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Floater Librarian

Boston Public Library

MA

The Boston Public Library is seeking to fill a full time Floater Librarian position. Floaters must serve in the position for a full year before being considered for other positions. The successful candidate must be available to work days, nights and/or weekends to staff public service desks and will participate in reference services to a diverse population characteristic of an urban setting. The Floater Librarian will perform various tasks requiring a broad knowledge of professional literature, bibliographic sources and principles of information delivery and services. ...
Answers inquiries concerning field materials received from internal personnel and outside users. Accepts new deposits; determines appropriateness of offered material by following guidelines and policies of National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Compiles inventories of individual deposits following NARA guidelines Readies deposits for transfer to NARA, including the following: Eliminating inappropriate material from individual deposits (i.e. published materials, personal papers, maps without annotations, etc.) Updating existing inventories to eliminate references to deleted items Boxing deposits for transfer according to NARA guidelines Physically transferring deposits to Denver NARA Develops database to reflect what has been transferred to NARA ...

Deputy Director

Columbus Metropolitan Library

Main Library

1.Leads the Public Services Department, including development of overall strategy, tactical objectives, and planning for deployment of resources. Responsible for cross-departmental coordination of activities. Heads public services leadership team. 2.Directs the implementation of new public service initiatives. 3.Serves as a member of the Library’s leadership team which is responsible for developing, revising and accomplishing the Library’s strategic and annual tactical plans. Representing the Public Services Department, the Director attends all leadership meetings including planning retreats. 4.Works directly with all the Executive Leadership Team members to develop strategy, resolve operational issues, and assist with the achievement of the Library’s vision. 5.Serves as ac ...

Assistant Dean for Scholarly Communications

Colorado State University Libraries

Morgan Library

Colorado State University Libraries Assistant Dean for Scholarly Communication: The Assistant Dean for Scholarly Communication has leadership, management, and policy and planning responsibilities for the library-wide scholarly communication activities including the college liaison program and collection management functions. This position supervises and works with the coordinator for Collections and Contracts and the coordinator for College Liaisons to develop and carry out strategic directions for a number of units including acquisitions, serials, electronic resources, government documents and college liaison librarians with responsibilities in eight colleges. The successful candidate will be responsible for the planning, policy development, and direction of all aspects of these a ...

Manager of Research

Colorado School of Mines

Colorado School of Mines is seeking a full-time Research Manager who will manage the research activities to find important information on past donors and to identify new prospective donors. The manager will also respond to inquiries and prepare concise written reports. ...

Bibliographer for Asian Languages and Studies

University Libraries, University of Colorado at Boulder

The Bibliographer for Asian Languages and Studies is a temporary (four year) grant-funded position with the possibility for an extension. This appointment is at the instructor level and reports to the faculty director for Collection Development. This position focuses on developing collections in Asian languages for digital and traditional materials using grant funds and other assigned allocations. Additional responsibilities include managing funds and related gifts or grants and providing support for collection management needs. As appropriate, this position will provide instruction and reference services for Asian languages and studies and will participate in special projects. Some travel may be involved. The successful candidate will serve as liaison with the East Asian Languages an ...

Librarian

The Denver Public Library

Magazine/ElCentro

Duties and Responsibilities: Creates positive experiences for library customers by performing professional library work including reference service and collection maintenance. Uses electronic resources and an extensive periodical collection to answer reference questions and locate materials for customers. Provides online reference service. Staffs a busy reference desk, serving a diverse clientele of all ages. Promotes community outreach and programming. Communicates effectively about issues and initiatives with customers, coworkers, and administration. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Ability to thrive working in an environment with constant public contact with people from all backgrounds and age groups. Ability to demonstrate positive attitude, excellent interpersonal skills, cultural ...

Director of Library Services

Community College of Aurora

Basic Functions: The person in this position instructs classes on information access and evaluation; provides individual information access services to students, faculty, and others; and expands awareness of CCA, Aurora Public Library (APL) and other library, electronic and/or other information resources. This person also works with APL staff to provide and promote APL library services to students and faculty; performs limited cataloging and circulation functions in APL’s integrated library system; maintains the Instructional Resource Center (IRC) materials collection; hires, trains, and supervises student workers; and assists Learning Resource Center (LRC) staff at the LRC front desk. This position is the only library professional assigned to the Instructional Resource Center/Library ...

Librarian-A /Continuing Ed. Coord./Cultural Affairs

New Mexico State Library

Santa Fe, NM

Purpose of the Position: This position is at the New Mexico State Library, in the Development Services Bureau. Development Services supports the growth and sustainability of public libraries in New Mexico. Its purpose is to coordinate an effective and continuously improving continuing education program that provides regular, proactive, and responsive training events (including core librarian competency skills) librarians and library workers throughout the state. This position also offers general consulting to libraries by providing library management and best practices information to clients, supplying advice and information. Bargaining Unit Position: This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement and all terms/conditions of that agreement apply and must be adhered t ...

