Library Assistant

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Solano County Library is a progressive and innovative library with secure funding and widespread support from the community. The Library serves the community with eight branches and virtual services in five of the seven cities in Solano County with a staff of 111 FTE. With its strategic location, affordable housing, natural resources, and historical significance, Solano County is a growing community with a promising future as a place to live, learn, work and play.

There is an abundance of open space to hike, bike, camp, and explore as well as coastal access for sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, and fishing. Residing midway between the Bay Area and the Sacramento metropolitan regions and neighboring the Napa Valley, residents enjoy the leisurely options of taking a ferry to San Francisco, train to downtown Sacramento or riding their bikes through valleys of vineyards and over the hill to Napa.

Solano County Library is guided in its mission to enrich the lives of the people in the County by a Strategic Plan, which is community focused, staff inspired, and outreach oriented. To realize these goals over the next several years, the Library has committed to embracing a spirit of flexibility and experiment as we examine our current organizational structure and enact changes that will permit us to focus our services in response to community desires.

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Under general supervision, the Library Assistant performs a variety of technical and specialized clerical tasks in support of library operations and performs related duties as required. The Library Assistant is the journey level class in the Library Assistant series and is characterized by the responsibility to perform varied clerical and technical level support tasks involving the application of standard library practices.

Library Assistants are generally assigned to circulation or technical services work units; however, the position may be assigned in other areas to provide technical support to overall departmental operations.

The eligible list established from this recruitment will be used to fill full‑time and part‑time regular, limited‑term or extra‑help positions as vacancies occur or the need arises.

High school diploma or GED; supplemented by one (1) year of full‑time work experience in a variety of library activities that demonstrates possession of and competency in the requisite knowledge and abilities.

Independent travel may be required.

01/15/26 – 5:00 PM PT:
Deadline to submit application and required documents.
Week of 01/20/26:
Tentative week for online written exam.
Week of 02/09/26:
Tentative week for departmental interviews of most qualified candidates.

Based on the information provided in the application documents, the qualified applicants may be invited for further examination and will either be pre‑scheduled by the Department of Human Resources or be invited to self‑schedule. All applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement through any subsequent phase of the examination. Depending upon the number of applications received, the selection process may consist of an initial application screening, a mandatory information meeting, a supplemental questionnaire assessment, a written and/or practical exam, an oral board exam, or any combination listed.

Responses to supplemental questions may be used as screening and testing mechanisms and will be used to assess an applicant’s ability to advance in the process; as such, responses to supplemental questions should be treated as test examination responses. Information contained herein does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract.

A minimum score of 70% is required to continue in the selection process, unless otherwise announced.

All potential new hires and employees considered for promotion to management, confidential positions or unrepresented positions will be subject to a background and reference check after contingent job offer is accepted.…