Library Assistant

Pay Range: $21.26 - $26.57/hr. | $44,219 - $55,273 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Monday, March 9, 2026 📅

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!

This posting is intended to fill one position at the following location:

• East Berry Library-4300 E. Berry St., Fort Worth, TX 76105

Workdays & Hours: The 40-hour workweek schedule is below for the East Berry Library location; Some evening/weekend work required.

• Tuesday: 9:15 am - 6:15 pm

• Wednesday: 11:15 am - 8:15 pm

• Thursday: 11:15 am - 8:15 pm

• Friday: 9:15 am - 6:15 pm

• Saturday: 9:15 am - 6:15 pm

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability. 🌆

A full-time Library Assistant job is available with the City of Fort Worth’s East Berry Library. The ideal candidate is customer-focused, enthusiastic about bringing library services to the community, and comfortable working with diverse populations including people of all ages, backgrounds, dispositions, and abilities.

All applicants must submit a cover letter and resume to be considered for this opportunity.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree

• No prior experience is required

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree

• No prior experience is required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to communicate with customers in Spanish

• At least one year of experience working in a library setting

• Previous experience developing and presenting programs, workshops, and classes

• Ability to work evenings and Saturdays

• Ability to work at/travel to various locations

• Ability to work a flexible schedule

The Library Assistant’s job responsibilities include:

• Providing friendly, efficient, and professional service to customers, in-person, by telephone, and via email. This includes answering basic reference, reader's advisory, and general usage questions, helping customers locate materials and services of interest, and checking in and out materials

• Planning and delivering programs, workshops, and classes

• Providing customers with technology assistance and computer training, and assisting customers with self-service equipment and technology

• Operating a cash register, conducting customer payment transactions, maintaining a cash drawer

• Developing library displays and merchandising materials to showcase the Library’s materials, programs, and special events

• Conducting community outreach, including processing new library accounts and replacing library cards at outreach events

• Championing the Library’s strategic goals and initiatives

Working Conditions and Physical Demand

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking and repetitive motions.

Sedentary Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

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Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.