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Librarian

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

Essential Functions of Position: Commencing Fall 2015, a full-time, tenure-track Librarian position will be available in the Santa Barbara City College Luria Library. We are seeking applicants who can participate in a dynamic team environment dedicated to collaboration, creativity, and innovation. We have a commitment to excellent customer service and student success. Responsibilities include managing and coordinating the library's online presence, library website and web services, and online resources; daily maintenance and administration of the integrated library system; collaborating with campus technology to maintain technology infrastructure; and helping to create and maintain online instructional tools. Responsibilities also include providing reference services, both face-to-face an ...

Librarian - Access Services Coordinator

Library Systems & Service, LLC - LSSI

Jackson County Library Services

Experience: Progressively responsible library experience, including at least two years of supervisory responsibilities Education: MLS/MLIS Required Hours: Full Time, 40 hours Deadline: 12/23/2014 LSSI is seeking a forward thinking Access Services Coordinator for the Jackson County Public Library System. It is ideal for an energetic early/mid-career librarian with a passion for exceptional library service. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated knowledge of sound public library management principles, best practices, trends, and current professional theories. Ability to exercise good judgment, along with the ability to communicate effectively and positively with library staff and the public. Ability to lead and inspire staff with creative new ideas for enhancing library servic ...

Deputy County Librarian

County of Santa Clara

Santa Clara County Library District

The County Librarian seeks a Deputy County Librarian with the intention, commitment, personal and professional characteristics and skills to further develop the community libraries and public services for the future. Library development means dynamically optimizing the service impact of the community libraries. For the community libraries are more than service points in a system: they are how we engage with our communities to meet their needs, to build communities, and to facilitate change for the better. In collaboration with the County Librarian, the Deputy County Librarian will develop and implement, evaluate and continuously improve an optimum service model, staffing model, and space use model for community libraries. The Deputy County Librarian supervises, develops, and coaches Commu ...

Deputy District Director

Fort Vancouver Regional Library

HQ

Fort Vancouver Regional Library District, located in beautiful Southwest Washington along the Columbia River, is seeking an experienced, energetic and innovative leader and administrator for the key position of Deputy District Director. The position reports to the Executive Director and oversees the public services division of a large district covering over 4,000 square miles with 16 locations and a population of 450,000. FVRL is a unique and independent organization serving vibrant urban and growing rural communities. This position requires a strong and collaborative leader with a passion for the challenges inherent in serving diverse and ambitious communities that love and support their libraries. This position requires a Master’s Degree in Library Science or the ability to obta ...
Job Responsibilities: LSSI is seeking a forward thinking Assistant Library Director for the Jackson County Public Library. It is ideal for an energetic early/mid-career librarian with a passion for exceptional library service. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated knowledge of sound public library management principles, best practices, trends, and current professional theories. Ability to exercise good judgment, along with the ability to communicate effectively and positively with various government and community groups. Ability to lead and inspire staff with creative new ideas for increasing library services while growing the use of and support for library services among the public and strategic partners is very important. This is a highly visible position requiring a dynamic ...

Deputy Director

Whatcom County Library System

Rural library district

The Whatcom County Library System (WCLS) seeks a dynamic and innovativeDeputy Directorto provide strategic leadership in planning, organizing, managing and directing the operation, services and activities of the WCLS branch libraries, outreach and mobile services to meet the WCLS mission, goals and objectives.Requires MLS, seven or more years’ relevant library experience anda Washington State Librarian Certificate. Full-time, FLSA exempt position with competitive salary and excellent benefits.Apply by Friday, September 19th.Full posting and application instructions available at: http://www.wcls.org/Current-Openings/. ...

Consulting Cataloger

Total BooX, Ltd.

c/o Peyton Stafford Associates

Consulting position advising library ebook vendor on correct format of RDA-compliant MaRC records. All work may be done remotely via Internet and phone. Total BooX is a startup ebook vendor for libraries. We have over 20,000 ebooks from reputable publishers, such as Elsevier Science and Open Road Media. In our business model, the library does not pay up front for patron access to the books. Rather, the library pays for pages that patrons actually read. This reduces the cost and risk of adding large numbers of ebooks to the collection. However, since libraries need MaRC records to make the books fully discoverable, we also want to supply them. We need someone to advise us on this. We are looking for someone who has an in-depth knowledge of all aspects of digital book cataloging, as well a ...

