[Michlib-l] Position Posting - Library Director - Hillsdale Community Library

[Kate Pohjola Andrade]

More details are attached and here:
https://www.cityofhillsdale.org/hr/page/library-director

The City of Hillsdale
Job Description

Position/Title: Library Director
Library Class: III
Type: Regular Full-Time
Reports to: Library Board of Trustees and City Manager

The Library Director is the Operating Officer of the Library with
administrative responsibility for implementing Library Board policy. The
Library Director will recommend, design, implement, direct, supervise, and
evaluate an active program of educational, cultural and  informational
services relevant to the City of Hillsdale Library in accordance with the
goals and objectives established by the Library Board.

Duties

   - Assists in preparing the library budget, and having monthly reports
   for board meetings
   - Prepares State Aid report annually
   - Ability to deal effectively with Board, staff, public, other
   professionals and government officials
   - Selects books and materials for adults, children and young adults
   - Organizes collection for efficient use by cataloging, classifying all
   materials
   - Selects or assists in selection of supplies and equipment
   - Supervises circulation procedures and records
   - Provides reference and reader’s advisory assistance to children and
   adults
   - Assists with planning of programming for children and adults
   - Keeps collection current and in good condition by weeding, replacement
   and arranging for repair of materials
   - Plans and prepares publicity to promote the library and its programs
   and services through special displays, signage, newspaper articles and
   column, brochures and presentations to community or school groups
   - Supervises the physical plant to ensure safety, efficiency and
   usefulness of building
   - Supervises, trains, and develops assistants and volunteers and interns
   - Recruit, select, hire, supervise, evaluate, and terminate, if
   necessary, library staff in conformity with library policy and state and
   federal law
   - Conducts staff evaluations annually with each staff member
   - Cooperates with community, educational and other groups and
   organizations to assist with their programs and projects
   - Keeps current with developments in technology as applied to librarians
   - Seeks, applies, and follows-up with federal, state and other grants
   and funding sources for the library
   - Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

   - Bachelor’s Degree in Library Science preferred but all qualified
   candidates with a Bachelor’s Degree will be considered
   - Currently certified or able to obtain a Librarian’s Professional
   Certificate from the State Library of Michigan within one (1) year of being
   hired
   - A minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible library
   administrative experience preferred

Salary and Benefits

   - Dependent upon qualifications and experience. City benefit package
   included.

It is the policy of The City of Hillsdale not to discriminate against any
applicant for employment, or any employee because of age, color, sex,
disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status

-- 
Kate Pohjola Andrade, Director
Woodlands Library Cooperative <https://woodlands.lib.mi.us>
517-629-9469 / 586-801-0725 - cell/text
Board Member, Midwest Collaborative for Library Services
<https://www.mcls.org/>
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