Come join the City of Appleton and thrive! Here at the City, you’ll have the opportunity to work in a forward-thinking, positive environment alongside other caring team members. You’ll be challenged by rewarding work that impacts the lives of community members each day. You’ll expand your skills and knowledge through training and growth opportunities. You’ll be respected and appreciated for sharing your ideas and bringing your authentic self to your work. And you can celebrate your successes with your loved ones because of the great flexible work arrangements the City offers. Come join our team—you belong here!

OUR ORGANIZATION
As an employer, the City of Appleton is a steadfast organization who values, recognizes, and appreciates employees for the unique talents and abilities they bring to our team. We seek out the potential in each employee and encourage growth and diversity of thought. We are constantly exploring ways that we can continue to offer an exceptional, positive work culture that focuses on flexibility for all of life, valuing employees, taking pride in providing great customer service, and progressive, collaborative leadership and teams. Listento what our employees have to say about their experience with us!This is a non-benefited position. It involves maintaining the arrangement of library materials, shelving materials, shifting, and picking up materials left throughout the library. Pages gather materials requested on the reserve list and place them on the hold shelves. Hours include weekdays between 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM, one evening per week, and rotating weekends, averaging up to 16 hours per week. Work is supervised by a section assistant supervisor and the section supervisor.

• Reshelve materials
• Maintain proper and neat arrangements of library materials on shelves
• Cleanup materials from throughout the library
• Handle materials from tubs to conveyor and sorting bins onto carts
• Put carts of materials in alpha/numeric order
• Shift materials among shelves
• Gather materials to fill reserves
• Process holds
• Check the condition of media returned to APL as needed
• Special projects including major shifting of library materials or shelf reading
• Refer questions from the public to service desks appropriately
• Attend training and staff meetings
• Keep current on library policies and procedures

• Good organizational skills
• Good attention to detail
• Ability to read fine print
• The ability to sort materials alphabetically and numerically quickly and accurately
• The ability to reach shelving within a height range of three to 75 inches, lift up to 50 pounds, and push a loaded book cart (300 lbs.) on carpeting
• The ability to kneel, crouch, stand, bend, reach or walk for most of a work shift
• The ability to use hands, wrists and arms for most of a work shift
• The ability to stand up quickly from a kneeling or sitting position on the floor
• The ability to communicate with tact and courtesy

Any day of the week, you can enjoy a variety of activities from jazz concerts at the nationally-recognized Lawrence University, to Broadway performances at our multi-million dollar Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, to a quiet evening of walking or biking the trails along the river, or enjoying dinner at one of the many fabulous restaurants.

Appleton offers the rare balance of the cultural experiences of a larger city, while maintaining a hometown feel for residents and visitors alike.  From the largest Flag Day parade in the nation in June, to Juneteenth, to the Mile of Music which attracts musicians from across the world each August, to Hmong New Year, we are proud to welcome all cultures and people from different walks of life.

APPLY TO JOIN OUR TEAM TODAY—YOU BELONG HERE!