Librarian

City of Unalaska

Unalaska

General Description: This position under direct supervision from the Director of Parks, Culture and Recreation performs a variety of administrative and supervisory work and complex clerical work in planning, organizing and implementing the programs and services of the library.. Examples of Work: Manages and supervises library operations to achieve goals within available resources; plans and organizes workloads and staff assignments; trains motivates and evaluates assigned staff; reviews progress and directs changes as needed. Oversees the selection and general collection of books and other items contained in the library; reviews books, periodicals and collections which are outdated or not used, and coordinates removal and disposition. Provides professional advice on library issues and p ...

Executive Director

Pierce County Library System

Tacoma, WA

Bring the World of Information and Imagination to All – in a beautiful Pacific-Northwest setting. The Board of Trustees of the Pierce County Library System seeks both a visionary leader and an experienced, capable manager—creative and innovative in building and maintaining successful teams—to lead the organization in providing quality services and programs for this diverse and culturally rich library system. The award winning (2013 IMLS National Medal) Pierce County Library System serves all of unincorporated Pierce County and 15 annexed cities and towns—a total of 555,285 suburban and rural residents. Established as an independent municipal corporation, the Library is an independent taxing district with authority to levy a property tax as well as issue bonds and sp ...

Librarian I

Santa Clara County Library District

Santa Clara County Library District invites applications for the position of Librarian I. Librarian I is the entry-level professional position with the Santa Clara County Library, with a wide variety of potential assignments serving adults, teens, or children at community libraries; working on the Bookmobile; or working in collection development or cataloging at the Library Administration offices. Santa Clara County Library District invites applications for the position of Librarian I. Librarian I is the entry-level professional position with the Santa Clara County Library, with a wide variety of potential assignments serving adults, teens, or children at community libraries; working on the Bookmobile; or working in collection development or cataloging at the Library Administration office ...

Director of Library Services

Berkeley Public Library

Berkeley, CA

Director of Library Services! A spirited Library seeks a spirited Director! The Berkeley Public Library Board of Trustees seeks a creative and thoughtful Director of Library Services to lead a team of talented professionals continuing to position the Library as a prominent player in Berkeley's continuum of learning and inspiration. Through traditional formats and growing digital collections, the Library serves as a local resource contributing to local creativity, preserving the community's collective history, nourishing the arts, supporting small businesses and job seekers, and welcoming its citizens and enriching their lives. The City of Berkeley has always put public libraries at the center of city life. A highly skilled and creative staff (113 FTE) at the Central Library and four branch ...

Library Director

Hillsboro Public Library

Hillsboro

City of Hillsboro Library Director $97,218 - $127,932 The Hillsboro Public Library is a department of the City of Hillsboro, as well as one of 12 Washington County Cooperative Services member libraries that share a countywide collection of over 1,600,000 items. The Library provides materials and services to help community residents of all ages and cultural backgrounds meet their informational, educational, professional and recreational needs. Additionally, the Library serves the community by being inclusive, inviting and informative, while always upholding the Library’s core values. The Library Director plans, organizes, directs and supervises the activities and personnel of the City Library system. In addition, the Director serves as a member of the professional advisory body of ...

Library Director

Douglas County Public Library

Main Library

The Library Board of Trustees seeks applications for the position of Library Director, following the retirement of the current Director. Douglas County Public Library, Nevada serves a county of 47,000. The County lies in Northern Nevada, bordering California and containing a portion of Lake Tahoe. The Library Director reports to a five-member Board of Trustees. Responsibilities include, among others, the fiscal, personnel, facilities, and operational management of the system. Minimum qualifications and key attributes include a Master’s Degree in Library Science or equivalent from an ALA-accredited program. Seven or more years of progressively responsible experience in the library field, including 5 years in a supervisory/management position. Salary range starts at $74,500 with benefi ...

Community Librarian (Librarian II)

Tualatin Public Library

United States

Tualatin Public Library seeks a motivated and enthusiastic librarian, committed to customer service and teamwork, who is experienced with programming & outreach and fluent in Spanish. This full-time position will lead programming and services to our Spanish-speaking community, assist with collection development, conduct outreach, build community partnerships, and offer reference and reader’s advisory assistance to English-speaking and Spanish-speaking patrons of all ages. Ability to speak Spanish, MLS, 3 years of public library experience required. ...

