Technical Services Librarian Interview Questions

34 technical services librarian interview questions shared by candidates

They asked several questions about how I would handle specific situations. One that I thought was particularly difficult was: A mother with a baby in a stroller is looking for books. Her baby is crying loudly and the mother does not attend to her baby and continues to look for library materials. What would you do?
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Youth Services Librarian

Interviewed at Springfield-Greene County Library District

3.8
Oct 5, 2021

They asked several questions about how I would handle specific situations. One that I thought was particularly difficult was: A mother with a baby in a stroller is looking for books. Her baby is crying loudly and the mother does not attend to her baby and continues to look for library materials. What would you do?

you receive a phone call asking who the last ten US Vice Presidents. you answer the question; a few minutes later, you get another call asking the same question. in the next several minutes, you get a few other calls asking the same question, which leads you to believe that you are answering a class homework. when the next call of the same kind happens, what do you do?
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Public Services Librarian

Interviewed at Marion County (Florida) Board of County Commissioners

2.8
Mar 2, 2025

you receive a phone call asking who the last ten US Vice Presidents. you answer the question; a few minutes later, you get another call asking the same question. in the next several minutes, you get a few other calls asking the same question, which leads you to believe that you are answering a class homework. when the next call of the same kind happens, what do you do?

What would you do if an irate parent confronts you because they want their children in a program that is full? How have you handled co worker conflict in the past? What would you do if a child was unattended and throwing books on the floor?
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Children Services Librarian

Interviewed at City of Jacksonville

3.5
Mar 1, 2016

What would you do if an irate parent confronts you because they want their children in a program that is full? How have you handled co worker conflict in the past? What would you do if a child was unattended and throwing books on the floor?

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