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FT Library Director, Bellingham Public Library - Bellingham, MA

Filed under GSLIS Jobs and Opportunities
Posted by GSLIS, January 07, 2008
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Institution: Bellingham Public Library
Job: Library Director

Duties/ Description: The Board of Library Trustees of the Bellingham Public Library seeks a dynamic and organized library director to lead the library in a supportive town of nearly 16,000 residents. The Bellingham Public Library has a circulation of 120,000 items per year with over 350 library visitors per day. The library is a member of the Central Massachusetts Regional Library System and C/W MARS network.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
—MLS or MIS, 5 years of progressively responsible library experience, including supervisory, budget, and collection development; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
—Certification by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
—Knowledge of management principles and public library administration,
including organization, financing, fundraising, and human resources;
knowledge of public reference, circulation and children’s services; knowledge of library technological maintenance and advancement.
—Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with staff, patrons, community organizations and town officials, work independently and prioritize tasks, speak and write effectively, prepare and administer budgets, prepare financial reports and pursue and administer grants. —Interpersonal skills; verbal and written communication skills; computer
skills; planning and organizational skills; administrative and budgetary
skills.

Major responsibilities include:
—Preparing of the annual budget, assessing capital needs, reporting to the Trustees on budgetary matters; monitoring expenses; approving bills, payroll and expense vouchers.
—Supervising and scheduling of staff and implementation of personnel policies.
—Developing plans for future library services; responsibility for development of all library collections; participating in adult collection
development; providing readers’ advisory services to patrons.
—Responsible for the library physical plant in conjunction with the library custodian.
—Maintaining the library website,
—Planning and implementing adult programming in cooperation with the adult services librarians.
—Maintaining library statistical records.
—Overseeing the library’s technological maintenance and advancement.
—Purchasing office and maintenance supplies.
—Pursuing grants, gifts and other sources of non-municipal funding;
overseeing all library funds including gift funds, grants, state aid monies and
revolving fees.
—Representing the library before various groups, including town boards and the library network; work with the Friends of the Library; attend all
meetings as appropriate.
—Representing the library at regional and automated network meetings. —Coordinating library broadcasts in conjunction with the local cable access channel.
—Creating marketing tools for the library, writing and/or overseeing the
publication of the library’s quarterly newsletter.
—Coordinating public relations; promoting library programs and oversee the preparation of public relations materials; preparing and submitting press
releases.
—Responsible for the preparation of all state-mandated reports including
the ARIS, State Aid Application, Long-Range Plan and yearly updates.
—Responsible for writing the library’s portion of the yearly Annual Report for the Town of Bellingham.
—Supervision of the entire department, including two professional MLS
librarians,one 10-hour administrative assistant, one part-time young adult
librarian, one part-time children’s assistant, three 30-hour union library technicians, one 30-hour union custodian, and seven part-time library staff, tax work-off volunteers and other library volunteers.
—Perform other similar or related duties, as required.

Professional, full-time, salaried position. Open until filled.
Salary: $55,000 to $65,000 per year

Closing Date: January 31, 2008
Send: Direct cover letter and resume (electronic preferred) to Michael Carr, mbrencarr@yahoo.com OR Chairman of the Board of Library Trustees, Bellingham Public Library, 100 Blackstone Street, Bellingham, MA 02019