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<p class="MsoNormal">The Massachusetts Library System is hiring a new Executive Director. Are you our next leader? Or, perhaps someone you know?
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Please share this job posting with anyone you think might be a good fit for our organization.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Christi<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Christi Showman Farrar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Consultant, Massachusetts Library System<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">508-357-2121 x323<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Toll free in MA: 866-627-7228 x323<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">christif@masslibsystem.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><mls-announcements-request@mblc.state.ma.us> on behalf of Search Committee Comment Box <searchcommittee@masslibsystem.org><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>Search Committee Comment Box <searchcommittee@masslibsystem.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, March 22, 2018 at 1:18 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>"mls-announcements@mblc.state.ma.us" <mls-announcements@mblc.state.ma.us>, "allregions@mblc.state.ma.us" <allregions@mblc.state.ma.us><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[MLS-Announcements] Position Opening: Executive Director, Massachusetts Library System<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><a name="_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Please excuse cross posting.<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-family:"Interstate Regular",serif;color:black">The Massachusetts Library System (MLS) seeks an experienced leader, strategic thinker, and enthusiastic
library advocate to guide the development and implementation of statewide services to more than 1,600 multi-type libraries throughout Massachusetts. This vacancy is being created by the upcoming retirement of the incumbent Executive Director.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Read more, including the full job description on
</span></span><a href="http://www.masslibsystem.org/blog/2018/03/22/mls-executive-director-announcement-and-position-description/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">our website</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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