Head of Metadata Services and Strategies – Dartmouth College Library (Hanover, NH)

Dartmouth Library is seeking a Head of Metadata Services and Strategies to provide forward-thinking leadership to the department responsible for original and copy cataloging, authority control, and development of standards and policy for bibliographic control. Reporting to the Associate Dean of Libraries, Collections and Content Strategies, the Head of Metadata Services and Strategies will lead the department with a user-centered mindset in the creation and ingestion of metadata that aids in the discoverability of information resources held locally and globally as well as exploring new practices to expand discoverability. Partnering with metadata stakeholders across the Library, this role sets appropriate levels of description related to collections and develops and leads metadata initiatives.

Position description: https://searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/69868/

Contact: Qiana.M.Johnson@dartmouth.edu

Salary Range: $85,000 – $99,000

Dartmouth Library values diversity in all forms and believes that each employee brings a set of diverse experiences and identities to the workplace that makes us stronger, encourages innovation, and enhances our collective contributions. We encourage candidates to evaluate and explore our department as they move through our interview process. We continue to develop our hiring process to ensure our candidates are empowered to bring their whole selves to the interview process and encouraged to learn about our workplace.

We do this by:

Avoiding scheduled interviews on religious or cultural days of observation.
Requiring all hiring committee members to be trained on Unconscious Bias.
Providing employees opportunities to learn, grow, and be challenged.
Fostering an inclusive and respectful work environment.

Founded in 1769, Dartmouth is a member of the Ivy League and consistently ranks among the world’s greatest academic institutions. The Dartmouth Library is dedicated to supporting teaching, learning, and research and works in partnership with the students and faculty of the School of Arts & Sciences, the Thayer School of Engineering, the Tuck School of Business, the Geisel School of Medicine, and the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies. Dartmouth Library is supported by a highly committed staff of about 147. The Dartmouth College Library is a member of the Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation, the Association of Research Libraries, CRL, NERL, HathiTrust, CLIR/DLF, and the Library Publishing Coalition.

Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications by members of all underrepresented groups are encouraged.

– Posted 7/27/23

Substitute Circulation Assistant – Tracy Memorial Library (New London, NH)

The Tracy Memorial Library in New London, New Hampshire is seeking an energetic and enthusiastic individual to join our team at the Circulation Desk during our busy summer season. I’m including the job posting (below), and the job description (attached). If you have any questions about the position or about our Library, please feel free to contact me directly.

Located midway between Concord and Hanover and bordered by three lakes, New London is a small, picturesque community with a year-round population of approximately 4,500, which doubles in the summer. Town amenities include Colby-Sawyer College, New London Hospital, the Barn Playhouse Summer Theater, Town beaches, and easy access to Mt. Sunapee and Ragged Mountain Ski Resorts. Tracy Memorial Library is a 14,000 square foot facility consisting of an historical building (1820s) which was expanded in 1990 and remodeled in 2007.

The ideal candidate will have experience with customer service and working with the public. They will strive to keep a positive attitude and be flexible when needed. Prior experience working in a library is helpful, but not required.

Circulation Assistant responsibilities include greeting and assisting patrons, shelving library materials, using library software to check materials in and out, assisting patrons in locating library materials, assisting patrons with technology, and staffing the circulation desk during open hours. This Substitute Circulation Assistant will be expected to work a minimum of 4 hours per week, with up to 16 hours per week when needed. The schedule for this position will be variable and will include some evenings and Saturdays.

This is a temporary (seasonal), hourly part-time, non-exempt position. Starting wage range is $14.23-$15.71 per hour. This position does not include any benefits. View the full job description on the Tracy Memorial Library website: https://tracylibrary.org/about/jobs/substitute-circulation-assistant/

Applications received before May 31, 2023 will receive first consideration. The position will be open until filled. To apply, submit a resume and cover letter to director@tracylibrary.org

Job Title: Substitute Circulation Assistant
Hours: 4-16 hrs/week, including some evenings and Saturdays
Starting Wage Range: $14.23-15.71 per hour
Benefits: none
Closing Date: Applications received before May 31, 2023 will receive first consideration
To Apply: For more information and to apply please visit our website www.tracylibrary.org or email director@tracylibrary.org

– Posted 5/25/23

Assistant Director – Tracy Memorial Library (New London, NH)

The Tracy Memorial Library in New London, New Hampshire is seeking an energetic and skilled library professional with management and leadership experience to join our team as Assistant Director.

