Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Executive Director - The Institue Library, New Haven
Executive Director - The Institue Library,
New Haven. Originally founded in 1826 as The Young Apprentices’
Literary Association, the Institute Library is today one of the nation’s
oldest independent membership libraries. The New Haven Young Men's
Institute, as the organization was named in its state charter of 1841,
was long a democratic center of literary culture, adult education, and
civil discourse in New Haven, offering classes, debates, and popular
lectures for men and women of different social and economic backgrounds.
A rare refuge in New Haven for advocates of women's suffrage and the
abolition of slavery, the library attracted such notable progressive
speakers as Henry Ward Beecher, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Anna E. Dickinson,
and Frederick Douglass. It has occupied its present home at 847 Chapel
Street since 1878. The Institute Library is seeking an Executive
Director to direct all operations commencing June 1, 2014. Some of the
more important responsibilities of the Executive Director position are
as follows: Planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating all
activities of the Institute Library, which include finance, budget, and
program activities. Leading the development and fund raising efforts of
the Library. Promoting and developing the public identity of the Library
and contributing to the culture of the community, while preserving the
traditions for which the Library is recognized. Engagement with members
and the community for program participation, fundraising and membership.
The position requires the exercise of considerable judgment in
interpreting professional library practices and procedures, and applying
them to the Institute Library environment. Making recommendations and
decisions concerning the adequacy of the Institute Library’s
collections, services, and programs in meeting member and community
needs, and engaging the Board of Directors on policy issues as
appropriate. Responsibility for hiring, firing, and evaluating all
staff. Plan, assign, and evaluate the work of staff members. Provide
staff and volunteers with training. Oversee the planning and
implementation of building maintenance, repair and renovation
activities. Qualifications Desired: A master's degree in library
science; at least five years of appropriate experience, two of which are
in an administrative capacity; OR, any equivalent combination of
experience and education that demonstrates the necessary knowledge,
skill, and ability to perform the work. Submit resume, salary needs and
letter of interest to: institutelibraryedsearch@gmail.com;
or by mail to: Institute Library, Executive Director Search, c/o 195
Church Street, 13th floor, New Haven, Connecticut 06510. For additional
information about the Institute Library’s mission, the size of its
staff, its budget and other pertinent information, please visit the
Library’s website at: www.institutelibrary.org.
Location:
New Haven, CT, USA