Library Assistant III - Technical Services

City of Glendale, Arizona

Main Library

Supervises library assistants, couriers, pages, other temporary staff, and volunteer staff as assigned. Oversees the serials module of the online public access catalog, including serials check-in and database maintenance; works with serials liaisons at all facilities to order, renew, cancel, and claim subscriptions. Supervises the centralized receiving office for the library system; monitors incoming orders for fulfillment of processing and title requirements; receives library materials into the online catalog; prepares invoice vouchers; works closely with administrative staff to resolve payment issues. Maintains daily contact with numerous library vendors, publishers, and distributors to correct invoices and resolve delivery, processing, and other problems. Supervises mail pickup ...

Director Des Moines Public Library

Board of Trustees, Des Moines Public Library

Des Moines IA

Foster effective internal and external communications; develop, monitor, and implement a strategic plan, propose recommendations and implement Board policies and operating procedures, provide sound fiscal management including seeking additional revenue resources, and explore and develop collaborative relationships with city government and local, regional, and statewide organizations and agencies. ...

Library Manager

Delta County Library District

Delta Public Library

The ideal candidate will provide leadership in a team environment, while demonstrating adaptability and openness. The successful candidate will be able to work effectively with the District Director and the managers of the four other county libraries (Crawford, Cedaredge, Hotchkiss, Paonia). Under the general supervision of the District Director, the library manager is responsible for administration of the library and library services, including supervising a staff of 6, training and evaluation, planning, budgeting, collection development, and facilities maintenance. The manager provides leadership and linkages within the community to make the library a center for lifelong learning, educational and recreational pursuits. The manager shares evening and weekend duties with staff. Salary ...

Library Technician II

South Central BOCES

Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility

This full-time SCBOCES contract position serves the staff and offenders in a medium-security Colorado Department of Corrections facility library. The individual selected to fill this position will have an outstanding opportunity to make a difference as a librarian and impact patrons' lives. An average of 92% of the AVCF offender population uses the library. Under the direction of a Librarian Technician III, supervise the daily operation of a busy library providing public/school-type (not law) library service to adult male offenders and DOC personnel. The duties include: provide reference and information services; provide readers' advisory services; hire, train, and supervise offender library assistants; perform library computer functions using the automated library management system (dat ...

Head of Information Services #27-11

Jefferson County Public Library

Evergreen

The Head of Information Services will take a leadership role in developing the collection, policy, programming, patron education, and reference services. In partnership with the other Heads of Information Services, this position will plan, implement, and evaluate information service for the entire system. This position reports to the Library Manager and works with the Heads of Children's and Circulation to oversee the daily activities of the library. This position supervises a staff of four, including hiring, training, and coaching staff and conducting annual performance appraisals . This person is scheduled daily at the reference desk. Position participates in staff, committee, and special task force meetings and may also attend workshops and conferences. The successful candidate will be ...

Children's Services Supervisor

Weld Library District

Centennial Park Branch

Role: Supervises daily operations and staff in a department, provides reference services, and plans and conducts programming for children. Major Duties and Responsibilities: SUPERVISION OF DAILY OPERATIONS - Supervises daily operations by getting information and making sense of it, communicating information to staff, organizing resources and making decisions in order to ensure the proper functioning of the operational unit. STAFF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT - Sets performance objectives for staff; observes and documents performance; recognizes, rewards and disciplines performance; and recommends adjustments to pay in order to manage the pay and performance of staff. STAFF SELECTION - Selects staff by interviewing candidates for vacant positions, assessing qualifications ...

Public Services Librarian

Denver Seminary

Littleton, CO

The Public Services Librarian is responsible for developing, coordinating, and maintaining library public services including reference, information literacy, bibliographic instruction, reference guides and collection aids. This includes facilitating communication between library and other seminary departments to promote and train individuals to access library information and use library databases. The Public Services Librarian oversees the reference collection and coordinates reference resources with the Collection Management Librarian. ...

IT Specialist

Colorado State University Libraries

Morgan Library

Information Technology Specialist, Assistant Coordinator (2 Year Appointment, with anticipated start date in March, 2007). Position will report to the Coordinator of Library Technology Services. Responsibilities include managing Linux-based SFX and/or MetaLib servers; configuring, managing, updating, troubleshooting, and maintaining the research computer servers and networked services; providing assistance to faculty in the development and use of resources for projects; writing PHP, PERL and CGI-type scripts, assisting in systems development and program integration. Required qualifications include Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field of study, conferred by May, 2007. For a full job description and requirements, salary, and application process, please view the CSU web ...

Web Programmer

Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library

Topeka, Kansas

The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library is seeking applications for a positive, knowledgeable cutting-edge and creative WEB PROGRAMMER. If you are looking to make a change and are creative, like to take risks and want to work at a place full of opportunity and excitement this is the place for you! The Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library is developing a Digital Branch to serve its customers in the digital age, and have formed a Digital Branch Team to meet that goal. The first goal is to hire a Web Programmer to build what's in our collective heads. The ideal candidate is one who lives by code, loves PHP and MySQl and interested in cutting edge technologies like AJAX and Ruby on Rails. This programmer will work with our Digital Branch Team to design, code, test, and bring online ...

