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Library Manager – Dallas Public Library
Location: Dallas, Texas (on-site)
Salary: $58,800.00 – $82,635.00
Description The Library Manager directs the operations, staffing, and program delivery for a branch or service unit. The primary responsibility is to provide oversight, supervision, and direction to staff, ensuring professional delivery of library services to patrons.
Essential Functions
1. Provides leadership in effectuating staff contributions toward Library system goals and maintains a positive, helpful, and professional approach to the overall community and individual library customers.
2. Manages, directs, and organizes division services and staff, and supervises daily division operation.
3. Responds to and resolves patron complaints and concerns in a timely and courteous manner; directs customers to the general location of library materials and resources.
4. Coordinates activities and programs with other library functions/locations such as adult learning initiatives, meeting rooms, computer classes, acquisition of library materials, marketing, and communications.
5. Develops, designs, selects, and evaluates materials collection for readers advisory and devises appropriate library programming to better serve the community; determines which books should be withdrawn or replaced; selects and evaluates gifts to be added to the collection.
6. Develops and coordinates service desk schedule and work schedule to provide adequate coverage to meet the needs of the public.
7. Composes reports of location activities and operational statistics.
8. Trains staff and submits assessments of performance.
9. Liaises with building maintenance to ensure repair and maintenance of facilities.
10. Manages safety and security of the division for customers and staff.
11. Uses computer programs to create and review statistical reports on circulation data, analyze information, develop conclusions, and determine methods to improve services.
12. Keeps abreast of system-wide developments through briefings, meetings and workshops to maintain professional growth in the field.
13. Contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of the library’s service to its customers by offering suggestions and directing or participating as an active member of a team.
Requirements
Five years of experience in library service, including two years in a supervisory role.
Master’s degree in Library Science or a bachelor’s degree plus seven years of library experience.
Knowledge of library operations, collections management, and customer service.
Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
Proficiency with computer programs for statistical reports and library systems.
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Salary: $58,800.00 – $82,635.00
Description The Library Manager directs the operations, staffing, and program delivery for a branch or service unit. The primary responsibility is to provide oversight, supervision, and direction to staff, ensuring professional delivery of library services to patrons.
Essential Functions
1. Provides leadership in effectuating staff contributions toward Library system goals and maintains a positive, helpful, and professional approach to the overall community and individual library customers.
2. Manages, directs, and organizes division services and staff, and supervises daily division operation.
3. Responds to and resolves patron complaints and concerns in a timely and courteous manner; directs customers to the general location of library materials and resources.
4. Coordinates activities and programs with other library functions/locations such as adult learning initiatives, meeting rooms, computer classes, acquisition of library materials, marketing, and communications.
5. Develops, designs, selects, and evaluates materials collection for readers advisory and devises appropriate library programming to better serve the community; determines which books should be withdrawn or replaced; selects and evaluates gifts to be added to the collection.
6. Develops and coordinates service desk schedule and work schedule to provide adequate coverage to meet the needs of the public.
7. Composes reports of location activities and operational statistics.
8. Trains staff and submits assessments of performance.
9. Liaises with building maintenance to ensure repair and maintenance of facilities.
10. Manages safety and security of the division for customers and staff.
11. Uses computer programs to create and review statistical reports on circulation data, analyze information, develop conclusions, and determine methods to improve services.
12. Keeps abreast of system-wide developments through briefings, meetings and workshops to maintain professional growth in the field.
13. Contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of the library’s service to its customers by offering suggestions and directing or participating as an active member of a team.
Requirements
Five years of experience in library service, including two years in a supervisory role.
Master’s degree in Library Science or a bachelor’s degree plus seven years of library experience.
Knowledge of library operations, collections management, and customer service.
Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
Proficiency with computer programs for statistical reports and library systems.
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