Library Director - The Board of Trustees of the Wolcott Public Library,
serving a community of 16,500 residents, seeks qualified candidates for
the position of Library Director. The ideal candidate would possess a
proven track record of executive experience with personnel issues,
budgets, facility maintenance, development of a long range plan,
increasing library card sign-up and usage, and implementing programs and
services meeting community needs.
Responsibilities: all aspects of library operations,
including, but not limited to, supervision of library staff (2 full
time/5 part time) and volunteers; library collection of approximately
60,000+ items; annual budget of $458,000 FY 2017-2018; expanding library
programs and on-line services; active Friends group; community
relations; developing a long range plan; maintenance of an
architecturally unique library building and grounds. Reports to Library
Board of Trustees.
Qualifications: Master’s Degree in Library Science
(MLS), Masters in Library and Information Science (MLIS), or an
equivalent degree from an ALA-accredited program; minimum of 5 years of
recent experience in increasingly responsible supervisory, management,
administrative, and budget/finance positions in a library, preferably a
public library. Degree/experience in business/marketing/human resources
and/or experience in local government, grant writing, reporting to
advisory and/or governing board would be helpful. Pass pre-employment
background checks.
Salary from $55,000, based on experience and
qualifications. Fulltime position. Benefits. Submit cover letter,
including salary expectations, and resume by 2/2/18
to: Library Board of Trustees Search Committee, c/o Amy Desaulniers,
Wolcott Town Hall, 10 Kenea Avenue, Wolcott, CT 06716 or email to: adesaulniers@wolcottct.org. EOE/AA
Thursday, January 18, 2018
Library Director - Wolcott Public Library
Labels:
director,
full time,
new haven county,
public libraries
Location:
Wolcott, CT 06716, USA