Program Supervisor

Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library

Topeka, Kansas

Coordinate program budgets with Finance and department managers, monitoring and channeling program purchase order requests to Finance. Assist Administration with creating program guidelines and a Library program policy. Review, select, and implement programs of high interest to TSCPL's diverse users. Plan, organize, and evaluate programs to meet Library goals for increased service to the community. Initiate & develop a Speakers Bureau. Proactively seek programming that supports the mission and organizational priorities of the Library. Maintain awareness of unique cultural issues that have an impact on specific communities served by TSCPL and initiate and refer programming ideas to appropriate units and personnel within the Library. Advise and assist with implementation of new pro ...

Reference Librarian

City of Castle Rock

Philip S. Miller Library

Provides general reference service assistance to patrons of all ages and through outreach efforts. ...

Library Assistant - Reference

City of Aurora

Central Branch

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES: Provides library patrons with information and reference services by accessing and demonstrating how to access information through books, computers, media services, and outreach programs. PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Provides instruction to customers in the use of the library, its resources, and equipment; performs reference searches using library resources and on-line databases; responds to questions in person and by phone; conducts activities such as computer classes, discussion groups, tours, and outreach programs; maintains bulletin boards, displays, materials, files, technical equipment, and desk stations for staff and customers; may act as Librarian on duty; gathers and compiles statistics; may assist in coordinating work of library clerks, sh ...

Library Assistant, Youth Services

City of Aurora

Central Branch

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES: Provides library patrons in our Youth Services department with information and reference services by accessing and demonstrating how to access information through books, computers, media services, and outreach programs. Plans and promotes programs for children and teens. PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Provides instruction to customers in the use of the library, its resources, and equipment; performs reference searches using library resources and on-line databases; responds to questions in person and by phone; conducts activities such as story times, discussion groups, tours, and outreach programs; maintains bulletin boards, displays, materials, files, technical equipment, and desk stations for staff and customers; may act as Librarian on duty; gather ...
This is an exciting new position responsible for supervising the daily operation of the Knott's Kids Program developing and maintaining program partnerships; planning and implementing interactive programs; and participating in community activities. Recommends materials for purchase based on patron needs and interests; assists and instructs patrons in accessing library resources; creates a positive, inviting atmosphere for children and adults; maintains records and files; collects and analyzes statistics; prepares reports; monitors budget lines as relevant; and develops instructional tools, databases and reader advisory materials for use by staff and patrons. Participates in staff meetings, library committees and task forces. Maintains an awareness of children's services through intermitte ...
Do you have knowledge and experience with OCLC services? BCR, a multistate library nonprofit network, seeks a Member Services Librarian Support Specialist for its Aurora, Colorado, team. The Support Specialist will provide staff at member libraries with technical assistance and support for OCLC services from cataloging and resource sharing to reference services and software. The position also will work closely with BCR trainers and maintain good working relationship with OCLC staff. ...

Collection Specialist

Douglas County Libraries

Louviers Library & Bookmobile

The incumbent will perform reference and collection maintenance duties. Includes overseeing all aspects of reader's advisory services, creating thematic displays and weeding library materials. ...

Reference Librarian

City of Castle Rock

Philip S. Miller Library

Provides general reference service assistance to patrons of all ages and through outreach efforts. ...

Reference Librarian

City and County of Denver

Park Hill Branch

Creates lifelong library customers by implementing and managing library services designed primarily for families and children. Promotes and nurtures reading. Provides homework and technology assistance to students. Develops programs and activities that invite participation by parents and children together. Communicates effectively about issues and initiatives with customers, staff, and administration. ...

Director

Carbon County Library System

Rawlins, WY

The Carbon County Library System is seeking a Director-a leader who excels at empowering staff and partnership building. We are looking for a Director who will lead us in developing a vision and a realistic strategic plan, and who is able to energize staff through participatory management. In cooperation with a five member appointed Board of Trustees, the Director will develop and oversee a $611,000 budget and a staff of 23 (11 FTE). Responsibilities include planning, organizing, directing and coordinating all activities of a rural library system, which include the Main Library in Rawlins and branches located in seven small communities in the county. The Carbon County Library System is a member of the Wyoming Libraries Database (WYLD) Network, a fully integrated statewide automated ...

Digital Systems Administrator IV

Boston Public Library

Boston, MA

The Boston Public Library is seeking to fill the Digital Systems Administrator IV position in its Digital Services Department. The successful candidate will plan, implement and maintain the Boston Public Library's digital asset management system. They will be responsible for maintaining data related to digital materials, managing the digital repository and planning for user access to BPL's digital collections. The Digital Systems Administrator is a member of the Digital Library Program team. The nature of digital work is transitional and involves continuing existing processes and participating in the introduction and deployment of new systems and procedures. As changes are introduced, the mix of responsibilities may shift accordingly. ...