Position Opening, Senior Librarian, Sarasota, FL

[Andrea Ginsky]

POSITION: Senior Librarian/Central Services
                        CLOSING DATE: May 3, 2002
                        SALARY: $33,129-49,694 annually
                        LOCATION: Selby Public Library, Sarasota, FL
(Sarasota County PL
                        System)

                        DESCRIPTION: Professional work with
administrative   responsibilities.
                       Under the direction of the Head Librarian,
coordinates outreach/public
                        relations and organizational training and
development at the Selby
                        Public Library, the largest library in the
Sarasota County Library
                        System. Reference and information services will
be provided to a
                        diverse population characteristic of a busy
urban setting. Position
                        requires an energetic, team-oriented individual
with a strong public
                        service commitment. Essential functions include,
but are not limited
                        to, outreach and public relations, program
creation and support,
                        organizational training and development for
staff and volunteers,
                        collaboration with two large groups of
volunteers, strategic/long range
                        planning, and assistance to public.

                        The new 73,000 sq.ft. Selby Library was
dedicated in 1998, and is in
                        the heart of downtown Sarasota, Florida,
recently named by Money
                        Magazine as the "Best Small City" in the
country. The 2000 HALPR  Index ranked the Sarasota County Library System
as one of the top 10 public
                        libraries in the nation serving populations of
250,000-499,999. Our
                        library system is enjoying a period of dynamic
growth, and the Selby
                        Library offers an exciting opportunity to manage
innovative programs
                        that meet the needs of this extraordinary
community.

                        REQUIREMENTS: ALA-MLS plus two years
professional library experience, preferably in a public library. An
equivalent combination of education,
                        training, and experience in public relations
and/or organizational
                        development may be considered in lieu of the
required degree.
                        Experience in management and supervision is
preferred. Knowledge of: electronic resources including the Internet,
online library catalog,
                        reference databases, and office software
applications; knowledge of
                        training techniques. Skills in: good verbal and
written communication,
                        planning, and organization; use and application
of computers, automated library systems, and electronic resources.
Ability to: work
                        comfortably in an urban, multicultural
environment; work well with
                        internal and external customers in a
professional, friendly, and
                        cooperative manner, given that this position
involves public speaking
                        and instruction; be flexible and embrace change;
analyze professional
                        and administrative problems and make
recommendations as to their
                        resolution; conduct a reference interview; do
original research work;
                        analyze information for answering a variety of
requests from numerous sources of reading and reference material.

                        APPLICATION: Qualified applicants must apply
online at:
                        http://pats.sarasotacounty.org

                        Sarasota County Government Human Resources
                        Sarasota County Administration Center
                        1660 Ringling Boulevard
                        Sarasota, FL 34236; (941)951-5261; TDD
(941)364-4701
                        http://www.co.sarasota.fl.us
                        Application (with resume) must be submitted by
5:00 p.m. on the closing date.

Andrea Ginsky
Senior Librarian, Reference
Selby Public Library
1331 First St.
Sarasota, FL 34236
941-316-1181