EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LEXINGTON (KY) PUBLIC
LIBRARY
Join
the Winner’s Circle in the Horse Capital of the World! The Board of
Trustees of the Lexington Public Library—serving a combined city-county
population of more than 270,000 through a central library and five branch
facilities—seeks a creative and innovative executive director, who will
develop and lead a staff/stakeholder team in providing library programming and
services that respond to increasingly diverse community needs. Lexington
Fayette Urban County Government is the second-largest municipality in Kentucky and the 65th largest in the United States. It is home
to the headquarters of Lexmark
International, the Kentucky
Horse Park, Keeneland
Race Course, Red Mile Race Course, Transylvania University, and the University of Kentucky—and it has been selected to be
the site of the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games. With a strong
staff (192 FTE), a dedicated tax levy yielding a budget of $14.5 million, a
committed Library Board and Advisory Committee, a highly successful Friends of
the Library, and a growing Library Foundation—all of the pieces are in
place for the Library to reach new levels of excellence in serving its public.
Additional information on the Library, the City and position can be found at Lexington
Links.
Responsibilities. The Executive Director of the
Lexington Public Library reports to a seven-member Board of Trustees—appointed
by the Mayor of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government and approved by
the Urban County Council—and partners with LFUCG departments, state and
federal officials, and civic/professional organizations and groups to achieve
the Library’s mission and goals within the context of community needs and
priorities. Overall responsibilities include: fostering effective internal and external communications; providing sound fiscal management, while
strengthening current funding sources and seeking additional revenue sources;
developing and implementing a strategic planning process to create a shared
vision for library service and programming; and exploring and developing
collaborative relationships with a variety of local, regional and statewide
organizations and agencies. See Lexington Executive
Director for the detailed job description.
Minimum
Qualifications. A
master’s degree in library science (supplemented by coursework in
management and administration) and a minimum of seven years of progressively
responsible public library experience in a management position, including at
least four years of executive level experience as director of a smaller library
system, or deputy, assistant, or associate director of a comparable or larger
system. Essential attributes include: personal integrity and excellent
interpersonal skills; ability to address conflicting goals and build consensus;
a thorough knowledge of financial management; collaboration and
consensus-building skills; sensitivity, flexibility, and creativity; and a
solid understanding of philosophy, trends and “best practices” in
the library and information technology fields. Prior experience reporting to
and working effectively with a governing board is highly desirable.
Compensation. The position offers a starting
salary range of $105,000-120,000 (dependent upon experience and qualifications)
with an excellent fringe benefits package.
For
further information,
contact Dan or Jobeth Bradbury at Gossage
Sager Associates. Apply via email with a meaningful cover letter and resume as
Word or pdf attachments to Dan
Bradbury or Jobeth
Bradbury. The position closes December 31, 2009.
The Lexington Public
Library is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.
Jobeth Bradbury
Gossage Sager Associates
4545 Wornall Rd., Ste. 805
Kansas City, MO 64111
816.803.7087
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