Renbrook School (West Hartford, CT), an independent day school for children age three to grade eight, currently seeks a Director of Library Services for a parental leave – January 2027 through June 2027.
Renbrook’s library is staffed by a Director of Library Services who possesses a wide range of interpersonal, administrative, technical, and leadership skills to successfully lead Renbrook’s library program for students in grades preschool through grade eight. The responsibilities are broken down into three distinct categories: instructional liaison, media specialist administrator, information specialist. An important responsibility in this area of the job is the ability to create an atmosphere within the library that encourages people to come in and utilize both the resources and the space. Renbrook’s library should be a vibrant hub of activity for students and faculty throughout the day.
Qualifications
- Bachelors and/or Master’s Degree in library science or related field
- Teaching experience
- Experience in classroom management and pedagogy to meet the needs of all learners
- Knowledge of children’s literature
- Technical skill including experience with databases and web-based research
- Personal traits for nurturing the growth of children and working cooperatively with adults: kind, enthusiastic, flexible, patient, able to communicate clearly, and sense of humor.
The review of candidates will begin immediately with an expected start date in January 2027 with some training that could take place in December 2026.
Please see the full position posting HERE.
All applications must be provided via e-mail. Please send a cover letter, resume, teaching philosophy statement, and list of references all together in one PDF document to employment@renbrook.org with “Director of Library Services Parental Leave” in the subject line. References will be contacted later in the interview process.
