Reporting to Chief Library Officer, the Vice President of Library Services is a proven champion for service excellence, committed to the community the Library serves, and to delivering an exceptional service portfolio across our public service points. A dynamic individual with exceptional inter-personal and communication skills, the Vice President will inspire a newly formed team from across the Library to deliver a connected, convenient and easy-to-use portfolio of in-person and online transactional services, reference services, information and technologyaccess services, and engaging reading services and programs in all our locations. They will partner with other members of the Chief Library Officer’s leadership team to develop and deliver on our program strategy, policies, and related plans.
In collaboration with the Chief Library Officer, the Vice President works with others internal and external to the Library to deliver a world-class service as envisioned by the 2014-2019 strategic plan. Important external partnerships include other NYC library service providers (BookOps, Brooklyn Public Library, Queens Public Library, ReCAP), and New York City agencies such as local community boards and the City Council members.
As the largest urban public library in the United States this unique opportunity provides the exceptional service leader attuned to a diverse community in a vibrant city, the ability to lead an energized and dedicated team at a time of exciting advancements in our system.
The successful candidate must have:
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The New York Public Library (NYPL) has been an essential provider of free books, information, ideas, and education for all New Yorkers for more than 100 years. NYPL’s neighborhood libraries in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island—many of which date to Andrew Carnegie’s visionary philanthropy at the turn of the 20th century—are being transformed into true centers of educational innovation and service, and vital community hubs that provide far more than just free books and materials.
The Library is seeking Children’s Librarians, Young Adult Librarians, and Adult Librarians to empower patrons from infant through senior citizen to become creative thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and resourceful users of information. Successful candidates will embody each of these four characteristics themselves.
Under the supervision of the Library Manager, the Librarian:
Qualifications: