Jobs

Posted 25 April 2010

Library Director
Sheridan County Library System

Deadline: 29 May

Library Director The Sheridan County Library Board of Trustees is seeking an experienced, innovative, service-oriented Library Director to lead our county’s library system. Sheridan County is nestled against the beautiful Big Horn Mountains in north central Wyoming. Three branches and a main library serve a population of 28,662, with an annual operating budget of ~$1,400,000, and a staff of 25 FTEs. Sheridan County Public Library System (SCPLS) is a member of the WYLD Consortium, with state-wide shared patron and bibliographic databases. The LIS vendor is SirsiDynix.

Sheridan County Public Library System (SCPLS) enjoys outstanding public and private support, with active Foundation and Friends of the Library Boards, as well as active community support in each of the branch library communities.

Qualifications: MLS from an ALA-accredited library program. A minimum of -5- years professional library experience in positions with progressive levels of responsibility. A minimum of three years experience supervising a system-wide department, with demonstrated skills in administration, budgeting and fiscal management, personnel management, public relations, collaboration and consensus-building, planning, and fundraising. The successful candidate will have a strong philosophy of customer service, and a drive for innovation.

The salary range is $60,000 - $72,000 plus an excellent benefit package.

To learn more about our library system and to obtain the applicant packet, interested individuals are directed to our website, http://sheridanwyolibrary.org

Qualified individuals are invited to submit: 1) letter of interest, 2) resume, 3) three references with signed applicant statement, 4) responses to supplemental questions to:

Search Committee
Sheridan County Public Library System
335 West Alger
Sheridan, WY 82801

Or, to: cbutler@will.state.wy.us
(If submitting electronically, mail hard copy of references and signed applicant statement.)

Complete application package must be postmarked by May 29, 2010.

Questions: contact Cissy Dillon at cissyd@fiberpipe.net; 307/674-4523

The Sheridan County Public Library System is ADA compliant and an EOE.