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Youth Services Librarian Supervisor

Madison Public Library

Madison, WI

Madison Public Library seeks a creative and innovative Youth Services Supervisor who will provide direction for designing and implementing a focused and strategically planned youth services program. This is a leadership position that will be responsible for the coordination, development, and delivery of a highly responsive program to meet the needs of our community's youth. The position will require skills in extensive relationship building with local schools, youth advocates, community organizations, and families.The Youth Services Supervisor will serve as a leader in Madison Public Library's commitment to racial equity and social justice, and will plan, implement and promote programs and services with this focus in mind.The Youth Services Supervisor will lead important initiatives involv ...

Library Director

Champaign Public Library

Champaign, IL

Champaign Public Library - connecting our community with the power of knowledge, the world of culture and ideas, and the joy of reading. The Board of Trustees of the Champaign Public Library seeks a creative and innovative leader as its next Library Director—a leader working strategically with staff, residents and community organizations creating a shared vision for future library services and programs. The successful candidate oversees and manages the Library’s facilities which include the Main Library, the Douglass Branch and the FriendShop Bookstore. Serving as Champaign’s dynamic community hub, the Library hosts 1,675+ library and community meetings and events. Since 2011, the Library has been an annual Library Journal “four star” library. In 2014, the Lib ...

Library Director

Morton Grove (IL) Public Library

Morton Grove, IL

The Morton Grove Public Library seeks a forward-thinking and energetic leader to serve as Library Director. Serving approximately 23,000 residents of the Village of Morton Grove, the library provides a welcoming environment in a freshly updated facility. The library recently completed a large remodeling project that resulted in the creation of new spaces (including study rooms, a teen room and a digital media lab) and significant improvements to existing spaces. The renovations also enabled the library to expand its already robust slate of programs and services. This is an exciting time for the library and its next director! ...
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  • Morton Grove, IL

Lead Cataloging Librarian

Madison Public Library (City of Madison)

Madison, WI

This is responsible advanced-level professional library work in providing leadership, coordination and management of staff, library collections and assigned facilities. This class is also characterized by primary emphasis on the development and implementation ofpriorities and duties of the Library's Technical Services Division. The Technical Services Division, located at the Central Library,supports the collection management activities for the Madison Public Library (MPL) as well as providing cataloging and database maintenance for the South Central Library System (SCLS) and its member libraries. The Librarian 3 will be responsible for the cataloging functions of the department, to include organizing and directing the workflow, performing cataloging, and developing cataloging, processing, ...

Library Director

Grosse Pointe (MI) Public Library

Grosse Pointe, MI (3 locations)

The Grosse Pointe Public Library, in eastern Michigan, seeks an involved and enthusiastic leader to serve as Library Director. This opportunity is open due to the retirement of the previous Library Director. ...
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  • MLS Required
  • Grosse Pointe, MI

Library Director

Bloomington (IL) Public Library

Bloomington, IL

The Bloomington Public Library in Bloomington, IL seeks a new Library Director. This is a great opportunity for someone who would like to lead a popular community library with a promising future. The opening is due to the upcoming retirement of the current director. ...
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  • MLS Required
  • Bloomington, IL

Library Director

Branch District Library

Coldwater, Michigan

Manage six unique libraries as a single, unified system in South Central Michigan! The Branch District Library (https://www.branchdistrictlibrary.org/) Board of Trustees seeks a progressive and original leader who can and will capitalize on the Library’s 2015 millage success and create a sound forward-thinking plan for the Library’s future. The Library staff (37 employees, 23 FTE) serves the 46,905 citizens of Branch County and Allen Township in Hillsdale County with a $1.6 million operating budget. The Branch District Library was formed in 1991 by combining the resources and services of individual public libraries in Coldwater, Algansee, Bronson, Quincy, Sherwood, and Union Township. Branches of the District Library remain active in those communities, each of which has its own ...

Library Director

Skokie Public Library

Skokie, Illinois

The Board of Trustees of the Skokie Public Library is seeking a high-energy leader with a commitment to quality service for a diverse community. As “the heart of a vibrant village,” Skokie Public Library is an innovative library that continually seeks new and better ways to provide service to an increasingly urban suburb of 65,000. With a staff of 112 FTEs and an operating budget of more than $11 million, the library has the resources to provide excellent service - in the building, throughout the community, and online. The library is largely funded by a dependable property tax in a municipality with “home rule” that is not subject to property tax caps. The library is governed by a supportive seven-member board of trustees that has policy and fiscal responsibility ...

