Employment Opportunities

Chief Librarian/
Director of Library Services

The Athenæum seeks a dynamic and experienced library professional to serve as Chief Librarian/Director of Library Services. This new position, created as part of an intensive strategic-planning process, will report to the Director.  He or she will have chief administrative responsibility for the operation and management of library and information services consistent with the Athenæum’s strategic goals for sustaining library accessibility, relevance, and vitality in the twenty-first century.

Responsibilities

• Provide general leadership for all library programs and functions
• Develop and manage the library department budget of $1.7 million
• Supervise 15 FTE/ 7 PT staff members
• Provide leadership concerning the changing roles of libraries, including such areas as publishing, technology, and the future of the book
• Oversee  the implementation and monitoring (at an institutional level) of the 2007 strategic plan
• Implement and execute all library-related strategic plan initiatives and goals
• Initiate library-related publications, events, exhibitions, and other programs
• Develop an overall plan for the appropriate digitization of the library’s collections
• Investigate (and possibly initiate) revenue-producing digitization projects
• Act as senior bibliographer, coordinating and shaping the growth of the circulating and special collections
• Develop plans for the use of additional space for offices and collections as these opportunities are clarified
• Take responsibility for the placement of collections within the building and decisions concerning placing materials in remote storage
• Directly supervise the heads of cataloging and reader services, the chief conservator, the curator of rare books, and the acquisitions librarian
• Work closely with the other senior managers to coordinate the Athenæum ’s programs and goals
• Represent the library at appropriate local and national meetings

Qualifications
 
The ideal candidate will be an adaptable, analytical, and strategically oriented individual who combines administrative skills, a strong management background, and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of library users, visitors, scholars, and staff members.
 
Candidates should have knowledge of and experience working within circulating collections as well as specialized research materials; they must also be able to lead technology initiatives that enhance the Athenæum’s ability to provide outreach, education, and information electronically.  Space-planning experience is highly desirable.
 
Qualifications include: an ALA-accredited MLS degree or the equivalent; substantial professional experience in the public, academic, or special library field; at least five years of successful senior-level leadership in a major library setting; familiarity with best practices and emerging trends in information technology. 
 
Position available immediately.

E-mail résumé and cover letter to humanresources@bostonathenaeum.org. 

The Athenæum is an AA/EOE. 

 

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