Job Description: Director
Job Summary:
The Hopkinton
Town Library Board of Trustees is seeking a Library
Director who has a commitment to public service. The ideal candidate
should be energetic with a spirit of innovation and a sense of humor. The Director
oversees a staff of 1 full-time and 7 part-time employees, a collection of approximately 40,000 items, and
an annual budget of $347,000. The library provides an
exceptional work environment. Housed in a beautiful building on the town’s
Houston Farm complex, the library is next door to the Senior Center and
surrounded by playing fields and walking paths.The Library Director reports to the Board of Trustees and plans,
implements and manages all aspects of library operations, including library
services and technology; building management; personnel selection,
review, and supervision; collection development; innovative
program planning that is responsive to the needs of the community;
policy management; annual budget preparation; and fiscal oversight.
Supervision Received:
Performs duties independently,
consulting the Library Board of Trustees on major policy matters and major
operational changes.
Supervision Exercised:
Supervises a staff of full and
part-time professionals, paraprofessionals, clerical, and custodial employees,
and volunteers.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Administers
all operations of the library.
2. Plans,
organizes, and administers a plan of service governing library service.
3. Responsible
for the recruitment, evaluation and management of all employees.
4. Responsible
for salary administration of the library.
5. Develops
long and short-range plans.
6. Identifies
service needs and recommends actions and policies to the Board.
7.
Prepares annual operating budget and
appropriations for Board approval, administers the approved budget, and manages all expenditures in a prudent and efficient
manner.
8. Maintains
records of all financial transactions, receipts and expenditures, and prepares
monthly and annual reports.
9. Responsible
for the development and management of the library collection.
10. Plans
and supervises an orientation and training program for all staff and volunteers
and orientation of new trustees.
11. Oversees
technology planning in conjunction with staff and library technology consultant.
12. Communicates
policies and procedures to staff and the public.
13. Plans,
coordinates, and implements marketing and public relations program.
14. Maintains
a working knowledge of NH Library Law and keeps current on changes in the laws applicable
to library management and human resource management.
15. Serves
as liaison to the town of Hopkinton, community organizations, educational
institutions and political entities.
16. Works
with the Friends of the Library and the Hopkinton Town Library Foundation.
17. Collects
necessary statistics and submits to appropriate entities.
18. Responsible
for overseeing the maintenance of Library building, grounds, and equipment,
with a commitment to preserving energy efficiency.
19. Prepares
specifications for purchasing of furnishings and equipment.
20. Keeps
apprised of developments in the library field.
21. Participates
in the activities of local, regional and national professional and related organizations.
22. Prepares
materials for and attends all meetings of the Library Board of Trustees.
23. Performs
other duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
Applicants must have an ALA
accredited master’s degree in Library Studies and administrative
and supervisory experience in a public library setting, or persuasive
comparable experience.
Knowledge, Skills, and Desirable Abilities:
- Ability
and desire to provide leadership and to perform as the leader of a team.
- Ability
to accept responsibility, to make decisions, to delegate responsibility
and to motivate people toward a coordinated effort.
- Ability
to be an innovator, a visionary, a risk taker.
- Ability
to establish priorities and organize group activities into a plan of
action that maximizes use of available resources and minimizes
expenditures of time, money and energy.
- Comprehensive
knowledge of the library field, principles, practices and procedures,
policies, aims and service.
- Commitment
to excellence in public service.
- Ability
to establish standards of work performance.
- Ability
to interact with employees in a fair and equitable manner.
- Ability
to serve as the spokesperson for employees as a group and as individuals
to the Library Board of Trustees.
- Ability
to communicate easily with staff, Board and community members, with public
speaking a frequent requirement.
- Ability
to prepare and present clearly written reports.
- Excellent
knowledge of principles of human resource management.
This is a full-time position with full
benefits. Salary is in the range of $65-75,000, commensurate
with education and experience. Interested applicants should contact Board Chair
Nancy Skarmeas nancy.skarmeas@gmail.com.
Approved by the Library Board of Trustees January 2023.