The ideal candidate will bring a dedication to providing quality service, ensuring access for all, and upholding the freedom to read. They will strive to keep a positive attitude, maintain a learning mindset, adapt to change, and be flexible when needed. They will possess a broad range of library and technology skills, will be adept at prioritizing work tasks, and comfortable juggling various work responsibilities. The ideal candidate will also be interested in building community and fostering effective working relationships with staff, partners, and patrons.

The Assistant Director responsibilities include managing library technology, online resources, and adult services. Additionally, they will have some responsibility for collection development, community engagement, day-to-day facilities management, and marketing/communication. This individual will work closely with the Library Director, and is responsible for the Library in the Director’s absence.

This is a full-time (40 hr) position with benefits. Hiring salary range is $51,625.60 to $62,899.20. An MLS degree or equivalent library experience is preferred. A full job description, including responsibilities and preferred qualifications, is available on the Tracy Memorial Library website.

Applications received before June 12, 2023 will receive first consideration. The position will be open until filled. To apply, submit a resume and cover letter to director@tracylibrary.org

Job Title: Assistant Director
Hours: 40 hrs/week, generally 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, some nights/weekends
Hiring Salary Range: $51,625,60-$62,899.20
Benefits: Paid sick and vacation leave, 11 paid holidays, health insurance, retirement plan
Closing Date: Applications received before June 12, 2023 will receive first consideration
To Apply: For more information and to apply please visit our website www.tracylibrary.org or email director@tracylibrary.org

– Posted 5/25/23

Library Director – Abbott Library (Sunapee NH)

Duties/Description: The Abbott Library located in Sunapee NH, a small New England town that enjoys proximity to Lake Sunapee and Mount Sunapee, is seeking an innovative, energetic, experienced and future-ready library professional to provide leadership to its vibrant community library.

The Director will oversee a staff of seven employees (4.5 FTE.) This staff includes a full-time Assistant Director, Technology and Outreach Librarian, and Youth Services Librarian. In addition, the library enjoys the support of more than 1300 hours of volunteer service each year. The Director is also responsible for administration, management, (including fiscal oversight) and advocacy for the library.

The ideal candidate is a strategic problem solver who is flexible, positive, creative, patient, decisive, and technologically adroit. Additionally, the ideal candidate has demonstrated success aligning people, process and technology; excellent leadership, communication, interpersonal and customer relationship skills; and is committed to outstanding patron service. A finely tuned sense of humor is not required but highly desirable.

The library serves a community of 3,342 year-round residents and a large seasonal community. It operates with an annual budget of $530,000. The construction of the library building was completed in 2014, and it offers meeting rooms for library and community use, a fireplace, comfortable seating, and a beautiful view of Mount Sunapee.

The Director will work closely with the Board of Trustees, the Friends of the Library and the Abbott Library Foundation to raise funds and advocate for the library. In past years, these organizations have contributed $25,000-$50,000 per year of additional funding for the library.

A full job description is available by request.

Qualifications: Master’s Degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited school is strongly preferred. Two to five years of progressively responsible experience in professional library work, including three years of administrative and supervisory responsibility in a library setting is desired. Candidates who can begin before July 24, 2023 will be given preference.

Starting Salary Range: $73,424 – $79,081 with an excellent benefits package including health and dental insurance, short-term and long-term disability and participation in the New Hampshire Retirement System.

Closing Date: Applications received before May 2, 2023 will receive first consideration. The position will remain open until filled.

EOE

Application: if interested, please send a letter of application, resume, and three references by email to: directorsearch@abbottlibrary.org

– Posted 4/12/23

Librarian I – Teen Services – Keene Public Library (Keene, NH)

The Keene Public Library is seeking an enthusiastic professional with excellent public service skills and experience in libraries and working with teenagers to join our team as a Librarian I- Teen Services! The Keene Public Library is a cherished community resource for the City and one of New Hampshire’s foremost public libraries. The Library has an active and supportive Board of Trustees and community, as well as dedicated staff and volunteers, who all contribute to a stimulating and positive work environment!

