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Position Announcement: Director of Youth Services, Mooresville Public Library

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Are YOU a new or soon to be Librarian with an MLS?

or perhaps

YOU are a seasoned Librarian looking for a new journey?

We Would Like to Meet YOU!

We have a unique opportunity for YOU to gain leadership skills, manage an awesome team, manage a budget, manage the entire youth department.

COME ‘CHECK OUT’ MPL!

Mooresville Public Library is an award-winning Indiana library, serving a quaint community of 12,000+ and a charter member of the Indiana Evergreen Consortium. The work environment encourages creativity, provides challenges, and allows individuals to realize their potential in a team atmosphere.

Mooresville Public Library is a learning organization with a strong commitment to continuous quality improvement and exceptional customer service. We invite you to become part of our awesome team!

MOORESVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY: Director of Youth Services Full Time

Description/Responsibilities: An award winning library seeks a creative, enthusiastic, service-oriented individual to lead a department team of three who share a passion and desire for providing and encouraging youth programming and library services. The qualified candidate must have early literacy development skills, knowledge, and experience, as well as patience,
enthusiasm, and outstanding communication skills, with a strong desire to encourage youth and their caregivers in exploration and nurturing a love of reading!

The library has a strong youth programming foundation and presence within our community; offering weekly in- house programs, outreach, and collaboration with area daycares, public and private schools, youth organizations, and home-school groups.

The Director of Youth Services [DYS] coordinates and directs the team in providing programs and services for children and young adults [Children 0-18 years old] and provides support to those working with children. The DYS develops, proposes, and coordinates services, programming, policies and procedures; monitors the quality and effectiveness of existing programs and
practices; and maintains close contact with all members associated with our Youth Services Department.

The full-time, 40-hour a week position, requires some evenings and Saturday hours, flexibility is required. A complete job description and MPL online applications available at https://mooresvillelib.org/apply-for-a-job-at-mpl/

Location: Mooresville is a quaint town located approximately 20 miles south of Indianapolis off State Road 267 or State Road 67 South. It is home of the Indiana State Flag, excellent schools, parks and recreation, and the 2004 ILF Outstanding Indiana Library.

Qualifications: Graduate level library degree from an A.L.A. accredited school (MLS) and experience with children’s programming. : Librarian Certificate 2 (LC2) – ALA-accredited MLS degree (or equivalent) with 3 years professional library experience Librarian Certificate 3 (LC3) – ALA-accredited MLS degree (or equivalent).

Preferred: Professional library experience at the supervisory, management, and/or administrative level with two years of increasingly responsible administrative experience in a public library preferred but not required.

Salary: Compensation based on qualifications and experience, 80% of healthcare is paid by library, PERF, PTO accumulated per pay period.

Contact: Email cover letter, resume, references, and a completed MPL online application to dianeh@mooresvillepublic.lib.in.us — Diane Huerkamp, Executive Director. Mooresville Public Library, 220 West Harrison Street, Mooresville, Indiana 46158. A completed online MPL application, resume and references are required to be considered for an interview. No phone calls.

Qualifications: Graduate level library degree from an A.L.A. accredited school (MLS) and experience with children’s programming. : Librarian Certificate 2 (LC2) – ALA-accredited MLS degree (or equivalent) with 3 years professional library experience Librarian Certificate 3 (LC3) – ALA-accredited MLS degree (or equivalent).

 

Preferred: Professional library experience at the supervisory, management, and/or administrative level with two years of increasingly responsible administrative experience in a public library preferred but not required.

Position Announcement: Supervisory Librarian (Technical Services)

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Job Title: Supervisory Librarian (Technical Services), GS-1410-14

 

Agency:  Executive Office of the President, Office of Administration

 

Salary:  $121,316.00 – $157,709.00 Per Year

 

Duty Location:  Washington, D.C.

 

Agency Marketing:  Begin a challenging and exciting career with the Executive Office of the President providing support to the President of the United States. The EOP is comprised of The White House, Executive Residence, Office of the Vice President, Office of the United States Trade Representative, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Administration, National Security Council, Council on Environmental Quality, and Council of Economic Advisers. The EOP has responsibility for tasks ranging from communicating the President’s message to the American people to promoting trade interests abroad.

The Office of Administration (OA) delivers common administrative and support services to all EOP components. The OA Library and Research Services Division provides reference and research assistance to EOP staff. LRS develops and maintains print and electronic collections related to the Presidency and the work of EOP components.

