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 http://www.gossagesager.com/Lexingtonlinks.htm.
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 http://www.gossagesager.com/LexingtonPLjobdesc.doc
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 Bradbury, [log in to unmask]
or Jobeth Bradbury, [log in to unmask].
Apply via email with a meaningful cover letter and resume as Word or pdf
attachments to Dan Bradbury
or Jobeth Bradbury. The
position closes June 30, 2010.
The Lexington Public
Library is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.
Jobeth Bradbury
Gossage Sager Associates
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816.803.7087
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