GREAT COMMUNITY NEEDS A GREAT LIBRARIAN….Jackson Co, WV is looking for a Library Director to replace the current director who is moving on to bigger and better things.
See the job announcement below. It is a great community with some beautiful scenery, much of it within commuting distance to Charleston (the state’s largest city and state capital). I am hoping to move out there within the next year.
Jackson Co. passed its library support levy a few weeks back with a whopping 72% approval rate, so the community appreciates its public libraries. This is a great opportunity for a dynamic librarian to take a dynamic library to new heights.
While the qualifications below are the “preferred” qualifications, I am assured that the Library Board will consider a person with an MLS and appropriate (not necessarily “professional”) experience. If you are interested, have or will soon have your MLS, and
have previous management and/or library experience, I would encourage you to apply.
Applications should be submitted ASAP. The library website is
http://jackson.park.lib.wv.us/.
JP
John Paul Myrick
Library Development Director
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West Virginia Library Commission
Department of Education and the Arts
Culture Center
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0620
Tel: 304-558-3978, Ext. 2010
Fax: 304-558-1612
Email:
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Web:
www.librarycommission.wv.gov
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT – LIBRARY DIRECTOR, JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, RIPLEY, WV.
Jackson County Library, consisting of the main library in Ripley, WV, with a branch in Ravenswood, WV, is seeking a library director to manage all operations of the public
library serving a population of 28,000 and with an operating budget of over $500,000, and system-wide staff of 4 full-time and 8 part-time. Proven administrative abilities and creativity are required. The successful candidate must have proven leadership and
management skills, along with a strong work ethic, and must excel in areas of personnel management, collection development, technology, budget, grant writing, programming, community involvement, and development and implementation of policies.
The minimum requirement for the position is an MLS from an ALA accredited university, and three years of professional library service, including direct supervision of staff.
All qualified applicants may send their resumes, with three professional references, to Jackson County Library, 208 N. Church St., Ripley, WV 25271 or to Marcia Ritchie at
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