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1451 Library Clerks

Library clerks issue and receive library materials, sort and shelve books and provide general library information to users. They also perform clerical functions. Library clerks are employed by libraries or other establishments with library services.

Example Titles

circulation clerk – library
interlibrary loan clerk
library clerk
library page
periodicals clerk
reference clerk
shelving clerk – library

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Main duties

Library clerks perform some or all of the following duties:

• Issue and receive library books and other materials
• Reshelve books and other library materials
• Perform clerical activities such as manual and electronic filing, word processing and occasional typing
• Maintain journal subscriptions
• Assist library users in accessing basic library materials and making interlibrary loans.

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.

Additional information

• Progression to more senior positions is possible with experience and post-secondary education related to library science.

Classified elsewhere

• Librarians (5111)
• Library technicians (in 5211 Library and Archive Technicians and Assistants)
• Supervisors, Library, Correspondence and Related Information Clerks (1213)