Museum Library Volunteer

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Volunteer Librarians welcome museum guests into the Erwin Welsch Research Library. They oversee inventorying donations, cataloging records, and helping digitize the museum’s archive. Librarians have the opportunity to learn and share information about the railroads, their history, and the trains that ran on them. Volunteers do not need to have experience with trains, model railroading, or libraries. Note: This position does not run model trains.

Responsibilities

· Greeting guests in the library

· Helping guests locate specific resources

· Keeping inventory of incoming donations

· Sorting, filing, and shelfing materials according to the library’s classification system

· Cataloging records

· Participating in archival digitization

· Selling overstock books

· Assisting in keeping the library in a clean and orderly condition

Skills:

· Must be organized

· Must be dependable and punctual

· Should have basic computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, etc.) and experience with office equipment

· Experience with Past Perfect and/or Photoshop Elements is a plus

· Ability to work well and communicate with members of the public and fellow library staff

· Ability to work independently and be self-motivated