The Special Collections Library of the Public Library houses research collections on Albuquerque history and New Mexico history and culture. The 1925 Pueblo/Spanish Revival-style building is a registered Albuquerque landmark in the historic Huning Highlands neighborhood and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Direct, manage, supervise and participate in the work of staff responsible for providing a wide variety of services to the library patrons within one or more library facilities or units including the planning and directing of support services; supervise the activities and operations of those engaged in maintaining the collection and distribution; recommend the purchase of reference materials and coordinate exhibits and displays; coordinate assigned activities with other divisions and outside agencies and provide highly responsible and complex administrative support to the Assistant Library Director.
Preferred skills and abilities:
- Oversee and participate in the management of the operations, services and activities of a library branch or unit
- Plan, direct, evaluate and coordinate the work of lower level staff
- Select, supervise, train and evaluate staff
- Oversee the implementation of support services
- Participate in the development and administration of goals, objectives and procedures
- Interpret, explain and enforce City policies pertaining to library operation and function
- Operate a variety of library and office equipment in a safe and effective manner
- Perform analysis of patron service operations and recommend modifications, analyze problems and identify alternative solutions
- Plan and prepare future library services
- Prepare and administer facility or unit budget
- Understand and follow oral and written instructions
- Prepare clear and concise administrative and financial reports
- Respond to requests and inquiries from department personnel
- Work independently in the absence of supervision
- Maintain the confidentiality of the information received
- Communicate clearly and concisely
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
- Perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation
Preferred knowledge:
- Principles and practices of library management, program development and administration
- Operational characteristics, services and activities and cataloging services program
- Principles and practices of effective and efficient patron services
- Principles and practices of book collection, replacement and de-selection
- Local, regional and national information resources and retrieval systems
- Principles and practices of an integrated library system (ILS)
- Principles and practices of library circulation, reference, adult services and children's programs
- Principles and practices of supervision, training, performance evaluation and selection of staff
- Principles and practices of municipal budget preparation and administration
- Principles of business letter writing and basic report preparation
- Principles and practices of modern computer operations
- Pertinent Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations
The City of Albuquerque has an excellent benefits package. For more information visit: https://www.cabq.gov/humanresources/employee-benefits
- Master's degree from an accredited college or university in library or information science from an American Library Association (ALA) certified institution; and
- Three (3) years of managerial acquisition, cataloging or patron services experience in an academic, public, or special library; and
- Two (2) years of supervisory experience.
Albuquerque is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County, and it is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 558,000, with an area population of 903,000, as of the July 1, 2014 population estimate from the United States Census Bureau, and ranks as the 32nd largest city in the U.S. Albuquerque is home to the University of New Mexico (UNM), Presbyterian Health Services, Kirtland Air Force Base, Sandia National Laboratories, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, and Petroglyph National Monument. The Sandia Mountains run along the eastern side of Albuquerque, and the Rio Grande flows through the city, north to south.
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For more information contact Reanna Fox, Assistant Director, refox@cabq.gov or Darla Williams, Administrative Assistant, dtwilliams@cabq.gov