Job Description
Librarian III—Technical Services Manager
Mobile (AL) Public Library
Are you a team leader committed to connecting people with the information and materials they need and seek? Mobile Public Library seeks an energetic, enthusiastic and experienced Technical Services Manager to continue its commitment to public library service for this historic community—a community that is On the Water - On the Move. The Mobile Public Library, functioning as a subscription library in the 1850’s, was officially established in 1902. Today’s library system consists of the Ben May Main Library, eight branches, a local history and genealogy division, and bookmobile service with a system collection size of 726,285 items. Mobile Public Library strives to be a customer-driven, high quality, and high performance organization; in 2013, loaning 1,755,599 items to 194,788 registered borrowers with visits totaling 1,439,398. The Technical Services Manager is responsible for a $1,240,791 materials budget and manages the collection development, acquisitions, cataloging and processing departments.
Responsibilities: Reporting to the Library Director, the Technical Services Manager plans, assigns, manages and evaluates the activities of collection selection, acquisitions, cataloging and processing; develops and coordinates selection activities with the Main Library and branch libraries; monitors circulation statistics by departments to ensure proper format selection and supply; prepares annual material budget projections; develops an on-going materials plan in order to meet present and future community needs; oversees the development and maintenance of the library collection; confers with and advises the Library Management Team on changes and updates to materials and formats; investigates new technical services technologies and procedures to improve operating efficiency; supervises professional and clerical staff.
Minimum qualifications include an MLS from an ALA accredited library school and a minimum of five years experience in responsible professional library work, including a minimum of one year’s administrative and supervisory work. Technical Services supervisory experience working in a multi-branch system is preferred. The position offers a hiring salary range of $45,793 - $57,190 (dependent upon experience and qualifications) and an attractive benefits package.
The Community
The City of Mobile, the county seat of Mobile County, is located at the junction of the Mobile River and Mobile Bay on the northern Gulf of Mexico. The city is the only seaport in Alabama and the port has played a key role in the economic health of the city from being a key trading center in pre-colonial times down to its current role as the 12th-largest port in the United States. Area residents enjoy income levels at or above the state average, while Mobile’s cost of living is one of the 15 lowest out of the 80 mid-size metro areas in the U.S. Renowned for having the oldest organized carnival celebrations (Mardi Gras) in the United States, Mobile’s diversity is mirrored in its abundant recreational opportunities, entertainment venues, festivals and events. As one of the Gulf Coast’s cultural centers, Mobile has several art museums, a symphony orchestra, a professional opera, a professional ballet company, and a large concentration of historic architecture—making it a great place to live and work.
HR Info
For further information, contact Mobile Public Library Human Resources Officer, Gloria Reed via email at greed@mplonline.org or phone 251-208-7107. To start the application process, please apply on the Mobile County Personnel Board Job Opportunity Page [http://agency.governmentjobs.com/mobilecounty/default.cfm ]. The position closes for application on April 4, 2014.