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Provides library services to young adults and their caregivers, including reference, reader’s advisory, programming, outreach activities, and collection development.
Works with staff to monitor and evaluate services to all youth and promotes and publicizes the youth services program in schools and the community.
Curates content including print, digital, web resources and special collections for and with teen patrons.
Plans and coordinates STEAM programs for teen and adult users of the Makerspace, researches new technologies, designs new initiatives, develops training classes and schedules for staff and volunteers, and researches appropriate services to enhance the library’s offerings.
Leverages community experts, coaches, and mentors for services and programs that meet teen needs and interests.

Requirements include, but are not limited to:

A Bachelor’s degree, plus one year of library experience or library training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. A graduate degree in library science is preferred as well as experience working with teens ages 12-18!
Comfortable using library software and circulation services. Comfortable assessing online databases and using current/emerging makerspace technology applications and equipment such as 3D printing, 3D design, coding, scanning and image editing.

Pay and Benefits include:

This full-time position offers a pay range of $26.81- $33.41 per hour. The work schedule includes Saturdays and evenings each week.
Are you used to spending a considerable amount of money on insurance? YOU WON’T HERE!

The City of Keene offers low deductible/low-cost health insurance, low-cost dental insurance, and other benefits such as life, disability, defined benefit retirement, paid time off including vacation days, personal days, and sick days and more!

If you are excited about working with a dedicated team of employees in a library where the focus is on learning, creativity, collaboration, and community interaction, then apply today! Please upload your resume and cover letter before submitting your application. Applications will be accepted until Sunday, April 30, 2023 at midnight.

To apply: https://KeeneNH.gov/jobs
Job Description: Librarian I- Teen Services

THE CITY OF KEENE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

– Posted 4/12/23

Account Support Specialist – GOBI Library Solutions (Contoocook, NH)

Responsible for providing support to customers and company personnel, ensuring that customer needs and service requirements are interpreted and implemented accurately. The incumbent works to determine feasible and satisfactory account speciﬁcations, and to ensure a high- quality experience for customers who are conﬁguring new services or signiﬁcantly changing accounts.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The following statements describe the general nature of work being performed in this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties. Additional responsibilities may be assigned by Management.

Works with customers, GOBI Customer Service, GOBI/EIS Sales and the appropriate GOBI business units as needed to design, reﬁne and implement new or revised technical services for customers.
Develops, documents, and maintains customer proﬁles, including histories, for GOBI library technical services.
Evaluates quality of customer experience for new and existing accounts and provides timely feedback to Technical Services management, who will work with GOBI/EIS Sales and Customer Service to plan accordingly.
Establishes vital working relationships with GOBI/EIS sales (includes CDM’s, NBD Managers, CDR’s, GOBI/EIS representatives) to explore and work in a constructive team approach to strategically increase GOBI technical service revenue with an emphasis on customers not currently receiving technical services.
Supports the customer bid/RFP process by reviewing tenders and ensuring GOBI’s compliance with customer requirements. As necessary, provides language to describe services or customer options.
Drafts and revises technical service documentation and procedures according to established procedural guidelines.
Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
Protects operations by keeping information conﬁdential.
Provides input for the establishment of system policies and procedures, standards and schedules.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit in front of a personal computer 6-7 hours a day, use hands and ﬁngers, reach with hands and arms, push book carts and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally walk and lift/move up to 35 pounds.

Speciﬁc vision requirements include close vision.

The noise level in the on-site work environment is usually moderate.

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED: Master’s degree in Library and/or Information Science or 2+ years of library experience, preferably in a technical services environment.
2+ years working in a direct customer contact role. 2+ years’ experience using Microsoft Word, Excel,
and/or Access.
Excellent written and oral communication skills in individual and group settings.
Excellent reading comprehension skills.

PREFERRED:

Experience with academic library technical services operations.
Proﬁciency in applying academic library standards and best practices.
1+ years’ experience with cataloging standards and best practices.
1+ years’ experience working in a sales role.
1+ years’ experience coordinating, supervising, or reviewing the work of others.
Demonstrated interpersonal skills establishing eﬀective working relationships with professional and paraprofessional staﬀ.
Demonstrated organizational skills to keep information accessible and work systematically and eﬃciently.
Demonstrated ability to use sound judgment, analyze disparate information, evaluate complex and ambiguous situations, and recommend solutions.
Demonstrated ability to multitask and demonstrate ﬂexibility in dealing with changing priorities.
Demonstrated ability to perform with frequent interruptions, distractions, and ﬂuctuating workloads

Interested candidates should apply at https://careers.ebscoind.com/ebscoinformationservices

– Posted 5/3/22

Library Director – Wolfeboro Public Library (Wolfeboro, NH)

Description: The Wolfeboro Public Library invites you to become a member of its energetic and dedicated team as the next Library Director. Working in a beautiful new library with a town population of 6,500 vibrant, diverse residents and 30,000 seasonal visitors, an eight-member governing Board of Trustees, a stellar staff, and strong Friends of the Library and Library Foundation organizations, the new Director will have a track record of success and continue to provide exciting, essential library services and programs for the community.

The successful candidate will provide inspirational leadership, communication and interpersonal skills, display expertise in technology and finance, have the experience and skill to plan and implement new services and effectively provide the face and voice of the library to its many constituents.

Required qualifications: Master of Library Science, 3-5 years of library admin and supervisory experience or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Community: Wolfeboro, aka “America’s Oldest Summer Resort”, is a beautiful, traditional New England town, located on the shores of magnificent Lake Winnipesaukee and Lake Wentworth. Amenities include a regional hospital, high-quality public school system, a Children’s Center, Brewster Academy, four museums, a downtown shopping center that is a magnet for tourists, year-round recreational facilities, abundant woodland and water facilities, historic buildings, all of which adds up to a high-quality family life and working environment.

Salary range: $60,000-$85,000 commensurate with qualifications and experience. The position
is full time, salaried and includes a generous benefits package.

Applications: Email a PDF that includes resume and cover letter to director-search@wolfeboropubliclibrary.org by October 15 at 5:00pm.

The Wolfeboro Public Library is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or age.

– Posted 9/18/21

Engineering and Physical Sciences Librarian – University of New Hampshire (Durham, NH)

The University of New Hampshire (UNH) Library is hiring an Engineering and Physical Sciences Librarian. This position is a tenure-track faculty position, represented by the AAUP, and it includes excellent benefits. Pay is competitive with a minimum starting salary of $79,070. The person who fills this position will enjoy much autonomy and flexibility in shaping research and learning support for the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (CEPS), along with opportunities for collaboration with other subject librarians. Come work with us!

Learn more and apply here: https://jobs.usnh.edu/postings/40076

The main UNH campus is located in Durham, New Hampshire. A short drive to the beaches of New Hampshire and Maine, the White Mountains, and with easy access to Boston, the seacoast region of New Hampshire is a delightful place to live. UNH is an R1 University with a land, sea, and space grant status. CEPS is known for its student-focused learning environment, a prestigious faculty, and its many innovative, interdisciplinary research centers.

– Posted April 16, 2021

Library Director – Richards Free Library (Newport, NH)

The Richards Free Library is seeking an innovative, creative, tech savvy, and forward-thinking leader with proven management skills in a public library to serve as Library Director.

The Library employs 7 staff members including three full-time positions. The library enjoys wide community support. In pre-pandemic times the library hosted a variety of story hours and activities for children. Adults participated in three book groups, as well as knitting, writing, and poetry groups, most of which have continued virtually.

Newport, New Hampshire (population 6300) is located in the Dartmouth/Lake Sunapee region of New Hampshire. The community boasts a vibrant recreation department, an active Opera House Association, and The Library Arts Center located in the Library’s carriage house.

A Master’s Degree in Library Science from an ALA accredited school with five years of professional library work and three years of administrative and supervisory responsibility at a public library is required.

The pay range is $60,000 -$70,000 dependent upon qualifications and experience. For a detailed job description, visit http://newport.lib.nh.us/about-2/employment/ There is a strong internal candidate.

Apply with cover letter, resume, and three references to athorpe@newport.lib.nh.us by February 19, 2021.

– Posted January 26, 2021