MANAGER OF COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT

St. Louis Public Library is seeking a Manager of Collection Development with leadership and management experience to join our team. Our ideal candidate is someone who is innovative and engaged to help us move forward with our primary mission as a progressive and customer-centered public library providing vital services to the people of St. Louis. The Manager of Collection Development is organized, innovative, enthusiastic, and understands the importance of collaboration. The role requires high-level decision-making in regards to selection, collection development and management, and materials workflow.

In this role you will:

• Assist in overseeing the daily workflow and operation of the Collection Management Services department, ensuring that materials are efficiently distributed to library locations.
• Manage staff, including hiring, training, assigning work, evaluation, and potential discipline.
• Motivate and coach staff to embrace change and efficiency.
• Develop productive working relationships with colleagues and vendors.
• Assist in the development of collection procedures, budgets, and strategic plans.
• Analyze various metrics to determine strategic priorities for the collection.

You will need to be:

• Friendly, outgoing, and able to build relationships at all levels.
• Strategic about engaging staff to meet and exceed department goals.
• Able to see the big picture and promote consistency and excellence of service.
• Capable of effectively presenting information and responding to questions from groups of staff and external colleagues.
• Flexible, positive, and willing to work with staff and colleagues to successfully overcome challenges.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to work with competing tasks and priorities.

You will need to have:

• A Master’s Degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited university.
• At least 3 years of progressive experience in public libraries.
• One year of supervisory experience.
• Strong communication, writing, and speaking skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Experience in working in collection development preferred.

You will get:

• Salary range starting at $61,349 - $66,349/year
• Medical, dental, and life insurance
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick days
• Pension plan through the Employees Retirement System of the City of St. Louis
• Professional development

Hours for this position are:

Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm (flexible)

About SLPL:

St. Louis Public Library is a true urban library, representing the historic center of the St. Louis region: the City of St. Louis. With its roots in the mid-1800s, St. Louis Public Library has a long history of innovation and service, a large and historic collection including rare books and extensive special collections, and a diverse and dedicated staff. Our technology is a major resource throughout the City and beyond, and the Library makes an enormous investment in technology annually to keep them state of the art. We operate 16 locations in a relatively small city of 61 square miles. These range from our magnificent Central Library – one of the world’s great public libraries – to regional and neighborhood libraries that vary in size and design but are centerpieces in their communities. St. Louis was an early, passionate supporter of library services to children, and that remains a core value and mission. Outreach into our varied communities, marketing the Library’s remarkable strengths, and working with civic and cultural partners to benefit St. Louisans are all closely held values and goals at the Library.

About downtown St. Louis:

This position will work in the heart of the St. Louis Public Library system in the library administration building. Located in Downtown West, the administration building is next door to the renowned Central Library, an architectural masterpiece designed by Cass Gilbert, and steps from all the shops, restaurants, and entertainment that downtown St. Louis has to offer.

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