Library Assistant (Collections Support, ILL, and Outreach)

Library Assistant (Collections Support, Interlibrary Loan, and Outreach)Join a collaborative team in one of Alaska's most beautiful academic libraries, where views of Auke Lake and the surrounding mountains create an exceptional place to work. The Egan Library at the University of Alaska Southeast is seeking a Library Assistant to help connect students, faculty, and staff with the information and resources that support teaching, learning, research, and creative activities. This multifaceted position spans technical services, public services, outreach, and digital collections. Primary responsibilities include supporting collections maintenance through copy cataloging and metadata work; coordinating interlibrary loan services and library events; contributing to the university's institutional repository; providing reference services; and assisting with library outreach, marketing, and social media. The breadth of the role offers an engaging mix of independent project work, public service, and collaboration, ensuring that each day brings variety and new opportunities to learn and contribute. The successful candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to balance multiple priorities while providing outstanding customer service. They are comfortable learning new technologies and library systems, enjoy solving problems, communicate effectively, adapt to changing priorities, and are equally comfortable working independently or collaborating with colleagues. A curiosity about libraries, higher education, and helping others succeed will serve them well in this role. Located in Juneau on Lingít Aaní, the Egan Library offers an inspiring place to work, surrounded by spectacular natural beauty and a welcoming team committed to student success, lifelong learning, and serving the coastal environments, cultures, economies, and communities of Southeast Alaska.