Library - Director

About the Position

Manassas Park City Library is looking for its next leader! The Library – Director I supports the LS&S mission, vision, and values through exceptional leadership and dedicated customer focus. The Director is responsible for ensuring contract requirements are met in a single‑location library system and leads a team of staff members committed to creating a thriving library in the heart of the community.

• Manages with integrity, honesty, and knowledge to promote the culture, values, and mission of LS&S and creates thriving libraries in the heart of our communities
• Evaluate library environments and key operational indicators to identify problems, concerns, and opportunities for improvement
• Reports regularly to the VP of Library Operations and meets weekly with VP via ZOOM on a set schedule
• Coaches library staff to help achieve operational goals
• Monitors and manages staffing levels
• Develops the library team to deliver excellent customer service and patron experiences
• Evaluates and supports the performance of library staff
• Implements action plans that meet operational and organizational objectives
• Keeps current with library trends, issues, and technology as well as political, economic, and demographic issues that may affect library services and advanced programming
• Plans and executes local, regional, and company initiatives to achieve both operational excellence and business results; follows up consistently to ensure accountability to plans
• Utilizes existing tools and best practices to ensure effective library operations
• Utilizes and helps Library staff utilize management information tools and analyzes financial reports and other library‑related data (usage, demographics, trends, etc.) to identify and address library system trends and issues
• Oversees the selection, acquisition, and processing of library materials to meet public needs within the structure of library selection policies and budgetary limitations
• Responsible for the local management of the customer relationship (city/county officials, governing boards, library boards)
• Regularly solicits client, other stakeholder, and patron feedback to understand client needs and the needs of the local community
• Establishes a positive, healthy, and safe work environment in accordance with all appropriate legislation and regulations
• Oversees the implementation of the human resources policies, procedures, and practices
• Knows, understands, and administers the American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights, Freedom to Read Statement, and Freedom to View Statement, recognizing that freedom of access is a fundamental tenet of a public library. In addition to these freedoms, supports client discretion of materials available at your local library(ies)
• Follows all legal and policy requirements related to patron privacy and custodianship of patron records
• Other duties as assigned

• MLIS degree is required
• One to three years of supervisory experience preferred
• Experience analyzing and applying financial reports and library‑related data (usage, demographics, trends, etc.)
• Basic knowledge of programming and financial management
• Experience in a role that requires frequent interaction with patrons, fulfilling the requests of patrons, and responsibility for addressing patron issues, questions, and suggestions

• Adaptability:
  Demonstrate a willingness to be flexible, versatile, and/or tolerant in a changing work environment while maintaining effectiveness and efficiency
• Behave Ethically:
  Understand ethical behavior and business practices, and ensure that own behavior and the behavior of others are consistent with these standards and align with the values of the organization
• Build Relationships:
  Establish and maintain positive working relationships with others, both internally and externally, to achieve the goals of the organization
• Communicate Effectively:
  Speak, listen, and write in a clear, thorough, and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques
• Creativity/Innovation:
  Develop new and unique ways to improve the operations of the library and to create new opportunities
• Focus on Client Needs:
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