Coordinator of Volunteers/Program Support Specialist

Oshkosh Public Library

United States

The person in this position directs the library’s volunteer program, provides programming/special event coordination services and serves as liaison to the Friends of Oshkosh Public Library. The primary focus of this position is to mobilize volunteers in support of the library through ongoing projects and activities that enhance and extend library services; special events and programs; fundraising activities and advocacy initiatives. Candidates for this position should possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills; be adept at managing multiple projects and deadlines; excel at problem-solving and maximizing the skills/potential of volunteers; and be able to guide, collaborate with and provide recognition for volunteers and Friends of the Library. This is a 40-hour-per-week ...

Library Director

Downers Grove Public Library

Downers Grove

Learn, grow and thrive as Library Director for the Downers Grove Public Library (http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/). The Board of Trustees seeks its next leader to build on the success of this superb Illinois library. The successful candidate must have excellent communication skills that inspire and motivate; experience as budget officer developing the annual budget proposal linked to Board policies and priorities; foster a team environment; and have the ability to create and implement a shared vision of stellar library services for the Downers Grove community. With a committed, customer focused staff, a newly renovated 67,000 square foot facility, an annual $5.2 million operating budget, and significant support from an active Friends organization and Foundation, the Downers Grove Librar ...

Director of Branch Services & Operations

Kent District Library

Comstock

The Kent District Library Rocks! Be a part of the Library Leadership as KDL’s next Director of Branch Services and Operations. KDL is looking for the candidate who will contribute, collaborate, and work through consensus leading the branches and all aspects of public services. The successful candidate will connect people to the services they need through planning and implementing innovative programs and services through the Design/Think process. Emphasizing convenience, flexibility, and transparency-the Director of Branch Services and Operations will be responsible for a key part of the Library’s Strategic Plan (http://www.kdl.org/kdl/pdf/2015-2017StrategicPlan.pdf) creating inclusive and friendly library environments and setting measurable outcomes for branch and public servic ...
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  • Comstock Park, MI

Senior Application Developer for Collections

Art Institute of Chicago

Museum

Summary The Art Institute of Chicago is seeking an experienced application developer to support the ongoing development and maintenance of the Museum Collections' Digital Asset Management System. The Art Institute of Chicago is a world-renowned art museum housing one of the largest permanent collections in the United States. It is encyclopedic in nature with strong holdings across all media, all traditions and all ages. The Art Institute is particularly recognized for its extraordinary Impressionist, Modern, Contemporary and American collections, among other aspects of its holdings. The AIC Collection DAMS, named LAKE, is meant to become the central repository for preserving, managing, accessing and publishing millions of digital assets related to the life cycle of the AIC collection item ...
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  • Chicago, IL

Web & User Experience Librarian - Assistant Professor

Murphy Library

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

Murphy Library at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is seeking a creative and savvy librarian to provide leadership in ensuring effective and positive experiences for all who use the library. The successful candidate will lead the library web team, participate in information literacy instruction, and identify and recommend user experience best practices. Responsibilities include: Work closely with the systems librarian and serve as the primary liaison with campus web administration personnel. Chair the library web team and facilitate changes as needed to the library website from internal requests and resulting from external CMS changes. Design and conduct qualitative and quantitative needs assessments/usability studies to assess website user needs, preferences, and trends using da ...
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  • La Crosse, WI

Special Projects Coordinator

SWAN

Burr Ridge Illinois

Position Description:Coordinates and facilitates all projects for SWAN service areas. Core Job Functions: Develops project scope with library service group and SWAN team members requesting project Develop project reports, timelines and criteria for analysis and evaluation Research and identify project related internal and external resources Monitor project progress and follow up as necessary to ensure planned project schedules are maintained Communicate, coordinate and implement project changes as necessary Serve as liaison between SWAN team members and contracted vendor personnel Confers with project personnel to provide technical advice and resolve problems Inform management of unusual project problems and maintain effective internal and external relationships Remain current ...
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  • Willowbrook, IL

Librarians - Two Vacancies

City of Madison

Madison, WI

Madison Public Library is seekingtwo community-minded Librarians to embrace our mission to celebrate ideas, promote creativity, connect people and enrich lives. Join a team of committed, enthusiastic library staff serving children, families and educators to build fundamental early literacy skills, instill a lifelong love of learning, and support adults as they educate and entertain the children in their lives. Please Note: There are currently two librarian openings at Madison Public Library. You must apply separately to each position for which you would like to be considered. Only online applications with supplemental question responses attached will be considered - for the full job descriptions please click on the links below. Youth Services Librarian - http://agency.governmentjobs.com/ ...

