Library Director

About the role

Under general administrative direction, plans, organizes, coordinates, and directs the operations and activities of the library, including cataloging, reference, and public circulation services; provides professional and technical assistance to the public; provides professional support and expertise to the Library Board of Trustees, the Napa Valley Wine Library Board, and the Friends of the St. Helena Library Board; and performs related duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Oversees all functions and operations of the Library Department, including planning, budgeting, staff selection and training, supervision, collection development, public services, programming, and information systems.
• Receives general administrative direction from the City Manager and policy direction from the City Council and Library Board; exercises direct and indirect supervision over assigned staff.
• Accepts full responsibility for all Library activities and services, including cataloging, reference, and circulation services; establishes collection and selection policies; provides professional and technical assistance to the public; coordinates activities with other City officials, departments, outside agencies, organizations, and the public.
• Supervises, plans, organizes, administers, reviews, and evaluates the activities of the Library's professional and support staff; selects staff and provides for their training and professional development.
• Directs the preparation and administration of the Library budget; oversees administration programs and procedures.
• Ensures that the Library fully utilizes current information systems and keeps abreast of new advances in library-related technologies; acts as the chief technology resource and planner for the library, providing on-site expertise in the use of information systems, microcomputers, internet, and other electronic devices.
• Performs a wide variety of professional-level library support services related to patron assistance, circulation, automation, acquisitions, cataloging and processing.
• Responds to in-person and telephone requests for library materials, services, and information; conducts reference interviews, evaluates data sources, searches electronic and print sources; locates and evaluates relevant information.
• Serves as staff to advise and support the Library Board of Trustees, Napa Valley Wine Library Association Board, and Friends and Foundation; prepares reports for the City and other agencies; keeps current on all state regulations related to library services; monitors and seeks grants from federal, state, and private agencies.
• Develops Library administrative and facilities policies and procedures; develops programs, projects, and work assignments; works with Boards on policy issues.
• Addresses and responds to service questions, inquiries, and complaints; establishes and maintains a customer service orientation within the department; provides reference services to staff and the public.
• Establishes positive working relationships with representatives of community organizations, state/local agencies, City management and staff and the public.

Requirements

• Any combination of education and experience that has provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for a Library Director. A typical way of obtaining the required qualifications is to possess the equivalent of six years of directly related library experience, including two years of experience supervising professional library staff, and a Master's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in library and information science or a related field.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid class C California driver's license.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of: principles and practices of Library management; principles and practices of library routines, procedures and services; principles and practices of records management; principles and practices of library cataloging and classification systems; public desk procedures and methods of providing services and information; library equipment and resources; standard library automated circulation and borrower services; information sources and methods; cataloging principles; bibliographic utilities; cataloging and bibliographic search procedures, including specialized library software; principles and practices of program and budget development, administration and evaluation; methods and techniques of supervision, training and motivation; basic principles of mathematics; applicable federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations; methods and techniques of scheduling work assignments; methods and techniques for recordkeeping and report preparation and writing; proper English, spelling and grammar; occupational hazards and standard safety practices; office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Skill to: operate office equipment