 

Duty Description:  This position is located in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Administration, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, Library and Research Services (LRS) Division. The incumbent will serve as the Technical Services Branch Chief and LRS Systems Librarian, providing library and information services to officials and staff of the EOP and supporting policy making at the highest levels of the Executive Branch of the federal government.

 

Education Requirements:   Applicants must possess one full academic year of graduate study in Library/Information Science in an American Library Association (ALA) accredited college or university, in addition to completion of all work required for a bachelor’s degree or possess a total of at least 5 years of a combination of college-level education, training, and experience. NOTE: To qualify on this basis, the applicant must establish conclusively that the education, training, and experience provided a knowledge and understanding of the theories, principles, and techniques of professional librarianship; a knowledge of literature resources; and the knowledge and abilities essential for providing effective library and information services.

 

Specialized Experience:   Applicants must possess one full year of specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level or pay band in Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector: serving as a professional librarian providing expert advisory services and technical support to senior government officials and political appointees in the area of library and research services; managing and supervising a staff of librarians and library technicians; establishing and implementing new and/or existing policies, procedures, and guidelines for library technical services operations; overseeing the acquisition of library materials and contracts for subscription-based library resources, managing library electronic resources, cataloging, and metadata processes to ensure effective customer access for print and electronic materials; communicating effectively orally and in writing; and reviewing/editing the written work of other library staff.

 

How to Apply:   Applicants must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified via www.usajobs.gov , please click on the links below to access the vacancy announcement:

 

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/556825200 – open to current and former federal employees

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/556825300 – open to public, all U.S. Citizens

 

Agency  Contact Information:   Human Resources (202) 395-1088 or EOPJOBS@OA.EOP.GOV

 

Please join us for UniversiTea on January 21, 2019

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Greetings DLIS Community

Join us on January 21 from 4:30 to 5:30 for a UniversiTEA on the 5th floor of the IT Building to engage with the cultural diversity that is the SoIC community. Tea (and cookies) is important to many of the cultures represented in our school and SoIC’s Diversity Equity and Inclusion Working Group thought this was a great way to start the New Year as well as celebrate the release of the group’s website which offers students the opportunity to engage in forums related to DEI as well as submit anonymous feedback on how SoIC is doing with regards to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment.

The 5th floor is usually pretty quiet so let’s make some noise and have some fun.

Be sure to wear your favorite “tea-shirt” that day or the latest SoIC t-shirt, who knows that might be one and the same. ​

Preview of the site to come: https://deiwg.sitehost.iu.edu​

Position Announcement: Tenure-Track Teaching & Learning Librarian, Western Libraries

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Position Title Faculty Librarian
About the University Western Washington University is located in Bellingham, Washington, on the ancestral homelands of the Lummi Nation and the Nooksack Tribe, Indigenous Peoples who have lived in the Salish Sea basin and the North Cascades watershed from time immemorial. The university acknowledges historical injustices, seeks respectful relationships with our indigenous neighbors, and expresses gratitude for their ongoing stewardship of our shared lands and waterways.

Bellingham is a community of 88,500 with the advantages of a larger city and the charm of a coastal town. Amenities include a robust arts scene, a thriving local and sustainable food movement, and ample opportunity for outdoor recreation, with proximity to two major metropolitan areas, Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia.
About the Department Western Libraries is an innovative partner in Western’s teaching and research mission. In this important leadership role, librarians, staff, and student employees embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion. The Libraries vigorously opposes any form of prejudice, discrimination, and hate, and works to advance cultural competence. The Libraries is particularly committed to diversity and excellence in our faculty, staff, and students, and we especially encourage applications from candidates who share and can contribute to this commitment through active engagement in the Libraries, university, and wider community.

This position is part of the Libraries’ Teaching & Learning Division, a collaborative team that brings together librarians and education professionals to advance integrated literacies (research, reading, writing, speaking, listening) and the Libraries’ learning outcomes: inquiry, agency, and collaboration. Western Libraries’ provides ongoing professional development for all personnel to be successful in supporting integrated literacies.

Within the Teaching & Learning Division, library faculty take a leadership role in shaping curriculum, collections, and the Libraries’ teaching and learning programs. Teaching & Learning faculty also collaborate with Collection Services, Heritage Resources, and Learning Commons partners, as well as partnerships throughout the university in their role as subject specialists. The Division seeks to collaborate with new groups of instructors and learners through effective outreach and universal design.

The Teaching & Learning Division’s Hacherl Research & Writing Studio provides consultations for students, faculty, staff, and community members on integrated academic literacies. Our Integrated Research & Writing Workshop Series addresses the full arc of students’ projects. Western Libraries also offers credit courses focused on information and academic literacies. All Teaching & Learning offerings reach undergraduate and graduate students across disciplines, both in-person and at a distance, through a range of face-to-face and online teaching modalities.

