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Library Shelver (Summer 2026)

Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 511628
Division/Organization: Community Partners
Department: Wisconsin Historical Society
Job Type: Local Work Study Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: HISTORICAL SOCIETY, STATE
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $14.00
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Customer Service, Local Work-Study Required Student Jobs, Libraries, Archives, and Museums

Department Overview:

 The Wisconsin Historical Society connects people to the past by collecting, preserving, and sharing stories. The Division of Library, Archives and Museum collections acquires, preserves and provides access to documentary and artifactual evidence about the history of Wisconsin, the United States, and Canada.

Anticipated Start Date:

 June 1, 2026

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

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Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 5 Maximum: 12

Schedule:

 10 hours per week; work schedule is flexible and can work around student class schedule and Library hours

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 Minimum: $14.00  

Number of Positions:

 1

Qualifications:

 Must have summer work-study award

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

- Attention to detail
- Ability to work effectively as a member of a functional team
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both in writing and verbally, with supervisors, colleagues, and state agency records staff;
- Ability to prioritize and multitask

Position Summary/Job Duties:

Library shelvers help ensure the Library collections and stack levels are orderly, organized, and well-maintained. Job duties include:

1. Shelving of library materials: shelve Library materials and maintain order in assigned sections of Library stacks
2. Assist with stacks maintenance
a. Do walkthroughs of stack levels to make sure everything is in order
b. Shelf-read assigned sections of Library stacks and correct shelving errors
c. Shift collections as needed to utilize space
d. Report building issues to supervisor if necessary
e. Other duties as assigned

Physical Demands:

- Lifting up to 40 pounds and/or pushing a wheeled cart of print collections
- Reaching up to upper shelves and bending/crouching down to shelves near the floor
- Part of a Library collection is only accessible by stairs

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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