<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'"><font size="4">NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARIES
MANAGER (Midland Library)</font></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua";letter-spacing:-.15pt">Salary: $61,036</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua""> - $91,554 Annually</span></b></font></p>



<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua""><font size="4">Deadline to
apply: July 26, 2013</font></span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'">The
Multnomah County Library in Portland
is seeking a </span><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua";letter-spacing:-.1pt">dynamic, service-oriented individual </span><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'">for the position of Library Manager.</span><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua""> This position
will work closely with the Branch Leader work group and other internal library
teams. All Branch Leaders play an integral role in planning and developing
system-wide programs for adults and children as well as helping to define and
realize Multnomah County Library’s vision for library service of the
future.   The Manager also serves as a
regional leader for the smaller branches in its region through ongoing
planning, as well as the supervision of two Regional Librarians, who support
the region’s libraries with their knowledge and skills.  <span style="color:blue"></span></span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'">Currently,
there is an opening at the Midland Regional Library. The Midland Regional
Library is the crown jewel of East Portland, one of the fastest growing parts
of Multnomah County. 
Last fiscal year Midland
had over 500,000 visits, while circulating 1.1 million items and hosted 1,135
programs. This 25,000 square foot library has a staff of 31 employees.  Midland
serves a community of great cultural, economic and linguistic diversity.  They have staff who speak Chinese, Russian,
Spanish, and Vietnamese.  This library is
an integral part of the We Speak your Language workgroup, and the Manager
supports bilingual staff that are a part of an outstanding system-wide team of
over</span><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua";letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua";letter-spacing:-.2pt">7</span><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua"">0 creative and
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to the Neighborhood Libraries Director.  </span><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'"></span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua"">This position requires f</span><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua"">our years of professional library reference
experience, </span><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'">including a minimum
two years of management experience in a large, multi</span><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'">cultural public
library with high circulation and usage. Experience working in a unionized
environment is preferred. Experience working with the African American,
Chinese, Latino, Russian speaking and/or Vietnamese community is highly
desirable </span><u style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'"><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">AND</span></u><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> a</span><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'"> Master's Degree from an American Library
Association accredited college or university with major course work in library
science or equivalent is required.</span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'">For more
information about this position or to apply, please visit our website at </span><a href="http://www.multcojobs.org/" style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'">www.multcojobs.org</a><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'">.</span></font></p>