POSITION: 122
GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB
Under little to no direct supervision performs administrative and professional library work in planning, organizing, and directing the County library program. Work involves supervising all personnel involved in the delivery of library services to County residents. Employee is responsible for evaluating, maintaining and/or eliminating existing programs and developing, implementing, prioritizing and overseeing new programs; and developing the library’s collection. Employee is also responsible for developing annual budget proposals and for monitoring assigned line items to ensure budget discipline in maintained. Reports to the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Plans, priorities, organizes and directs all phases of the County library program; works in cooperation with County officials in planning the progressive development of the library, develops and executes strategies and programs to develop and maintain positive image and relations between Library representatives and County residents. Supervises the work of library employees and volunteers engaged in professional, paraprofessional and clerical work, ensuring adherence to established regulations, policies and procedures; assists and advises subordinates, as necessary, resolving problems as non-routine situations arise. Organizes and coordinates the activities of the library staff; conducts staff conferences and meetings, and provides guidance to professional and supervisory personnel in the development of new programs and activities; assists staff and patrons with difficult reference projects, as necessary. Supervises and administers personnel matters affecting subordinates, including interviewing
applicants, hiring, evaluating, promoting, disciplining, terminating, etc., preparing and submitting various reports and records as required by County management; approves employee time sheets, and
grants compensatory, sick or vacation leave. Selects books and library materials for acquisition based on needs of the library and community relative to budgetary limitations; oversees maintenance of inventories and purchase of materials and equipment; oversees maintenance of records of orders; analyzes fee collections.

LIBRARY DIRECTOR
Oversees purchase and distribution of materials and supplies; supervises expenditures and administers operating budget. Oversees maintenance of buildings, grounds, equipment and vehicles assigned to the Public Library. Utilizes computerized data entry equipment and various word processing, spreadsheet and/or file maintenance programs to enter, store and/or retrieve information as requested or otherwise
necessary; summarizes data in preparation of standardized reports. Prepares and submits annual operating and capital outlay budget proposal; administers budget, supervising general ledger monitoring, and processing of accounts payable and receivable; coordinates library fund raising, advocacy, and financial support programs. Meets with Library advisory board, County officials, regional library, etc., as necessary, to confer about various aspects of library programs; prepares agendas and minutes for advisory board meetings; prepares various recurring and non-recurring reports of program progress and status of local, state and federal agencies and boards, as required or otherwise appropriate. Maintains memberships in professional organizations and attends seminars and conferences to continue professional development for self, staff and the library system; conducts in-service staff development sessions.

ADDITIONAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Develops and coordinates special projects to provide service to community and enhance awareness of library services among the general public. Performs tasks at the circulation desks, including checking books in and out, recording item status, registering patrons for a borrower’s card, preparing books to be shelved, receiving and logging payments of overdue fines, etc.; advises patrons of library rules, regulations, programs and services. Performs other related work as required.

LIBRARY DIRECTOR
MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Master’s Degree in library science and 6 to 9 years of progressively responsible experience in a public library setting, including 3 to 5 years of administrative and supervisory duties; or any
equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OR STANDARDS REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Physical Requirements: Must be physically able to operate a variety of machinery and equipment including office equipment such as computers, typewriters, calculators, copiers, microfiche readers
and printers, etc. Must be able to exert up a negligible amount of force constantly move objects. Physical demand requirements are in a excess of those for Sedentary Work. Light Work usually
requires walking or standing to a significant degree. However, if the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for Sedentary Work and the worker sits most of the time,
the job is rated for Light Work. Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural or composite characteristics (whether similar or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.

Interpersonal Communications: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving instructions, assignments an directions to subordinates or assistants.
Language Ability: Requires the ability to read a variety of reports, correspondence, catalogs, journal, statistical lists, policies, literature, financial statements, bills, forms, etc. Requires the ability
to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, personnel records, schedules, statistical lists, receipts, purchase orders, etc., using prescribed formats and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar,
diction and style. Requires the ability to speak to groups of people with poise, voice control and confidence.

Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of
technical instructions in mathematical of diagrammatic form; deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in
variety of technical instructions or professional languages, including library science terminology.

Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract; multiply and divide; utilize decimals and percentages; compute interest, profit and loss, ratio and
proportion, etc.

Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.