Library Director

LIBRARY DIRECTOR

Pay Grade: 42B

FLSA Status: Exempt

Bargaining Unit: Nonunion

Benefits Summary

GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the administrative direction of the City Manager, plans, organizes, directs, coordinates, oversees, and reviews the operation of the City's public library to assure the most effective use of financial and human resources in the provision of educational, informational, and recreational materials to the public. Performs related duties as required.

Essential Duties

1. Establishes library policies and procedures and interprets these for staff and the public; plans short and long term goals for the library and provides direction and support for their implementation.

2. Coordinates the preparation of the library's annual budges and presents it to the budget committee; administers the budget and monitors expenditures throughout the fiscal year.

3. Participates in, and supports development of, the library management team and the personal and professional development of program managers; reviews performance appraisals of all staff personnel; may participate in the training of new staff members.

4. Selects, supervises, and evaluates program managers and meets with them individually to review the status of program operations and projects; consults with and advises program managers in matters that include problems, methods, alternative actions, staffing, and planning.

5. Confers with the City Manager on issues pertaining to the library; participates in meetings and activities of the City Management Team.

6. Provides staff support, leadership, and direction for various City-wide committees and community groups, to include the Public Library Board and the Friends of the Library; gives presentations to community clubs and civic groups.

7. Meets with media representatives and provides information for feature articles and publicity releases; prepares regular and special reports required by the City and State Library and other agencies.

8. Selects adult fiction and nonfiction material for addition to the library collection and gives final approval for removal of same; reviews gift material and gives approval for addition to the collection.

9. Responds to patron complaints and suggestions; provides readers' advisory and reference service assistance to patrons as necessitated by temporary staff shortages.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

General Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Extensive knowledge of library operations, procedures, practices, systems, and structures; thorough knowledge of management techniques, principles, and practices as they occur in government organizations; thorough knowledge of budgeting and staffing procedures and methods; thorough knowledge of the value of libraries in the community; knowledge of the role of computers in library operations; ability to effectively manage a municipal library and supervise its staff; ability to utilize team management concepts; ability to provide maximum services with limited resources; ability to analyze information and make appropriate decisions; ability to develop and maintain and accurate sense of community service needs; ability to function as a liaison between the Library and other City departments, agencies, and the public; ability to interact harmoniously with staff, the Management Team, other agencies, and the community; ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

Experience and Training

Graduation from a four-year college, preferably in a liberal arts program, with major coursework in Literature, History, English, or a related field, and five years of progressively responsible experience in the supervision and management of library operations. A Masters Degree in Library Science may be substituted for one year of the required experience, or any combination of experience and education that provides the required knowledge, skills, or abilities.

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