Library Director

Job Summary
Title: Library Director, Linwood Community Library, District #1 Location: Linwood Kansas Position Type: Full time, forty hours per week Salary Range: Starting at ($52k to 56k depending on qualifications). Health benefit: Employer Health Reimbursement (up to $500 monthly.) Other Benefits: Designated holidays, one week vacation year one, two weeks year two. Job Description:

Duties

• Develop and implement strategic plans to enhance library services, collections, and community engagement initiatives.
• Oversee collection management activities including cataloging, metadata creation, digitization projects, and archives processing to ensure resource accessibility and preservation.
• Manage budgets effectively, allocating resources for acquisitions, technology upgrades, staff development, and special projects.
• Lead the integration and maintenance of library systems such as integrated library systems (ILS) and databases to streamline operations and improve user experience.
• Write grant proposals to secure funding for innovative programs, technological enhancements, and archival projects.
• Supervise staff and volunteers by providing training in research techniques, information management, social media management, and customer service excellence.
• Foster collaboration with community organizations, educational institutions, and cultural partners to expand library outreach efforts.
• Ensure compliance with intellectual property laws and archival standards while promoting resource description standards like Resource Description & Access (RDA).
• Oversee digital initiatives including digitization efforts, social media campaigns, and online resource development to increase accessibility.
• Maintain high standards in research support services by guiding data collection practices, metadata management, and archival standards adherence.

Experience

Key Responsibilities: ·Administration and finance: prepare and manage the annual budget, seek and request grants to supplement local funding. ·Team leadership: Recruit, train, and supervise a small staff and dedicated team of volunteers. ·Community engagement: Act as the face of the library by building partnerships with local schools, businesses, and government officials. ·Collection and Tech Management: Oversee the selection and weeding of books and digital materials, troubleshoot basic library technology and software. ·Board relations: Attend monthly board meetings and provide detailed reports on library operations and metrics. Qualifications: Bachelors degree with one year of relevant library management experience preferred. Must have strong people skills, common sense, and the ability to work independently in a multifaceted environment. Must achieve a Kansas Public Librarian certification within one year of hire, in accordance with the Kansas Library Association (KLA) requirements.

.How to apply: Send cover letter and resume to [email protected]. Deadline: "Open until filled".

Pay: $52,000.00 - $56,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Health insurance

Work Location: In person