Library Technician Job Duties

There are some generally agreed upon competencies for library technicians in public libraries, and as such most library technician roles will require some of the following duties or expectations:

• Familiarity with library catalogs and research
• Reference interviews
• Collection development and weeding
• Sorting and shelving books
• Circulation procedures
• Assisting in library programming
• Cataloging (in larger libraries or in library system headquarters)