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Library technician resume examples from 2026

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a library technician resume

Craft a resume summary statement

Put a resume summary on the top of your resume to highlight your accomplishments. A resume summary sums up your experience and skills, making it easy for hiring managers to understand your qualifications at a glance. Here are some tips to write a strong, impressive resume summary:

Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.

Step 2: Include your years of experience in library technician-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.

Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.

Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.

These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some library technician interviews.

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List the right project manager skills

Your Skills section is an easy way to let recruiters know you have the skills to do the job. Just as importantly, it can help your resume not get filtered out by hiring software. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:

  1. Look at the job listing and skills listed. You need to include the exact keywords from the job description to get your resume in front of an actual human. Do you have those skills? Fantastic! Be sure to list them.
  2. Include as many relevant hard or technical library technician skills as possible for each job you apply to.
  3. Be specific with the skills you have and be sure you are using the most up to date and accurate terms.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some library technician interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a library technician resume:

  • Library Services
  • Data Entry
  • Circulation Desk
  • Customer Service
  • Library System
  • Library Patrons
  • Library Resources
  • Word Processing
  • Cataloging
  • Library Equipment
  • Library Operations
  • OCLC
  • Library Collection
  • Library Cards
  • Troubleshoot
  • Library Materials
  • Dewey Decimal System
  • Reference Materials
  • Library Policies
  • Student Assistants
  • Overdue Materials
  • Technical Service
  • Library Catalog
  • ILS
  • Collection Maintenance
  • Overdue Notices
  • Reference Services
  • Library Books
  • Library Procedures
  • Electronic Resources

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How to structure your work experience

A work experience section is a vital part of your resume because it shows you have the experience to succeed in your next job.

  1. Put your most recent experience first. Prospective employers care about your most recent accomplishments the most.
  2. Put the job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
  3. Include only recent, relevant jobs. This means if you're a fairly experienced worker, you might need to leave off that first internship or other positions in favor of highlighting more pertinent positions.

How to write library technician experience bullet points

Your resume is your chance to show your biggest accomplishments. Don't just list your job responsibilities, instead take the opportunity to show why you're really good at what you do. Here is how you do that:

  • Start with strong action verbs like managed, spearheaded, created, etc. Your goal is to show what you did and verbs will help demonstrate your contributions.
  • Use numbers to quantify your achievements. Did you save time with a new report? Increase revenue? How large was the team you managed?
  • Keep it concise. You're highlighting your achievements. Consider if all details you are sharing are relevant, or can be written more efficiently.

Here are great bullet points from library technician resumes:

Work history example #1

Library Technician

Arizona State University

  • Performed tasks in the SIRSI Unicorn integrated library system such as creating bibliographic and serial control records and performing copy cataloging.
  • Assisted with document editing, spreadsheet and presentation creation, printing, research, and general troubleshooting.
  • Acquired research materials for faculty and graduate students from other institutions via OCLC -ILL subsystem and various mail format request systems.
  • Assisted with document delivery scanning and processed inter-library loan, faxing and Call Slip requests.
  • Handled majority of the appeals, circulation customer service, Media Theater, and techlending emails for the library.

Work history example #2

Classroom Volunteer (Part-Time)

University of Massachusetts Lowell

  • Assisted a college mathematics professor in teaching a critical math course covering multiple topics including advanced algebra, trigonometry, and calculus
  • Assisted with prep and lesson planning according to each child's IEP.
  • Provided educational assistance to children in grades Kindergarten through third grade
  • Assisted in Writing (Little Red Schoolhouse), Speaking and Listening and Classroom Communication classes on a weekly basis.
  • Assisted ESL teacher in monitoring students during pair and group work.

Work history example #3

Serials Librarian

MESA PUBLIC LIBRARY

  • Worked as Children's, Teen and Adult Services Librarian at Main Library.
  • Created electronic bibliographic and authority records for OCLC and Voyager databases.
  • Cataloged various formats for using standard cataloging utilizes - DDC (21st Edition), AACR2, LCSH and OCLC.
  • Scheduled and trained adult/teen volunteers.
  • Trained staff for ILS use.

Work history example #4

Library Technician

Southfield Public Schools

  • Provided basic reference assistance, including assistance with Internet and CD-ROM.
  • Reviewed marketing claims, POS, and labeling materials to determine compliance with FDA and state regulations.
  • Developed a formal procedure for troubleshooting eBook access and made it centrally available to the department on SharePoint.
  • Provided a positive customer experience with accurate and quick diagnosis and resolution of automotive problems.
  • Performed general library technical services functions utilizing OCLC and the Addlestone Library automated system.

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Add an education section to your resume

The education section should display your highest degree first.

Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.

If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.

Here are some examples of good education entries from library technician resumes:

Master's Degree in biology

University of Maryland - College Park, College Park, MD

2004 - 2005

Highlight your library technician certifications on your resume

If you have any additional certifications or education-like achievements, add them to the education section.

Start simple. Include the full name of the certification. It's also good to mention the organization that issued the certification. Next, specify when you obtained the certification.

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