Executive Director

Las Vegas-Clark County Library District

Las Vegas

Read – Learn – Achieve. Embrace Las Vegas-Clark County Library District’s new Strategic Framework and provide welcoming and inspiring spaces for reading, learning and achieving—and the tools and resources that families, children, teens and adults need to succeed. The Board of Trustees seeks an energetic new leader to foster a team environment and work with staff, local government, organizations, agencies and communities and build on the Library’s already outstanding reputation for service to achieve even greater levels of excellence and community participation. The Library (http://www.lvccld.org/) is an independent taxing district serving the City of Las Vegas and the unincorporated urban and outlying communities in Clark County—an 8,000 square mile area ...

Director - Redding, CA

Library Systems & Services

Redding, CA

LSSI is seeking a creative and dynamic Library Director for the Shasta Public Libraries located in beautiful Shasta County in Northern California. The Shasta Public Libraries is composed of three facilities with the main library being the Redding Public Library and County Libraries: Anderson and Burney Libraries. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated record of sound management decisions and the ability to exercise good judgment, along with the ability to communicate effectively and positively with various government and community groups. Ability to lead and inspire staff with creative new ideas for increasing library services while growing the use of and support for library services among the public and strategic partners is most important. This is a highly visible position re ...

Librarian

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

San Marcos, CA

Responsible for management of all activities associated with the campus library including: supervising personnel, maintaining library resources, providing library services, and maintaining an appropriate environment. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Directs the activities of the library services desk. Triages all student and faculty requests Manages the library cash drawer, including assisting students with copying/printing transactions. Notifies students of outstanding fines. Provides reference and research assistance to students and faculty including; on-line database searches, interlibrary loan services, library instruction. Coordinates and facilitates loans with other campus libraries within the University. Trains and supervises part-time library assistant and student library monitors (w ...

Director - Redding, CA

Library Systems & Services

Redding, CA

LSSI is seeking a creative and dynamic Library Director for the Shasta Public Libraries located in beautiful Shasta County in Northern California. The Shasta Public Libraries is composed of three facilities with the main library being the Redding Public Library and County Libraries: Anderson and Burney Libraries. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated record of sound management decisions and the ability to exercise good judgment, along with the ability to communicate effectively and positively with various government and community groups. Ability to lead and inspire staff with creative new ideas for increasing library services while growing the use of and support for library services among the public and strategic partners is most important. This is a highly visible position re ...

Library Director

Sonoma County Library

Santa Rosa, California

Discover, Engage, and Thrive. The Sonoma County Library (CA) seeks an experienced leader who will be engaged with the community and open to new ideas. The Sonoma County Library is a Joint Powers Authority created in 1975 to serve the County’s nearly 500,000 residents through 11 full-service locations throughout the county, two rural stations, and specialized collections such as the Wine Library and Genealogy and Local History collections. The Library is governed by an independent seven-member Library Commission in a community in which almost half the service population has a library card. With a $15 million annual budget, a challenge for the new Director and staff (129.5 FTEs) will be to work with the Commission, Library Advisory Boards, Friends of the Library groups, county-wide Lib ...

Executive Director

Henderson Libraries

Henderson

Looking for "a place to call home?" The Henderson (NV) District Public Libraries Board of Trustees is in search of a knowledgeable, visionary leader to serve as their future Executive Director. The Executive Director will work with the Library Board, staff and stakeholders to cultivate a literate community by providing every citizen free access to books and information resources, as well as state of the art technology that supports work, school, and recreational activities. This position is an excellent opportunity to join a thriving, engaged community. The hiring salary range is $97,500-125,000 with a competitive benefits package. For the full announcement including qualifications and the complete job description, see http://www.gossagesager.com/hendersonad.htm. ...

Community Librarian

Santa Clara County Library District

Under direction, to plan, organize, direct and control activities and operations of a Community Library in one of the cities served by the Santa Clara County Library System. ...

Electronic Resources Librarian

Santa Clara County Library District

Services and Support

Under supervision, to perform professional library work related to electronic resources. ...

