The William H. Hannon Library is one of the largest student employers on campus, hiring as many as 140 students throughout the year. If you are interested in working at the library, visit Student Employment Services to learn about working on campus and apply for open position in Workday. Here are some of the positions we will be hiring for in fall 2026.
Posted Positions
Children’s Story Time Student Assistant (Work Study)
The children’s story time assistant assists the library by preparing and performing early literacy story times for small groups of children (3-5 years old) enrolled in the LMU Children’s Center. If you enjoy reading to kids, this job is for you! Note: You must be able to work during at least one of the following shifts: Monday, Tuesday, or Friday from 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
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Graphic Designer Student Assistant (Work Study)
The library student graphic designer is responsible for creating visual graphics for the William H. Hannon Library’s programs, services, and outreach needs. This role provides an excellent opportunity for students to enhance their skills in graphic design and visual communication. Previous graphic design experience is required.
Information Commons Student Assistant (Work Study)
Do you enjoy helping other people find the information they need? Do you have customer service skills or want to gain these skills? The Information Commons student assistant will help students, faculty, staff, and the public with general library questions, finding books and articles, and troubleshooting basic technology issues. The assistant will work at the Information Desk on the first floor of the library. On-the-job training will be provided and applicants will be paid during their training. Students without previous job experience are encouraged to apply.
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Outreach Student Assistant (Work Study)
The outreach student assistant helps the library by staffing and supporting library events and exhibits. Responsibilities may include information tabling, promoting, and supporting a variety of library programming initiatives such as lectures, exhibitions, and special events. If you enjoy meeting people, promoting the library, and being creative, then this job is for you! No previous experience is required.
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Videographer Student Assistant (Work Study)
The videographer student assistant creates video content for the library’s social media platforms, YouTube channel, and website, in addition to recording and editing video footage of library events. Examples of video projects include (but are not limited to): short videos (0:30s-2:00m) to promote library services, resources, building spaces, and outreach programming; medium length videos (2:00m-10:00m) for brief interviews and vignettes highlighting library events, library resources, and library personnel; long videos (10:00m+) capturing special events in their entirety or editing previously recorded footage for sharing online. Previous video production experience is required.
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Acquisitions and Collection Development Assistant (Work Study)
ACD student assistants work behind the scenes and directly support making the university’s library collections accessible to all library users. Students will work on a wide variety of tasks such as unpacking new library books, checking books for damage, and checking in new periodicals. Students will also retrieve books from the collections for possible deselection, repair, or replacement. They may also assist in adding faculty publications to Digital Commons, LMU and LLS institutional repository, for the preservation of LMU scholarship. Students may also work with special projects in collection development and electronic resources.
Circulation Student Assistant (Work Study)
Circulation student assistants help patrons with all circulating library materials, including books, media, and course reserves. At the circulation desk, students answer patron questions regarding library access and borrowing policies, where to find library locations and events, and how to use the library catalog and website. Students are also responsible for checking out and troubleshooting digital equipment, assisting patrons with group study rooms (including media viewing rooms), and conducting daily equipment inventory.
Shelving Assistant (Work Study)
The library shelving assistant provides support to the collections management team in retrieving materials for students, faculty, and staff. They will shelve materials and maintain the order of main stacks. They will also be involved in processing new materials. The assistant will retrieve and process materials to be transferred to our basement collection. Students will learn the Library of Congress call number system and the Dewey Decimal system as well as the library database systems.
Special Collections Student Assistant (Work Study)
The special collections student assistant role includes public facing duties and technical processing work. The position requires scheduled hours at the special collections front desk to monitor researchers and exhibition gallery. The processing work may include inventorying, filing, re-foldering, fabrication of preservation containers, and other assigned duties. The student may also assist staff in retrieving or re-shelving special collections materials, scanning fragile items, general clerical work, and other tasks to ensure effective operations. The activities support accessibility and preservation of university treasures. It’s a great opportunity to learn about library services and operations.