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Library Assistant resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what library assistants actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most library assistants should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
I am a Library Assistant with experience in public and school libraries, supporting patrons and maintaining collections. I combine strong customer service with practical knowledge of library management systems and cataloguing. I am looking for a role where I can help people access information and keep library operations running smoothly.
Key skills
- Operations management
- Inventory management
- Koha
- Alma
- Sierra
- WorldShare Management Services
- Microsoft Office
- Customer service
- Written communication
- Attention to detail
- Digital literacy
- Problem solving
Experience: example bullet points
- Shelved and organised library materials across a collection of over 20,000 items, improving shelf accessibility and reducing misplaced returns.
- Assisted patrons with locating books and using catalogues, resolving enquiries at the front desk and by phone.
- Processed new items including cataloguing and labelling, applying Dewey Decimal Classification and preparing them for borrowing.
- Managed loans, returns and reservations using Koha, maintaining accurate patron records and reducing overdue follow-ups.
- Maintained library equipment and spaces, coordinating repairs and tidying reading areas to keep the library welcoming.
Education
Certificate III in Library and Information Services or Certificate IV in Library and Information Services, or equivalent experience. Some employers also accept a Diploma of Library and Information Services.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- ALIA
- Australian Library and Information Association
- library management system
- Koha
- Alma
- Sierra
- WorldShare Management Services
- cataloguing
- Dewey Decimal Classification
- SCIS
- RFID
- interlibrary loans
- public library
- school library
- academic library
- customer service
- shelving
- loans and returns
- patron assistance
- digital literacy
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.