or click here: Library Branches and Hours

Note: You are eligible to apply and take the assessment exercise one time using this requisition IRC. If you are not successful on the assessment, you will need to wait until the next requisition is posted to reapply and take the assessment exercise.

What you will be doing

Duties include:

• Replace and rearrange books and related materials on shelves in alphabetic, numeric, or other predetermined order
• Shift collections or sections of a collection, when necessary
• Load and unload books from a large cart or bin
• Pack books and periodicals for shipment
• Apply protective coverings to library materials
• Refer customers to other staff for appropriate assistance
• Perform related duties as required

Successful candidates must have sufficient physical strength to push carts weighing 60-70 pounds and to load and unload books. Must also have ability to bend and stretch as needed to place books and materials on upper and lower shelves.

About Us

Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) offers free and equal access to services and resources that connect the people of Montgomery County to ideas and information which sustain and enrich their lives. MCPL's Vision: Our diverse community of lifelong learners finds MCPL to be an open, inviting, and vital gateway to the information, ideas, and enrichment that strengthens our County. A diverse, highly qualified staff continually assesses community needs and interests to support, encourage, and inspire our customers. MCPL's Values: MCPL believes in the right of all to learn and to grow. We value intellectual freedom, accountability, quality service, diversity, fairness, professional ethics, integrity of information, and respect for our customers, our community, and ourselves. We are a learning organization that functions openly by exploring new ideas and using the collective talent, knowledge, and creativity of employees at all levels.

Additional Employment Information

OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.

Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference .

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law : Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code . Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience : None.

Education : Ability to read and write.

Equivalency : None.

Physical Abilities : Must have sufficient physical strength to push carts weighing 60-70 lbs. and to load and unload books.

Preferred Criteria

Applicants will be rated "qualified" or "did not pass assessment" based on the results of the Library Page assessment exercise. Qualified applicants will be placed on the eligible list for a period of six (6) months unless they are interviewed and hired prior to that time.

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