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City of Long Beach
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Manager of Branch Services
City of Long Beach
Department of Library Services
Annual Salary: $115,000 to $135,000 DOE/DOQ See the full recruitment brochure here
The City of Long Beach seeks a Manager of Branch Services (Manager) to provide exceptional leadership to the nationally recognized Long Beach Public Library (LBPL), including oversight of 11 of the 12 branch library locations, 65 staff with 12 direct reports, and a departmental budget of approximately $16 million. This position will support the Director of Library Services in creating collaborative team dynamics, maintaining consistent communication, promoting positive change, and enhancing multilingual public programs across all branches. In 2017, LBPL was one of 10 organizations in the nation to receive the National Medal for Museum and Library Services – the highest honor given to libraries and museums that demonstrate excellence in service to their communities through innovative programs. The Manager provides both internal and external guidance to ensure the highest quality of library services and to promote the Library as an essential service to the quality of life in Long Beach. The ideal candidate will bring extensive knowledge and experience in a professional public library leadership, administration, or operations setting and possess a strong skillset for inspiring the community and leading the library workforce. The success of the selected candidate is highly predicated on their ability to demonstrate excellent customer service, vibrant and collaborative leadership, and the ability to build relationships within the community and across other City departments.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE The ideal candidate will be a strategic and big picture thinker who facilitates an environment that embraces creative and resourceful change. The LBPL is undergoing some exciting changes due to increased funding, so someone with experience running a six-day public library system is highly desired. The successful candidate will have strong operational skills and serve as a leader who will empower and develop staff and encourage rethinking the way the Library provides services to the community. The ideal candidate will have a background in creative service models and facilitating large changes in an organization. In addition to these winning qualities, the next Manager will also be highly committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and create opportunities for a more engaged community.
City of Long Beach
Department of Library Services
Annual Salary: $115,000 to $135,000 DOE/DOQ See the full recruitment brochure here
The City of Long Beach seeks a Manager of Branch Services (Manager) to provide exceptional leadership to the nationally recognized Long Beach Public Library (LBPL), including oversight of 11 of the 12 branch library locations, 65 staff with 12 direct reports, and a departmental budget of approximately $16 million. This position will support the Director of Library Services in creating collaborative team dynamics, maintaining consistent communication, promoting positive change, and enhancing multilingual public programs across all branches. In 2017, LBPL was one of 10 organizations in the nation to receive the National Medal for Museum and Library Services – the highest honor given to libraries and museums that demonstrate excellence in service to their communities through innovative programs. The Manager provides both internal and external guidance to ensure the highest quality of library services and to promote the Library as an essential service to the quality of life in Long Beach. The ideal candidate will bring extensive knowledge and experience in a professional public library leadership, administration, or operations setting and possess a strong skillset for inspiring the community and leading the library workforce. The success of the selected candidate is highly predicated on their ability to demonstrate excellent customer service, vibrant and collaborative leadership, and the ability to build relationships within the community and across other City departments.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE The ideal candidate will be a strategic and big picture thinker who facilitates an environment that embraces creative and resourceful change. The LBPL is undergoing some exciting changes due to increased funding, so someone with experience running a six-day public library system is highly desired. The successful candidate will have strong operational skills and serve as a leader who will empower and develop staff and encourage rethinking the way the Library provides services to the community. The ideal candidate will have a background in creative service models and facilitating large changes in an organization. In addition to these winning qualities, the next Manager will also be highly committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and create opportunities for a more engaged community.