Library Director

Branch District Library

Coldwater, MI

Manage six unique libraries as a single, unified system in South Central Michigan! TheBranch District Library Board of Trustees seeks a progressive and original leader who can and will capitalize on the Library’s 2015 millage success and create a sound forward-thinking plan for the Library’s future. The Library staff (37 employees, 23 FTE) serves the 46,905 citizens of Branch County and Allen Township in Hillsdale County with a $1.6 million operating budget. The Branch District Library was formed in 1991 by combining the resources and services of individual public libraries in Coldwater, Algansee, Bronson, Quincy, Sherwood, and Union Township. Branches of the District Library remain active in those communities, each of which has its own unique character, community support, prog ...

Director of Public Service

Madison Public Library (City of Madison)

Madison, WI

Madison Public Library (MPL) seeks a dynamic individual to performhighly responsible managerial, administrative, and professional work assisting in the administration and operations of the Madison Public Library system. We encourage creativity, innovation, imagination, and going beyond the traditional or expected. Some may say "Why"; at MPL we say "Why Not". Our outstanding and collegial workforce is highly valued by the community, and includes staff members who have received national recognition or awards for their work at MPL.Under the general supervision of the Library Director, work includes managing and controlling the daily supervision of the Central and Neighborhood Library operations, personnel functions, and requires conferring with, advising, and informing the Library Director on ...

Head of Information Technology

Clinton-Macomb Public Library

Main Library

The Clinton-Macomb Public Library, an independent library district in suburban Detroit, Michigan, has an incredible opportunity for a new Head of Information Technology to take the lead on an ambitious plan to fully upgrade the library’s technology infrastructure and more over the next two years. With the passage of an additional, dedicated tax levy in 2014 the library’s financial position is sound, and we are seeking to become an innovator in our field. The successful candidate will live and breathe technology but always remember that its purpose is to enrich and empower people. We are looking for an excellent communicator and collaborator with a strong focus on customer service to join our team of 145 in delivering outstanding, forward-thinking library service to over 170,000 ...

Executive Director

Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library

Zionsville, IN (Indianapolis area)

The Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library in Zionsville, IN seeks a new Executive Director. HMMPL is a beautiful library in a thriving, upscale community just outside of Indianapolis. Please visit www.johnkeister.com/zionsville/for details and to apply. John Keister & AssociatesExecutive Search for Librarieswww.johnkeister.comlibrary@johnkeister.com847-955-0540 ...
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  • MLS Required
  • Zionsville, IN

Director, Public Services

Indianapolis Public Library

Indianapolis, IN

Director, Public Services—contribute to an award-winning, growingIndianapolis Public Library that celebrates its community through innovation, diversity, creativity, and impact. Serving as a member of the Library’s Executive team, the successful candidate will be a strategic, collaborative thinker, have creative ideas and planning skills, experience and interest in facilities expansion, and strong leadership experience. The Director, Public Services will be valued for change management, a knowledge of current industry trends, and the skills to coach, mentor, and work with a strong professional team of six direct reports. Supporting and implementing the Library’s focused, robust 2015-2020 Strategic Plan will be a vital component of the position. The Indianapolis Public Li ...

Library Director

Champaign (IL) Public Library

Champaign

Champaign Public Library - connecting our community with the power of knowledge, the world of culture and ideas, and the joy of reading. The Board of Trustees of theChampaign Public Library seeks a creative and innovative leader as its next Library Director—a leader working strategically with staff, residents and community organizations creating a shared vision for future library services and programs. The successful candidate oversees and manages the Library’s facilities which include the Main Library, the Douglass Branch and the Friendshop Bookstore. Serving as Champaign’s dynamic community hub, the Library hosts 1,675+ library and community meetings and events. Since 2011, the Library has been an annual Library Journal “four star” library. In 2014, the Libr ...

Library Director

Chelsea District Library

Chelsea, MI (Ann Arbor)

The Chelsea District Library in Michigan seeks a creative leader to become Library Director. This progressive public library, named as Library Journal’s 2008 Best Small Library in America, serves about 15,000 users. Chelsea is a charming and arts-oriented city just minutes from Ann Arbor, Michigan, home of the University of Michigan. Please visit www.johnkeister.com/chelsea/ for details and to apply. ...
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  • Chelsea, MI

