Library technicians will help prepare and organize materials under the direction of a librarian.These individuals will commonly be responsible for a wide variety of duties, which include helping patrons find reference materials and organizing and maintaining various types of printed mediums.Other roles of a library technician can include designing posters and other displays in order to promote events and services in the facility.These individuals will also be involving cataloging new acquisitions and manage the circulation of library materials.Most libraries will offer self service checkouts in order for patrons to check out materials themselves.Some may work in special libraries such as those of law firms, corporations, museums, or governmental agencies, and they may conduct literature searches and abstracts on particular areas of a client's interests.Some technicians will use book mobiles in order to visit shopping centers and nursing homes to supply individuals with reading materials who otherwise could not make the trip to the library.Most library techs will work at computer terminals or desks for extended periods of time, often using ladders to reach high stacks of books and those in book mobiles may help assist the elderly and enter hospitals in order to deliver books to the sick.Most professionals will work 40 hours a week in a fairly comfortable environment and the training that is required to obtain the job will vary widely depending on their specialty.In 2006, library technicians had about 121,000 jobs in America, with most working in public libraries, and the rate of job growth over the next 10 years is expected to keep pace with the population average.While the job itself is becoming increasingly automated, the turnover is high due to the fairly low rate of pay.Their training will usually start out on the job, learning how to operate circulation systems and how to shelve reading material, and bookmobile drivers may have to obtain additional training in the form of a commercial driver's license.In 2006, the middle 50th percentile of library technicians made between $20,220 and $34,280.Those employees working in colleges and universities made $29,950 annually, while those working in local government made $25,610 a year.In the Federal government in 2007, library technicians made an average of $43,238.
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