Director, Public Services, Indianapolis Public Library, Indianapolis, IN
Posted October 11, 2015
Director, Public Services–contribute to an award-winning, growing Indianapolis Public Library (http://www.imcpl.org/) 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 Library is an exciting work environment–as an independent library district with a permanent tax rate exclusively dedicated to public library services–the Library staff (358 FTEs) and almost 500 volunteers serve the 800,000+ citizens of Indianapolis and Marion County through 23 locations, including the stunning Central Library, the Children’s Museum’s InfoZone, and an active Outreach department. Named a Four-Star library by Library Journal for the past three years, the Library celebrated 4.2 million patron visits and a 15.9 million circulation in 2014. The Library has a $57 million annual budget with 11+ million dedicated to public services.
Indianapolis, the state capital and county seat of Marion County, is Indiana’s largest city, the 12th largest city in the U.S., the second largest city in the Midwest, and one of the fastest growing regions in the United States. Historically focused on government and industry, Indianapolis today offers a diversified economy in the fields of education, health care, and finance. Tourism is also a vital part of the economy–the City plays host to numerous conventions and sporting events. The region boasts rich cultural amenities and offers excellent recreational activities–all contributing to an outstanding quality of life. Additional iinformation on the Library and the area can be found at Indianapolis Links (http://www.gossagesager.com/IMCPLlinks.htm).
Responsibilities: The Director, Public Services will be responsible for the public service area’s strategic planning, alignment and access of library services to the residents of Marion County. The Public Services area includes the Central Library, 22 branch libraries, Outreach and Programming. In addition to serving on the Library’s Executive Team, the Director, Public Services also functions as a Board Committee Liaison. Other responsibilities include: analyzing community needs and expanding community access, collaborating on development of strategic and geographic plans for facilities development, developing and monitoring the Public Services budget, seeking and developing community connections, participating in Indianapolis in a civic capacity, and leadership and management of the Public Services staff. Please see the full position description (http://www.gossagesager.com/IPLpubservdir.pdf) for a complete list of qualifications and benefits.
Qualifications: Minimum qualifications include an ALA-accredited Master’s Degree in Library Science, the ability to obtain and retain an Indiana Librarian Certificate II, and a minimum of five years of professional experience in a senior management role in a multi-branch system. Preferred qualifications include: planning, leading and directing strategic organizational change experience, developing and implementing policy experience, and developing and monitoring budgets experience.
Compensation: The hiring salary range is $ $80,833 – $118,016 with a competitive benefits package.
For further information, contact Bradbury Associates/Gossage Sager Associates (www.gossagesager.com) via email or phone. Apply via email with a meaningful cover letter and resume as Word or pdf attachments to Jobeth Bradbury, [email protected]. The closing date for this position is November 29.