Job Description
The Branch Supervisor position is based at our Mason Square Branch Library with a focus on oversight of all branch activities and on adult services. The person selected for this position will have the following duties:
Responsible for assisting the Branch Manager in the everyday functioning of the library. This includes personnel, public interaction, programming, facility management, and administrative duties. Work is performed with latitude in the exercise of independent initiative and judgment in accordance with accepted professional practices and within the policies and directives by the Branch Manager. Supervision is exercised, directly or through subordinates, over all Branch library employees. Will provide neighborhood-based programming.
Requirements include a Bachelor's degree and completion of an American Library Association accredited Master of Library Science. The preferred candidate will have three years of professional library experience.
Further job details and job application are available on the City of Springfield's website.
Benefits & Additional Compensation Info
Generous benefit package available after completion of six month probationary period. The City recently added celebration of Juneteenth to its list of paid holidays.
Additional Info & Requirements
See more information about working for Springfield (MA) City Library here.
The City of Springfield has a residency requirement and allows new hires up to a year to establish residency. Take a look at our beautiful city:
Pynchon Plaza, with a peak at a new mural 2021
Fresh Paint Mural Festival 2019
The Community
Our City's population numbers 155,000. Our library system has nine locations: a downtown Central Library, and eight neighborhood branches. Take a virtual tour here!
Review our mission and strategic priorities here. Come help us achieve this vision. We seek candidates who can embrace the attitude that "It's All Yours, Just Ask," and who see the library as a place to help strengthen our city through strong connections and constructive dialogue. We are here to help community members find what they need, no matter who they are, where they come from, or what they're looking for, because the Springfield City Library is their place of connection to information and knowledge, culture, and community.
HR Info
Jean Canosa Albano
Assistant Director for Public Services
jcanosa@springfieldlibrary.org
Please be sure to upload a compelling cover letter.