<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252">
<style type="text/css" style="display:none;"> P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;} </style>
</head>
<body dir="ltr">
<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Hello!</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">I’m pleased to share an
<a href="https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/cowashingtonor/jobs/4340199/library-systems-collections-supervisor" id="OWA1b2ec948-4092-3ebe-a22a-d0bbec943b1b" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-loopstyle="linkonly">
exciting career opportunity at Washington County Cooperative Library Services</a></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><u>.</u></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"> This
position offers some schedule flexibility, hybrid work, and the opportunity to improve library discovery, expand access to library resources, and develop all-star collections for Washington Count—by empowering the team that makes it all happen. The annual
compensation is $80,694 - $98,041, plus <a href="https://www.washingtoncountyor.gov/hr/benefits" target="_blank" id="OWAdbe15413-513e-6e62-14c6-0fe5046b916c" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
benefits</a>. </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">The position closes at 11:59pm on February 4, 2024. Below is a detailed description of what to expect in the job.
<a href="https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/cowashingtonor/jobs/4340199/library-systems-collections-supervisor" id="OWA999a0855-99cf-e01e-8414-7fb30146e039" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
See the full posting and apply online at Washington County Jobs</a>. Join us!</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>The Opportunity</b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><a href="https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/cowashingtonor/jobs/4340199/library-systems-collections-supervisor" id="OWAd6ed806b-f6c3-263d-ff61-af66b7ab7fac" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">WCCLS
is hiring a Library Systems & Collections Supervisor</a> under the direction of our Operations Manger (PJ Bentley). In this role, you will lead an expert team of librarians who manage the cooperative’s integrated library system, discovery layer, catalog holdings,
and digital collections. You will be key to ensuring library staff have the system tools they need to do their work, that everyone in the community has easy, reliable access to library resources, and that WCCLS continues to provide a rich and diverse collection
of ebooks, audiobooks, streaming video, and learning platforms. The scope of work will include leading projects, coordinating processes across teams and with libraries, and working with other team leaders to plan and set priorities.
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>About WCCLS </b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">WCCLS is not a library. We are a Washington County department of 36 FTE that supports 16 public library locations. We partner with nine cities and three
non-profit organizations that operate their local libraries, giving patrons access to 1.5 million items in our shared collection. WCCLS provides the majority of funding for all public libraries in the county, and we reduce costs by efficiently centralizing
operations such as our shared catalog, logistics, digital library collections, IT, and more. Learn more about WCCLS at
<a href="https://www.wccls.org/about/about-wccls" id="OWA4bff4d89-0120-8a57-6d35-1e8c57fc873f" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
wccls.org/about</a>. </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>A Typical Day</b><br>
As Library Systems & Collections Supervisor, on any given day, you may find yourself:</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; list-style-type: disc; background-color: white;">
<li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Connecting with your direct reports and supporting their work.</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Meeting with the WCCLS Supervisors team to set and monitor goals for the department.</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Working with your team, WCCLS IT, and third-party vendors to troubleshoot an ILS issue.</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Working with WCCLS Business Operations and Washington County Procurement to complete a contract with a vendor providing online resources.</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Strategizing with the WCCLS Partnerships team on how to work with member libraries on cooperative policies & procedures for circulation and cataloging.</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Collaborating with WCCLS Marketing & Communications to promote digital collections.</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Leading a high profile and complex multi-team project to launch or transition a new subscription or ILS feature.</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Building Excel workbooks to analyze ILS performance or forecast next year’s collections budget.</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></li></ul>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Ideal Candidate Profile</b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; list-style-type: disc; background-color: white;">
<li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Inspires, empowers, and encourages their team to do their best work, tailoring their approach to the individual.</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Has their team’s back, advocating for them with leadership and libraries.</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Thinks in systems and considers how decisions, projects, and processes interact and impact other teams and libraries.</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Understands WCCLS strategy and makes sense of it all for their team.</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Cares deeply about equity and is continually taking steps to remove barriers to library access.</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Has extensive professional experience with at least one of these ILS modules: system administration, reporting, collection management, circulation, patron accounts, cataloging, acquisitions.</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Understands and stays current on library trends, principles, and values, especially when it comes to collection development and cataloging.</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Is not afraid to negotiate with vendors and navigate contracts through procurement rules.</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Understands the basics of budgeting (and is willing to learn more).</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Is a whiz with spreadsheets and can put together a good slide deck presentation.</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></li></ul>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Your Team</b><br>
The Library Systems & Collections team is integral to the success of WCCLS and our cooperative. The team provides, supports, and manages essential library infrastructure (the ILS, discovery layer, public catalog, records, staff applications) and manages WCCLS
digital collections for the public. Your team will include a Systems & Discovery Librarian, Cataloging Librarian, E-Content Librarian, and Collections & Online Resources Librarian.<br>
<br>
<b>Who You’ll Work With</b><br>
You will report to the Operations Manager. The Operations division includes Library Systems & Collections, Business Operations, Materials Movement, and Patron Services. You and your team will work closely with the teams within Operations and with the WCCLS
IT team. In addition to WCCLS teams, Library Systems & Collections works with subject matter experts at libraries to make system improvements, adjust local settings, support catalogers, and gather staff input on the ILS and digital collections.<br>
<br>
<b>Who You Serve</b><br>
Library Systems & Collections serves the community. You will provide easy, reliable, secure access to library resources and cardholder accounts, endeavoring to remove barriers and streamline processes. You will maintain a beloved digital collection of ebooks,
audiobooks, streaming video, and learning platforms, looking to expand accessibility, languages, and representation within the collection.<br>
<br>
Library Systems & Collections serves library staff. The integrated library system is essential for daily operations at every library, and you and your team will be responsible for backend maintenance, process improvement, documentation, and system administration
that allows library staff to do their work.<br>
<br>
</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">As a WCCLS supervisor, you will serve your team. With over 400 library staff throughout the cooperative, the
small and mighty Library Systems & Collections team faces daily, sometimes competing demands for their time. The team is highly capable and motivated and is looking for a leader who can protect their capacity, help set priorities, nurture relationships with
staff, and situate the team’s work within the broader WCCLS strategy.</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p>
<div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<br>
</div>
<div id="Signature">
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <img id="imageSelected0" width="82" height="82" style="width: 82px; height: 82px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-outlook-trace="F:1|T:1" src="cid:e87ef855-ffaa-4cc8-b7f4-e57737374e17"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: rgb(11, 63, 88);"><b><br>
</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: rgb(11, 63, 88);"><b>PJ Bentley</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(11, 63, 88);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: rgb(11, 63, 88);">he/him</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: rgb(11, 63, 88);"><i>Operations Manager</i></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: rgb(11, 63, 88);">Washington County Cooperative Library Services</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: rgb(11, 63, 88);">971-864-3868 </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: rgb(11, 63, 88);"><a href="mailto:emailaddress@wccls.org" id="OWA7513678e-21fa-a76f-badc-f5dea3966af3" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(11, 63, 88); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">paulb@wccls.org</a> </span></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>