Library Director - Town of Hamden. The Civil Service Commission announces the open
competitive recruitment for the position of Library Director. This
recruitment is open to the general public until Friday, July 12, 2019.
The Town of Hamden and the Hamden Library Board is looking to
recruit a dynamic leader as its Library Director. The successful
candidate must have a demonstrated track record for establishing
innovative and creative programming in response to community needs as
well as possess proven abilities in strategic planning and community
relations.
The Hamden Public Library is the primary community resource for
self-education, civic engagement and educational enrichment for a
rapidly growing, diverse population of residents.
The Library Director is responsible for the administration and
management of all library functions within the goals, guidelines and
policies established by the Hamden Library Board. The Director provides
leadership within the library system and serves as the official
representative of the library.
The Library Director works under the direct supervision of the
Mayor as a Town Department Head. The Director works in cooperation with
other Town officials and must maintain effective working relationships
with both community agencies and the Hamden Board of Education, as well
as volunteers and the general public.
The Director plans and administers all library functions and
supervises a total of 40 staff members for the central library and the
two library branches with the assistance of the associate library
director, branch librarians and department managers.
The preferred candidate musts have a Master’s degree in Library
Sciences or Information Science from a library school accredited by the
American Library Association and ten (10) years of progressively
responsible library administration experience, with at least seven (7)
years in a supervisory capacity.
Applications and copies of the job description are available in the Personnel/Civil Service Office from 8:30 – 4:30 PM daily and on the Town of Hamden website at www.hamden.com.
Closing date: Friday, July 12, 2019 @ 4:00 P.M.
