Middle School Library Director; AY

Reports To:

Middle School Director

Date:
August 2026

Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Buckingham Browne & Nichols is a day school that engages students in grades Pre‑K through 12 in a rich and invigorating educational experience of the highest quality. The school excels at helping students discover their unique talents and passions and develop those strengths to the fullest. The curriculum is challenging, forward‑thinking, innovative, and flexible, designed to help qualified students, from a range of backgrounds and with a wide spectrum of talents and interests, reach new levels of accomplishment.

Co‑curricular opportunities in athletics, the arts, community service, and other areas add important dimensions to students’ learning. Students learn on three age and developmentally‑appropriate campuses. At every grade, BB&N takes full advantage of the range of opportunities its locations afford.

BB&N is committed to becoming an anti‑racist institution. This commitment is integral to the mission and vision of the School. BB&N is an academically excellent, diverse, and inclusive community where students develop into lifelong learners who lead with kindness, curiosity, and integrity. We prepare students to be responsible and open‑minded as they engage with the world around them. Our school is guided by the core values of:

• Inquiry, in which we promote curiosity and critical thinking to inspire a lifelong love of learning.
• Integrity, in which we strive to be honest, conscientious, and accountable in our actions, even when no one is watching.
• Belonging, in which we foster a culture of respect, well‑being, and connection that values all individuals and empowers them to discover and be their authentic selves, and
• Kindness, in which we strengthen our communities by recognizing our common humanity and treating ourselves and others with respect and compassion.

The vibrancy and vitality we feel in the classrooms, hallways, stages, and playing fields of BB&N derive from the people who are here. At its root are the varied interests and experiences, the different backgrounds, cultures, religions, views, and perspectives that our students and faculty bring to their classes and families bring to myriad activities. Each of us adds to the richness of another’s experience.

Working and playing together teaches us lifelong lessons about appreciating, knowing, understanding, and learning from each other.

Buckingham Browne & Nichols School (BB&N) seeks a full‑time, dynamic, student‑centered Middle School Library Director. This role offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of advising, research, teaching, and program development in a vibrant middle school community. The Middle School Library Director oversees all operations and programming in the Middle School (Grades 7 and
8) Library Learning Commons and is a key community team member who works collaboratively on curriculum and programming with MS faculty and students. Through collaborative and engaged leadership, the Middle School Library Director ensures that the middle school library program is aligned with the school’s mission, values, and goals.

Key functions for this position include, but are not limited to:

• Leading and managing all daily library operations, including circulation, research support, library programming, and organization of library resources.
• Overseeing library budget and strategic purchasing decisions.
• Providing one‑on‑one and group instruction in research methods, citation practices, and effective use of databases and other resources.
• Actively participating in curriculum development and cross‑disciplinary collaboration.
• Developing and curating library collections of digital and print resources that reflect the community and support and enhance curriculum goals and learning objectives, in addition to weeding and maintaining a diverse and current collection.
• Engaging students through creative displays, programming, and events that promote reading and discovery.
• Coordinating and managing relationships with library vendors.
• Managing the library website,…