[OPLINLIST] Job Opening

[Helen Skinner]

The Carroll County District Library (www.carroll.lib.oh.us) invites applications from experienced library professionals for the Director position. Carrollton, located in Carroll County, Ohio, is 37 minutes east of New Philadelphia and 40 minutes South of Canton. The library serves a population of 26,500 and is the main public library in the county. Founded in 1935, the 15,000 square foot building is a beautifully expanded and renovated library with an annual operating budget of $800,000, 20 FTE's, 80,000 items, and 16,000 borrowers. The 7-member board of trustees is comprised of community members appointed by the County Commissioners and the Common Pleas Judge.



The Board of Trustees will select a dynamic, energetic candidate with strong leadership and interpersonal and community relation skills. The individual must have a passionate commitment to customer service and technology. Detailed and complex professional responsibilities include planning, budget preparation assistance, finance management assistance, collection development, personnel management, policy recommendation, and public relations. Financial acumen and good oral and written communication skills are necessary. The ability to articulate and defend library issues concisely and accurately within the community, among the county's libraries, before funding and appointing authorities, and to state and national legislators is essential.



Qualified applicants should have a minimum of four (4) years of progressively advanced professional experience with two (2) years of administrative and managerial experience in a public library. An MLS from an ALA accredited school is preferred. Background experience in public relations and marketing skills are a plus. Any equivalent combination of experience, education and training which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the work, may be considered at the discretion of the Library Board. Salary: commensurate with experience and qualifications. Benefits: Ohio Public Employees Retirement System; vacation days, holidays, and sick leave annually; and membership in the Ohio Library Council. The library pays 100% of a single health insurance premium. Appropriate background checks will be performed.



Selection process:

Letters of application and résumé accepted until position is filled. Letters of application received by Sept.19, 2007 will receive priority consideration. Please send (1) a cover letter describing how your skills and experience meet the job qualifications; (2) a detailed résumé; (3) a one-page statement of your professional and management philosophies, interpersonal skills, community relation skills, and technology skills; (4) the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three professional references to: Dr. Carl Winters, 70 Second St NE, Carrollton, OH 44615. The Library is an Equal Opportunity Employer.



 
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