Library Director, Reuben Hoar Library, Littleton MA
Posted July 25, 2014
The Trustees of the Reuben Hoar Library seek an energetic, personable, forward-looking, collaborative, customer-oriented Library Director for our beloved library. The successful candidate will have a strong commitment to public service, motivated to meet the dynamic needs of the community. The candidate will oversee and collaborate with a highly-dedicated, professional, cooperative library staff and make the Reuben Hoar Library a vital, relevant, and exciting place to learn and grow.
The Reuben Hoar Library is located thirty miles northwest of Boston in Littleton, Massachusetts — a small, friendly community of 9,000 residents. The library is a member of the Merrimac Valley Library Consortium and is open 45 hours per week with an operating budget of over $510,000.
Duties/Description: The Director manages the total operation of the library under the direction of the Library Trustees. The Director is responsible for developing and managing the library budget, supervising personnel, overseeing library programming, developing and implementing procedures, and has overall responsibility for materials selection.
The successful candidate must be an excellent communicator and a professional, friendly and dynamic leader. The ability to work effectively with the Library Trustees, an active Friends organization, a variety of local government and other community agencies is required.
Qualifications: A master’s degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited program is required, plus a minimum of five years of administrative and supervisory experience.
Fluency in new and emerging technologies is a must.
Knowledge of grant writing and library expansion and building processes is preferred.
A complete job description is available at www.LittletonMA.org/employment
Salary: Starts at $70,783, commensurate with experience
Position starts: November 2014
Resumes will be accepted until August 25, 2014
To apply, submit resume and cover letter to:
A. Essman, HR Administrator
Town of Littleton
37 Shattuck Street
Littleton, MA 01460; OR
The Town of Littleton is an EOE.