Sarah Holmes

• A point of contact for acquisitions questions and needs
• Place orders for items selected to be added to the collection through Polaris and vendor sites
• Uses vendors: Baker & Taylor, Ingram, Midwest Tape, Amazon as main source for ordering materials
• Downloads and edits catalog records as needed
• Prepares and applies invoices through Polaris
• Sends invoice to Accounts Payable department for payment
• Checks budget reports to see that payments made in Polaris are balanced
• Contacts vendors with questions and concerns when problems arise.
• Part of Suggest-A-Title group. This group directs suggested items directly from patrons, and sends suggestions to selectors. Adds approved items to carts to be downloaded and ordered.
• Recently took responsibility to select graphic novels and manga to be added to the collection.
• Takes part in various projects within Collection Development department as assigned.
• Assumes responsibilities for acquisitions manager while they are out.
• Process and sort incoming boxes of books and AV items to be sent to various locations within the library.
• Full responsibility for the processing, displaying, and storing of newspapers. Checks in and displays magazines while serials librarian is out.
• Assists serials manager with selection of magazines from local newsstands to support magazine needs at all library branches.
• Supports the indexing of local magazines through the Local History and Obituary Index of the library.
• Assists with the preparation of sending serials to a bindery for the Local History department.
• Reports issues regarding interruption of periodical service to the serials librarian and contacts vendors on manager’s behalf to resolve problems.

Manager: Todd Barrett, Acquisitions Manager-803-467-4715

• Receive and process print journals daily and check them in through the Millenium program
• Maintains the serial bibliographic records and check-in records
• Claim missing issues as needed
• Stack maintenance for print journal collection
• Fulfill article/book requests for library customers and patrons
• Utilize ILLiad, Docline, PASCAL Delivers, and other systems to fill requests for patrons and other institutions
• Serve as the backup for interlibrary loan services
• Frontline service to library patrons including circulation of library materials and responding to basic reference questions
• Staff the circulation desk as scheduled
• Troubleshoot and manage library equipment in public areas
• Assist with recycling and the ongoing maintenance of the library’s print collections including shelving, shelf reading, shifting, and weeding
• Procure new serial titles including print, online journals, and consortial purchasing
• Maintains and update-journal information in EBSCO’s Full Text Finder and other electronic journal linking modules and web interfaces including PubMed and LinkOut to reflect changes
• Maintain all serial subscriptions accounting information
• Communicate with publishers/vendors as needed
• Collect monthly usage statistics for print and e-journals
• Responsible for processing, sorting, and distributing of incoming and outgoing mail for the library.

Manager: Karen McMullen- Head of Access Services-803-216-3207

• Checking in and out materials such as books, audio books, movies, periodicals, and magazines
• Call patrons when their requested materials arrive at our library
• Re- shelving materials
• Collecting fines accumulated from items
• Set up new accounts for new patrons
• Setting up inter-library loan requests
• Calling other libraries to gather information on materials that they may possess that we do not
• Receiving, discharging, and organizing materials that are a part of the Montana Shared Catalog, a catalog of dozens of other libraries (public, school, medical, academic, and special) within the state
• Http://libraries.msl.mt.gov/Home/statewide_projects/montana_shared_catalog
• Weeding out materials that have not circulated within a certain timeframe
• Also correct any cataloging errors and update items numbers and barcodes
• Promote and inform patrons of events that occur at the library
• Help patrons access and properly use online catalog and use montanalibrary2go.org to download material onto mobile devices
• Would have to access their account numbers and passwords and fix any related problems with their accounts
• Https://montana.overdrive.com/

Manager: Mitch Grady,Library Director-406-222-0862

• Returns and exchanges
• Answering the store phone and transferring calls
• Money transfers through MoneyGram system and creating money orders through their computer interface
• Required to be about to handle large sums of money and remain accurate in the amount of money in till
• Lottery, alcohol, and tobacco sales
• Check out customers while using intricate register system
• Cashing customer and associate payroll checks.

Manager: Chris McKnight, Front End Manager-406-586-4785

• Returns and exchanges
• Answering the store phone and transferring calls
• Money transfers through MoneyGram system and creating money orders through their computer interface
• Required to be about to handle large sums of money and remain accurate in the amount of money in till
• Lottery, alcohol, and tobacco sales
• Check out customers while using intricate register system
• Cashing customer and associate payroll checks.

Manager: LeRae Davis, Front End Manager-406-222-1177

• Returns and exchanges
• Answering the store phone and transferring calls
• Money transfers through the MoneyGram system and creates money orders through their computer interface
• Required to be about to handle large sums of money and remain accurate in the amount of money in till
• Lottery, alcohol, and tobacco sales
• Check out customers while using an intricate register system
• Cashing customer and associate payroll checks
• Ordering products for the Home Health and Beauty section of the store and shelve the items when they arrive.

Manager: Jamie Judd, Customer Service Supervisor-208-523-0950