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<strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Norwalk Public Library Director</span></strong></p>
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<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; line-height:15.75pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Board of the Norwalk Public Library (Norwalk, OH) seeks an energetic, proactive leader with creative service ideas for ever-changing user needs.
As Director,<span style="color:red"> </span>you will be expected to plan and implement an aggressive strategy for the library’s offerings and facility. </span><span style="font-family:"Times","serif""></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Director must be a highly visible leader in the library, its service area and the Ohio library community. You will be expected to form new partnerships, nurture the many which already exist, successfully
utilize technological advances, and maintain a culture of excellence and teamwork. You will be involved in evaluating the current building’s use and implementing a plan for future growth and use revision.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> The Board will require strategic plans which show an understanding of social trends and their influence on new service implementation and service refinement. Norwalk Library needs someone who is comfortable
with traditional services, yet very willing to experiment with the unusual or untried. A well founded grasp of fiscal process, union negotiation, grant writing, and levy campaigns is desired.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; line-height:15.75pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Qualified applicants will have 3-5 years relevant library experiences, with at least 2 in a management position and an MLS/MLIS. Salary range
from $60k, negotiable based on experience. Excellent health and retirement benefits.
<span style="color:black">Situated centrally to </span>Toledo, Columbus and Cleveland, and only 10 miles from Lake Erie, Norwalk is a wonderful location for those looking for a smaller city near metropolitan areas. </span><span style="font-family:"Times","serif""></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; line-height:15.75pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Letters of interest and resumes may be sent to:
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<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; line-height:15.75pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Carol Pelz, Pelz Library Group, at
</span><a href="mailto:pelzlibrarygroup@icloud.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">pelzlibrarygroup@icloud.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; line-height:15.75pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">or PO Box 159, Galloway, Ohio 43119. </span></p>
<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; line-height:15.75pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Deadline for applications</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">: December 5, 2014</span></p>
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<font face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="3" color="333333">Sheila Baldwin<br>
Administrative Assistant<br>
Norwalk Public Library<br>
46 W. Main Street<br>
Norwalk OH 44857<br>
419-668-6063</font><font size="3"><br>
<a id="NoLP" target="_blank" href="http://www.norwalk.lib.oh.us" tabindex="0">www.norwalk.lib.oh.us</a></font><br>
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