Youth Services Collection Manager (Full-Time)

Description

Bring Stories to Life—Join Our Vibrant Library Team!

Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for children’s literature and a flair for retail-style presentation? Do you love the challenge of curating engaging collections that inspire young readers and their families? 

The Glenview Public Library is looking for an energetic, forward-thinking Youth Services Collection Manager to shape our expansive youth collection and lead innovative purchasing, merchandising, and promotional strategies.

As a key member of the Youth Services leadership team, you’ll manage our collection development staff and help oversee the daily operations of the Youth Services Department—ensuring the shelves are stocked with books that ignite learning and possibilities and where every child can find themselves and discover something new. Using a bookstore-inspired approach, you’ll make collections more accessible, inviting, and relevant to today’s young patrons.

This is a unique opportunity to leave your mark as we prepare to launch a brand-new Play Space and remodel our Youth Services Department. If you're excited about connecting kids with books—and shaping the future of library services—we’d love to meet you!

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, life insurance, IMRF pension program, paid time off, as well as other related benefits. 

The pay range for this position is $65,588 to $76,850 annually depending on qualifications. 

Essential Functions and Responsibilities of this position include:

· Hires, trains, evaluates, disciplines, and supervises assigned staff 

· Develops strategic goals, policies, and procedures for the Youth Collections Team 

· Oversees and participates in materials selection and weeding; prepares and allocates the materials budget; identifies, explores, and tracks trends and data to guide collection decisions; and establishes long range goals to strengthen and promote specific collection areas 

· Assists and advises patrons at a public services desk 

· May be designated in charge of Youth Services Department in the absence of the Deputy Director 

· May serve as Person in Charge by interpreting and implementing library policies and working closely with the security monitors and staff to resolve issues 

Education/Experience/Qualifications 

· Master of Library and Information Science degree from an ALA accredited school. 

· Minimum three years professional library experience. 

· One-two years supervisory experience preferred. 

· Experience in collection development, collection promotion, and customer service applicable to youth and families desired 

· Supervisory experience including feedback, coaching and development of staff 

· Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to maintain and foster cooperative, courteous working relationships with a multicultural/multigenerational library staff and patron population 

· High level of interest in and knowledge of youth collection management and readers advisory services and practices 

· Knowledge and understanding of products, services, and current trends and issues in library practices relevant to youth and families 

· Able to set goals, delegate, and communicate expectations in a productive way 

· Can listen, analyze, problem solve, and exercise good judgement when handling both routine and non-routine issues 

· Successfully handles multiple projects and tasks simultaneously. 

· Works independently and prioritizes tasks to meet deadlines. 

· Adaptable to changes in existing practices, library routines, and workflows 

· Can operate a personal computer; has knowledge of ILS software. Email, Windows, Excel, and basic word processing functions. 

· Available to work evenings and weekends as needed 

To Apply: 

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Decisions and criteria governing the employment relationship with all employees at the Glenview Public Library are made in a non-discriminatory manner, without regard to race, color, religion, actual or perceived sex, gender, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sexual orientation or sexual preference, gender identity, age, marital status, pregnancy status, physical or mental disability (unrelated to an individual's ability to perform the essential functions of the job either with or without a reasonable accommodation), association with a person with a disability, unfavorable discharge from military service or military status, genetic information, or any other category protected by state, federal or local law.

Requirements

Education/Experience/Qualifications 

· Master of Library and Information Science degree from an ALA accredited school. 

· Minimum three years professional library experience. 

· One-two years supervisory experience preferred. 

· Experience in collection development, collection promotion, and customer service applicable to youth and families desired 

· Supervisory experience including feedback, coaching and development of staff 

· Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to maintain and foster cooperative, courteous working relationships with a multicultural/multigenerational library staff and patron population 

· High level of interest in and knowledge of youth collection management and readers advisory services and practices 

· Knowledge and understanding of products, services, and current trends and issues in library practices relevant to youth and families 

· Able to set goals, delegate, and communicate expectations in a productive way 

· Can listen, analyze, problem solve, and exercise good judgement when handling both routine and non-routine issues 

· Successfully handles multiple projects and tasks simultaneously. 

· Works independently and prioritizes tasks to meet deadlines. 

· Adaptable to changes in existing practices, library routines, and workflows 

· Can operate a personal computer; has knowledge of ILS software. Email, Windows, Excel, and basic word processing functions. 

· Available to work evenings and weekends as needed