Electronic Resources Librarian

Hope College

Van Wylen LIbrary

The Electronic Resource Librarian will provide leadership and a strategic vision for connecting electronic collections to our user population and is responsible for managing all aspects of the life cycle of electronic resources including acquisition, licensing, cataloging, access, discovery, assessment, and problem resolution. This position, reporting to the Head of Systems and Technical Services, will play an integral role in the evolution, development, and implementation of new strategies relating to electronic collections and the user experience and is ultimately responsible for resolving all e-resource access concerns that are reported by library staff and users. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Manages a wide range of library electronic resources including research ...
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  • MLS Required
  • Holland, MI

Digital Liberal Arts Librarian

Hope College

Van Wylen LIbrary

Hope College seeks a dynamic and collegial Digital Liberal Arts Librarian who can enhance teaching and learning at Hope College by empowering faculty, librarians, and students to make full and better use of the digital technologies that are reshaping pedagogical approaches and transforming research throughout the liberal arts. This position will encourage faculty and librarians to integrate digital technologies into their pedagogy and inspire students to produce scholarship in innovative ways through personal assistance, workshop training, and collaboration. Foster a collaborative network of services on campus that support teaching and learning with technology and digital scholarship. Support the integration of established and emerging technologies into the curriculum and into the scho ...
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  • MLS Required
  • Holland, MI

Branch Manager

Herrick District Library

North Side Branch

Due to staff retirement, Herrick District Library has an opening for a Branch Manager at the Herrick North Side Branch. Qualifications include a Masters Degree in Library Science and at least three years of supervisory experience. Responsibilities: Staffing - supports team: trains, instructs, schedules, sets goals and evaluates successes and failures Orchestrates all branch operations Exemplifies customer service and creates a user-centered experience Oversees branch programming and implements programs and events of interest Contributes to the planning and development of capital improvement projects; works with architects and consultants relative to branch improvements Recommends budget expenditures Provides reference and research assistance in various forms – in perso ...

Community Engagement Librarian 1

Madison Public Library

Madison, WI

Madison Public Library seeks twoCommunity Engagement Librarians at the Central Library who will be part of a team developing a platform and service models focused on lifelong learning, cultivating relationships between the Library and Madison's learning community in order to foster opportunities to learn, share and create. This position will facilitate connections between learners and instructors from a variety of environments and organizations to build inclusive communities focused on participatory learning. This position will ensure equitable provision of learning resources and opportunities, and will lead librarians and other staff in developing culturally competent models for learning services. Work is performed under the general supervision of a Library Supervisor. This series is str ...

Circulation Manager

Illinois College

Job Title: Circulation Manager Department: Schewe Library Reports to: Library Director Status: Full Time, Salaried Exempt Date Last Revised: July 2015 Illinois College is a residential, private liberal arts college located in historic Jacksonville, Illinois, 70 miles northeast of Saint Louis, Missouri, and 30 miles west of Springfield, the Illinois State Capitol. True to its founding vision in 1829, Illinois College is a community committed to the highest standards of scholarship and integrity in the liberal arts. Illinois College promotes academic freedom, equality of opportunity, and human dignity through an increasingly diverse student population, currently comprised of 26 percent underrepresented students. The College develops in its students qualities of mind and character need ...

Community Partnership Librarian 1

City of Madison (Wisconsin)

City

Madison Public Library seeks aCommunity Partnership Librarian at the Meadowridge Library who will provide leadership and coordination in this neighborhood library operation. The work will involve the growth and development of significant external relationships, to include neighborhood groups and outreach to the underserved or unserved. The position is also responsible forbuilding and maintaining a collaborative relationship with the Meadowood Neighborhood Center. This collaboration will include joint programming with an emphasis on programming focusing on using the shared kitchen. Work is performed under the general supervision of a Librarian 3 or Library Supervisor. This series is structured to provide advancement from Librarian 1 to Librarian 2 (consistent with City policy). Grow and ...

Library Director

Geauga County Public Library

Chardon, Ohio (northeast Ohio)

The Geauga County Public Library, in northeast Ohio, seeks a collaborative leader to serve as Library Director. Serving approximately 90,000 residents in a picturesque community east of Cleveland, this multi-site library enjoys strong community support and an excellent reputation. Please visit http://www.johnkeister.com/geauga/ for details, inquiries and to apply. ...
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  • Chardon, OH

Library Director

MidPointe Library System

Ohio

The Midpointe Library System (Ohio) seeks an enthusiastic and innovative leader to serve as Director. The library system operates three locations and serves approximately 181,000 residents in diverse and growing communities located north of Cincinnati and south of Dayton. Please visit http://www.johnkeister.com/midpointe/ for details, inquiries and to apply. John Keister & Associates Executive Search for Libraries 847-955-0540 ...
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  • Middletown, OH