Project Coordinator

Herndon Solutions Group

San Francisco, CA

Herndon Solutions Group (HSG) is seeking a Project Coordinator to support the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Records Center in San Francisco, CA. The Records Center is a critical repository of enforcement data used by EPA personnel to enforce federal environmental laws and regulations against potentially liable parties. The Project Coordinator will support the project manager with the staffing, management, technical quality, scheduling and execution of a multi-million dollar, multi-year federal government contract with the EPA. The contract requires HSG to provide EPA with a robust set of information management services, including record-keeping, development of special document collections, document indexing, document scanning and digitalization, and solution and database ...

Executive Director

Walla Walla County Rural LIbrary District

Walla Walla County, WA

Walla Walla County Rural Library District Board of Trustees seeks a spirited leader with a deep commitment to rural library service for its next Executive Director. The Walla Walla County Rural Library District, http://www.wwrurallibrary.com/, was established in 1972 with a permanent tax base and operates as an independent municipal corporation under Washington State law. The County Commission appoints five members to 5-year staggered terms on its Board of Trustees. As a body, the Board holds all subsequent legal authority. With an annual budget of $1.1 million and 14.68FTEs, the District serves the 17,000 rural residents of unincorporated Walla Walla County and the City of Prescott with five small branches, a digital branch, and an administrative office. It is currently engaged in a $5 ...

Director of Library Services

Nevada State College

1125 Nevada State Dr. Henderson, Nevada

Nevada State College invites applications for a Director of Library Services to begin Fall 2013. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual who aspires to lead a technology-rich library as the College begins its next phase of development. ...

Librarian 1

Santa Clara County Library District

Santa Clara County Library District invites applications for the position of Librarian I. Librarian I is the entry-level professional position with the Santa Clara County Library, with a wide variety of potential assignments serving adults, teens, or children at community libraries; working on the Bookmobile; or working in collection development or cataloging at the Library Administration offices. Santa Clara County Library District is one of the most heavily used and most well funded library systems in the country. The Library is one of eleven libraries nationwide to be included in the top ten libraries in its population category in every published edition of Hennen’s American Public Library Ratings Survey. In addition to a broad range of electronic content and services, the Library ...

Collections and Instruction Librarian

Claremont Colleges Library

Claremont, CA

Position type/Compensation: Temporary, 1 year with possibility of renewal; full-time exempt, 40 hours/week; non benefits eligible until after 6 months at which time eligibility for medical and dental benefits apply; minimum $3,333/month. Description: The Collections and Instruction Librarian is responsible for collection services while participating in instruction, research, reference, and outreach. This position reports to the Collection Management and Digital Integration Librarian, who is part of the Collection Services unit of the Claremont Colleges Library. A full description, including position responsibilities and qualifications, and how to apply, is available at http://blogs.cuc.claremont.edu/jobs/2012/12/collections_and_instruction_librarian.html ...

Library Director

Whatcom County Library System

Whatcom County, Washington

Participate in an engaged community where curiosity is cultivated, literacy flourishes and democratic ideals thrive. The Board of Trustees of the Whatcom County Library System seeks a visionary director—creative, innovative and capable of advancing a team environment—to lead the System in providing quality services and programs for this culturally rich, multi-branch system serving 121,030 rural and suburban residents. Perennially recognized by the national media as one of the best places to live in America, the Whatcom County/Bellingham area is a place that truly has something for everyone. With magnificent natural scenery, skiing and snowboarding at Mt. Baker, hiking, arts and theatre, and charming communities, Whatcom County is a unique area of Washington state that lives up to its ...

Deputy County Librarian

Santa Clara County Library District

Los Gatos

The Deputy County Librarian is an Executive Management position, which reports directly to the County Librarian and is responsible for the development of policy and the implementation of the library's mission, policies and procedures throughout the library system and acts as department head in the absence of the County Librarian ...

Principal Executive/Manager D (Government Research Services Library Manager)

Oregon State Library

250 Winter St NE, Salem, OR 97301

The Oregon State Library currently seeks an enthusiastic, experienced, forward-thinking, and user focused library manager to lead our Government Research Services (GRS) team in developing dynamic services and programs to match the changing needs of state government. Rated excellent in customer service, GRS provides resources and research support for state officials and employees as they develop government policies and make decisions impacting the welfare of Oregon citizens. GRS also maintains and promotes Oregon government information and historical collections, promoting access and playing an active role in the protection of Oregon’s cultural heritage. GRS seeks to utilize leading technologies to deliver quality information and services and to promote and preserve its collections ...