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Library Assistant A
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Job ID 73895
Job Funding Source Work-Study, Non-Work-Study
Employer Library Learning & Teaching
Category Office
Job Description

Duties will vary throughout the year. The student assistant will attend information tabling events with the O&E Librarian or other library student workers to promote library services to campus and community partners at campus events or events coordinated by the library. They will help in the coordination, logistics, and scheduling of various O&E related programming throughout the year and create physical and digital signage to promote initiatives.

This student assistant will also aid the O&E department with in-person and email inquiries from students, student organizations and campus departments looking to partner with the library or host events within library spaces.

The student assistant may also perform special projects as needed.

 
Educational Value
  • Customer service
  • Public Speaking
  • Time management
  • Event coordination
  • Communications
Job Requirements
  • Ability to work with the public
  • Flexibilty to work indoors or outdoors for a variety of events
  • Adaptability to different work priorities throughout the year
  • Consistency and time management
  • Good communication
  • Ability to learn about library services and resources and enthusiasm to share that information with peers through various modes
  • Familiarity with creating and editing documents (word/docs, powerpoint, canva, acrobat) for flyers or digital signs
  • Familiarity or ability to learn how to create shortform videos on library services, resources and collections
Hourly Rate $15.00/hour
Hours 5.0 to 10.0 hours per week
Time Frame Fall/Winter/Spring/Summer
Start Date Monday, August 25, 2025
End Date N/A
Primary Contact Tashia Miller
Primary Contact's Email tmunson@umich.edu
Supervisor N/A
Work Location Hatcher Graduate Library - Room 2 Work will be performed primarily onsite in the library, or in other campus locations during tabling events (scheduled in advance).
Phone N/A
Fax N/A