Job Description
Library Director
The Board of Trustees for the Buena Vista Public Library (Northern Chaffee County Library District) seeks a library director to serve with a passionate commitment to the library's role in its community and with creative leadership to guide the library into an ever-changing landscape that includes early literacy, traditional services, and new opportunities, digital or otherwise.
The library district is supported by a property tax mill levy. The library director reports to a five-member board, which is appointed and responsible for all aspects of library finance and administration. The general fund budget is approximately $450,000 with a staff of 8 full and part-time employees and materials budget of $90,000.
The library director performs professional level organizational and library administrative work to provide excellent, efficient service to library patrons. The director also leads strategic planning, implements operational procedures, oversees personnel, develops and manages the annual budget and financial plans, oversees the integration of current technologies, and provides leadership in planning and maintaining the district's facility.
The district is currently in great shape with fine staff, board, reputation, and finances.
Additional Info & Requirements
The Library is a member of the Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association(PERA).
Salary commensurate with experience.
Library and Supervisory experience preferred.
The Community
The Northern Chaffee County Library District comprises the northern half of Chaffee County, Colorado. The library is located in Buena Vista, five blocks from the Arkansas River that flows by downtown, with beautiful mountains to the west.
Eighty percent of the county is publicly owned land. The valley has ranches, community farms, fairgrounds, hot springs, breweries, distilleries, wineries, three cycle shops, four health food stores, and a sunny disposition most days.
It sits in a Banana Belt of sorts with relatively mild weather in all seasons. The district population is approximately 9,200 and the Town of Buena Vista is about 2,500.
The district property valuation declined slightly after 2008, but is projected to rise again for 2017. The library has lived comfortably within its annual revenues for decades and has built a good fund balance for future projects. The Library is located in a new building built in 2006, and will celebrate its 10 year anniversary in the new building in July of this year.
HR Info
Gail at gnottingham@buenavistalibrary.org
Send cover letter and resume, along with job application found on our website, www.buenavistalibrary.org.,
to gnottingham@buenavistalibrary.org and burke.kaiser@collegiatepeaksbank.com.
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