Western Libraries supports Western’s mission, which states that together with our students, staff, and faculty, we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. We encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity.
About the Position Western Washington University (WWU) Libraries invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Teaching & Learning Division librarian to support research, writing, and reading academic literacies, and also serve as subject librarian for the sciences, social sciences, or humanities.

Librarians in the Teaching & Learning Division have a primary focus on supporting research, writing, and reading academic literacies. They also serve as subject librarians to support students and faculty within Western’s on- and off-campus programs. Additionally, we are looking for an individual to support our government information and/or map collections. Specific position responsibilities include the following:

  • Consult with diverse constituencies, including students, faculty, staff, and community members.
  • Facilitate workshops and other course-specific instructional sessions, tours, and orientations.
  • Teach undergraduate credit courses, supporting the culturally unique needs of Western’s student body.
  • Participate in university shared governance and serve on committees and task forces to support a collaborative and equitable organizational culture, and advance the curricular role of the Libraries.
  • Engage in professional development to build cultural competence and stay abreast of current educational practices that support the evolving needs of diverse populations.
  • Create and implement inclusive curricula, learning objects, outreach initiatives, and services for assigned subject areas or collection formats.
  • Serve as a member of the Libraries’ collection team to collaboratively shape collections that represent, serve, and support diverse constituencies, including historically underrepresented groups and a wide range of social identities.
  • Engage in creation of scholarship
  • Fulfill responsibilities in ways that provide equitable and inclusive learning environments for all students.
  • direct potential applicants to the position announcement found on our human resources website.
Required Qualifications  Required Qualifications:

  • Cultural competence to communicate and collaborate effectively with people of diverse social identities and backgrounds.
  • Experience providing instruction in higher education that fosters sensitivity, openness, and a spirit of inquiry.
  • Ability to implement innovative teaching and learning pedagogies with an understanding of their social and cultural impact.
  • Demonstrated potential to facilitate online instruction and adapt pedagogies across teaching and learning modalities.
  • Demonstrated potential to engage in scholarship.
  • MLS/MLIS from an ALA-accredited institution or international equivalent before July 1, 2020.
Preferred Qualifications Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience providing instruction in research, writing, reading, speaking, listening, or other academic literacies, including guiding students through inquiry and the scholarly communication process.
  • Experience working with cartographic materials or government information, and their related technologies.
  • Experience working with research design, methodologies, and ethics in the sciences, social sciences, or humanities.
  • Experience administering or teaching in a learning management system, including an understanding of how these systems do and do not support users with a diversity of backgrounds and abilities.
  • Experience contributing to collection development projects, particularly those that go beyond demand and usage to proactively reflect the cultural heritage, backgrounds, and social identities of the library’s constituents, the region, and the world.
Salary  $65,000 minimum; commensurate with experience and qualifications

 

Theological Librarianship Student Essay Contest

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The editorial board of Theological Librarianship (https://theolib.atla.com/theolib), an online, open access journal of Atla, invites submissions of original essays from graduate and undergraduate students. The winning essay will be published in the Fall 2020 issue of Theological Librarianship.

 

Submissions will be accepted from any student currently enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate program, regardless of discipline. Essays should be between 2,500 and 3,500 words and should address topics that lie within the intersection of librarianship and religious and theological studies and that potentially impact libraries, including (though not limited to) resources available for the study of religion and theology, digital techniques and tools for research in the area of religious or theological studies, and trends in academic librarianship.

 

Students interested in submitting are encouraged to review the archives of the journal (https://theolib.atla.com/theolib/issue/archive) to understand the scope of the publication. All submissions should follow the guidelines outlined on the journal’s website (https://theolib.atla.com/theolib/about/submissions).

 

The essay contest winner will be selected by the editorial board based on clarity of the argument, the quality of the contribution to librarianship in general and theological librarianship in particular, and the relevance of the subject matter for the journal’s readers. The winning essay will be published in the essay section of the Fall 2020 issue of Theological Librarianship.

 

The author of the winning essay will receive a $500 cash prize and a travel stipend to attend the 2021 Atla annual conference in Fort Worth, TX. Proof of current graduate or undergraduate enrollment will be required upon notification of selection as the winner of the contest.

 

Submissions are due no later than June 1, 2020 and should be submitted through the online portal at http://theolib.atla.com. Please direct all inquiries or questions to editors-tl@atla.com.

 

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