Librarian, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH

Posted November 14, 2018

Colby-Sawyer College announces its search for a College Librarian at the Cleveland Library. This position provides leadership, strategic direction, and vision for the library; manages the day-to-day operations as well as short and long term planning of the Library and Archives. Fosters relationships among departments housed in the library building and collaborates with departments across campus

This is a full-time, 10 month position. The college offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, tuition benefits and fitness center membership.

 

Essential Job Functions:

• Recruits, trains, and supervises Library staff. Confers regularly with staff to plan and coordinate activities, schedules, and workloads; assists with difficult or unusual tasks or problems.
• Revises, updates, and administers library policies and procedures.
• Works closely with Library staff on the selection, acquisition, processing and circulation of library materials and ensures that the Library’s resources adequately support the curriculum of the College.

• Fosters a culture of collaboration and service within the library and on campus.
• Gathers, interprets, and evaluates data for studies, reports, and program assessment; coordinates department activities with other departments and agencies as needed.
• Confers regularly with the Academic Vice President, other senior administrators and academic and administrative department heads, and various faculty and staff to plan, coordinate and evaluate services/facilities/systems, exchange information, investigate and resolve problems.
• Oversees the library budget, develops strategies and budgets for the library, including collection development and management; monitors revenues and expenditures in assigned area to assure sound fiscal control; prepares annual budget requests; assures effective and efficient use of budgeted funds, personnel, materials, facilities, and time.
• Coordinates library development and fund raising in collaboration with the Vice President for Advancement and other senior staff.
• Performs the regular duties of a professional librarian: provides research & circulation assistance to library users, teaches research skills in the classroom, administers library website, catalogs newly-acquired materials, participates in collection management (selection & weeding).

• Serves on College committees, as directed by the Academic Vice President. Represents the College to, and participate in, programs/activities of various professional and community Plan, perform and evaluate research functions focusing on the location and collection of financial, educational, professional or other relevant information on individuals, companies or To apply, go to www.colby-sawyer.edu and click “Employment” under the “Resources” tab at the bottom of the page. Please follow the instructions provided. Applications that do not comply with these instructions may be disqualified.

Qualifications

Required: Master’s degree in library science from an ALA accredited school, plus four to six years of progressively responsible relevant professional experience, including library planning and management, or a combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills are acquired. Excellent planning, organizational, administrative, writing, personnel and budget management skills. Ability to work effectively with College administrators, staff, faculty, and students, as well as various outside organizations.

Colby-Sawyer College is a comprehensive liberal arts institution located in beautiful central New Hampshire, recognized for the excellence of its academic and co-curricular programs. Our campus community considers it an essential and welcome aspect of their jobs to get to know, encourage, inspire and offer guidance to each of our students. Visit www.colby-sawyer.edu to learn more about our unique teaching and learning community.