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Library Director

Spanish Peaks Library District

Application Deadline

Apply By May 1st, 2015

Wages

$40,000.00 per Year   Calculate

Location

Walsenburg, CO

Hours

40.00

MLS

Preferred

Minimum Education

Not Specified

Library Experience

Preferred

Supervisory Experience

Preferred

Type of Library

Public

This job is more than 3 weeks old or the application deadline has passed.

Job Description

The Spanish Peaks Library District welcomes your interest in joining us to provide information, inspiration and entertainment to the communities we serve. We offer competitive pay and benefits as well as an enjoyable and meaningful employment experience

Ideal candidates will possess the following characteristics:

  • Actively part of the large picture – Library Directors focus both on their local community needs and the larger District-wide community when it comes to designing services and programs.
  • Looking for opportunities to help make the library an active part of the community – ready to join community organizations and support staff involvement in the communities even as ongoing library work continues.
  • Ready to introduce local library services to ethnically and economically diverse community members.
  • Sees the library as something more than just the walls – is ready to call library services out in the community a success whether or not community members step foot within the building.
  • Develops and supports cohesive teams.
  • Values training and personal development, working with internal and external systems to grow happy and involved employees.
  • Supports educated risk-taking.

Additional Info & Requirements

This is a great position for someone who would like an opportunity to use "everything I learned in library school" in a small rural setting.  The Board of Trustees is very supportive as is the staff of six.  Current Director is retiring and is hoping to find a person who is energetic and enthusiastic about making the library the center of the community.  There are great opportunities to be involved in local, area, and state-wide organizations.  The Library recently acquired a bookmobile that will be located in an outlying community as a branch library.  Come and participate in the growth of the library and this community.

• Library Experience in one or more of the following areas:
o Reference
o Readers Advisory
o Youth Service
o Technical Service/Information Technology

The Community

Huerfano County information at spanishpeakscountry.com

Library website www.spld.org

HR Info

Monica Birrer, Library Director, mbirrer@spld.org, 719-738-2774

415 Walsen Ave.  Walsenburg, CO 81089

Letter of interest with résumé to:

Board of Trustees

Spanish Peaks Library District

415 Walsen Ave.

Walsenburg, CO 81089

Phone call to Library Director or Board Member to discuss the position is welcome (719) 738-2774. We would be happy to have you spend time in the Library learning about our community and how we serve them.

 

Posted Feb 27, 2015