James Bauer Email & Phone Number

Wausau, Wisconsin, United States

Primary Position Duties: Cataloging

Wausau, Wisconsin, United States

Part-time from April-NovemberPromoted to full-time beginning in November

Arpin, Wisconsin, United States

As a Library Assistant at the Lester Public Library of Arpin, my duties ranged from circulation to social media to library maintenance. As a small library, it was essential to have knowledge in a large range of library duties. A list of my duties includes developing and maintaining the library's website and social media, preforming circulation duties such as checking items in and out and locating, processing, and routing interlibrary loan materials, patron registration, reader's advisory, cleaning, shelving materials, interacting with patrons, answering phone calls and patron questions, following and enforcing library policies, cataloging, processing, and mending materials, handling patron fees, developing summer library programs (primarily teen), preparing displays, developing and implementing an archive program, performing opening and closing duties, giving technological help to patrons and other library staff, and more.

My duties as Interim Library Director included those of my position as a Library Assistant, as well as completing the annual report, developing programs, working with library and town boards, working with our library system (SCLS), managing financials, making purchases, collection development, supervising staff, maintaining records, and interviewing, hiring, and orientation of a new staff member.

Beginning February 2013, I consistently volunteered at the Lester Public Library of Arpin before being hired as a Library Aide in 2015. During this time, I completed any random duties as assigned, including circulation duties such as checking items in and out, cataloging, programming assistance, web and social media development, and library maintenance, such as cleaning, moving shelving, painting, etc.