Librarian/Archivist, Miss Porter’s School, Farmington, CT
Posted July 23, 2015
Miss Porter’s School seeks an experienced school librarian/archivist for the 2015-2016 school year. Reporting to the Director of Teaching and Learning, the librarian will be responsible for ensuring the health, vibrancy, and relevance of the resources available to the School community through the M. Burch Tracy Ford Library. This is a full-time, 10-month position.
The responsibilities for this position include:
- Manage all aspects of circulation and collections, both print and digital: evaluating and ordering new titles to meet the needs of curriculum and the community, cataloging and processing, weeding and inventory, circulation and account management.
- Create events and programming to engage the community.
- Provide formal and informal instruction to both faculty and students in information literacy and research, library skills, and academic integrity.
- Partner well with faculty to provide instruction and resources to students in all academic disciplines.
- In collaboration with faculty, develop reading lists, summer reading lists, app lists, and website lists for student use or parent resources. Develop online presence featuring curated lists of books and websites, and librarian “picks” for the season.
- Prepare, with colleagues, an annual budget for collection development (books, periodicals, and electronic resources), and hardware and software purchases.
- Keep abreast of current practices and issues in librarianship, information literacy, and academic technology; maintain a vibrant professional network.
- Curate the School’s extensive archives: cataloging, stewarding, and displaying School artifacts, as well as work with the Alumni and Development Offices in advance of the School’s 175th anniversary.
- Supervise two evening study halls per week while school is in session.
QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate must have a strong and evolving understanding of electronic resources and web technologies that serve a school setting, as well as a deep background in traditional collection management. He or she will be organized and knowledgeable, and capable of continuing to grow as a professional in keeping with the rapidly changing nature of the information literacy field. Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, and a deep affection for teenagers, are essential for this position. Experience in archives curation is highly desirable. A Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science (or equivalent) is required; five or more years’ experience in independent schools is preferred.
Interested candidates should send a CV, three references, and a single-page statement of philosophy to [email protected].