Groton Public Library is seeking a Library Director.

Responsibilities include: oversight of daily operations, personnel supervision and recruitment, fiscal management, collections development.

Requirements include: strong oral & written communication skills, ability to effectively establish working relationships with the staff, Board of Trustees, and the Groton community.

Minimum BA; MLS desirable.
Salary is $30,000 - $34,000 depending upon experience.
32 hours per week minimum.

This will be a provisional appointment pending applicant's successful Civil Service exam score.

Resume & Civil Service application due by July 1 to: Tompkins County Personnel, 125 E. Court St., Ithaca, NY 14850. Applications are available online at www.tompkins-co.org/personnel/ or at the Library during normal business hours.

No phone calls please.

Application review begins immediately, continuing until position is filled.

POSITION:

Library Director, Tompkins County Public Library, Ithaca, NY.

LOCATION:

Ithaca, NY, the county seat of Tompkins County, is situated picturesquely in the heart of the Finger Lakes region at the southern end of Cayuga Lake, the region’s largest lake. Tompkins County is a mix of city and country, rural, urban and suburban. The presence of Cornell University, Ithaca College and Tompkins Cortland Community College results in a highly educated, informed and mobile user segment of the population. The diverse population represents many groups and viewpoints. http://www.tcad.org/ithaca/ithaca.php

DESCRIPTION:

Tompkins County Public Library (TCPL) serves the greater Ithaca area and coordinates services with five independently chartered Tompkins County libraries in Dryden, Groton, Lansing, Newfield and Trumansburg. TCPL is also the Central Library for the Finger Lakes Library System serving 33 member libraries in the counties of Cayuga, Cortland, Tioga, Tompkins and Seneca.

The ideal candidate must possess strong leadership, communication and budgeting skills to guide a medium-sized library with a $3.4M budget, a staff of approximately 50 employees, an annual circulation of 835,000 items serving a county population of over 100,000, and a system population of over 310,000. The candidate must be able to provide vision and inspiration for the library community and demonstrate the capacity to provide successful collaborations with educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, local agencies, area businesses and community interests in the face of changing economic, social, and technological challenges into the next decade. http://www.tcpl.org

QUALIFICATIONS:

Graduation from an ALA Accredited school or program with a graduate degree in library or information studies AND possession of, or eligibility for, a New York State Public Librarian’s Professional Certificate AND eight years of satisfactory professional library experience in a library of recognized standing, two years of which must have been in an administrative capacity.

COMPENSATION:

The salary shall be commensurate with experience in the range of $85,389 to $92,770 and includes an attractive benefits package.

TO APPLY:

The Tompkins County Public Library Director is a competitive class civil service position. Applicants must meet the civil service requirements. Please submit the Tompkins County application for employment, a cover letter and curriculum vitae illuminating qualifying knowledge, experience, and abilities to Stephen Estes, Deputy Commissioner, Tompkins County Personnel Department, 125 E. Court St., Ithaca, NY 14850, 607-274-5562, http://www.tompkins-co.org/personnel/ email: sestes@tompkins-co.org.

DEADLINE:

Applications accepted until 06/30/2009. Position to be filled by October 2009..

Position Title : Youth Services Librarian I - Part-time, permanent

The Tompkins County Public Library is seeking a part-time Librarian I for the Youth Services Department.

Eligibility:

1. Masters degree from an accredited graduate program in Library and Information Science.
2. NYS Public Librarian’s certificate.

Major Duties:

1. Will assist with all aspects of collection development, with the greatest emphasis on the selection and management of children’s fiction and nonfiction, and young adult fiction. Experience using professional selection resources essential.
2. Must be able to prepare statistical and/or narrative reports, especially concerning areas of the collection which have been identified as needing further development.
3. Must have a thorough knowledge of children’s and young adult literature, and be able to provide reference and reader’s advisory to people of all ages.
4. Public programming as needed.

Qualifications:

1. Good interpersonal and communication skills
2. Good computer skills.
3. Exceptional knowledge of children’s literature.
4. Understanding of the stages of children’s development.
5. Experience in planning & presenting early youth & teen programs.
6. Ability to handle multiple projects and work under pressure.

Hours: 18 hours per week (must be willing to work Saturday or evenings if necessary)

Contact: Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, Tompkins County Employment Application (http://www.tompkins-co.org/personnel/forms/applicat.pdf) and list of three references to:

Tompkins County Personnel Office
125 E. Court Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-274-5526.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.