Senior Library Manager

SENIOR LIBRRARY MANAGER

Department: As Assigned
Pay Grade: 115 ($56,321.07- $90,113.72)
FLSA Status: Exempt

JOB SUMMARY
The Senior Library Manager provides professional, supervisory, and administrative work,
including servicing the public and directing the day-to-day operation of a large branch and
multiple library departments within the Live Oak Public Libraries system. This position leads and
manages staff and building resources in order to achieve stated library goals and objectives for a
specified library locations.

An employee assigned to this classification, under general direction, performs professional
library work at a large branch library as well as on a system-wide level; supervises the work of
branch managers, librarians and library support staff; assists the Director of Public Services in
analyzing applicable policies and procedures; may chair and/or participate on system-wide
committees to assist in development of policies and procedures on regional level; assists with
training new branch managers; performs related duties as assigned.
The Senior Library Manager handles a wide variety of operational details and aligns branch
initiatives with LOPL strategic plans.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
● Leads employees at specified library locations in the effective management of
day-to-day operations. Delegates tasks, fields questions and complaints and gathers data
to prepare supporting communications and reports. Serves as the location's primary
contact with other Library departments.
Senior Library Manager
● Develops, coaches, and trains library staff. Sets individual performance measurements
for staff and holds them accountable. Responsibilities include managing, hiring,
orienting and evaluating.
● Manages adult programming activities for specified branch location in accordance with
LOPL policies and strategic direction.
● Provides direct oversight of youth services programming for specified branch location
ensuring alignment with LOPL policies and strategic direction.
● Assists in identifying, planning and participating in outreach initiatives within the local
community.
● Assists with training and onboarding of new library managers; may provide direct
training of policies, procedures, and daily operations.
● Provides input to Collection Management Department as requested; Assists with
system-wide initiatives related to collection development.
● Chairs and/or participates on system-wide committees to assist in development and
function of policies and procedures on regional level.
● Communicates system-wide initiatives to staff and customers. Coordinates objectives at
the individual library level.
● Develops projections of resources and personnel necessary to meet established goals
and objectives.
● Solves problems at the local level and assists with problem solving at the system level.
Owns customer complaints until issue resolution is reached.
● Interprets and communicates LOPL policies and procedures to staff and customers.
● Coordinates, initiates, and approves paperwork and documentation to assure proper
fiscal and regulatory control. Assists in preparation and management of the library
budget.
● Assists in the delivery of services to the customer at all service points. Maintains
personal skills to assure quality of service in areas of Library collection, technology,
reference, and circulation.
● Utilizes computer applications and library equipment, maintains current knowledge of
system-wide and location specific procedures, processes, policies and operations.
Utilizes e-mail, voicemail and other Library technology to maintain open channels of
communication.
● Ensures that the building and grounds of the library are properly maintained.
● Prepares operational reports and statistics for the library.
● Attends local, state, and national conferences or meetings as required.
● Acts as the point-of-contact for all supply orders for the library, responsible for
maintaining sufficient supplies and ensuring inventory is appropriate.
● Acts as project lead and/or serving on community-related task forces, committees, etc.
● Performs other related duties as assigned.

                                                                                                     
Education and Experience:
Requires a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science (MLIS); five (5) years of directly related experience, including previous Library Manager experience; and, two (2) years of supervisory experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Requirements:
● Experience with staff development including setting clear objectives, providing
challenging and stretching tasks and assignments, developing measures to monitor
progress, and the use of effective feedback. Works with personnel that need further
development.

Licenses or Certifications:
● Possession of Georgia State Certification of Librarians license required, or the ability to
obtain within 6 months of hire.
● Valid driver’s license and insurability required. Must have reliable transportation to be
able to travel between library locations.

Special Requirements:
● Must be able to work nights and weekends, stand for extensive periods of time during
the workday, and perform duties at other library locations.
● An employee in this class must be physically able to operate a variety of job-related
machines and/or office equipment and be able to move or carry job related objects and
materials.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
● Must possess interpersonal skills to work effectively with multi-level staff, patrons, and
community group members from all socioeconomic, educational, literacy, and cultural
backgrounds.
● Creates strong morale and spirit in his/her team. Fosters open dialogue. Defines success
in terms of the whole team. Creates a feeling of belonging in the team.
● Empowers others and creates a climate in which people want to do their best. Invites
input from each person and shares ownership and visibility. Is someone people like
working for and with.
● Adept at process management; knows how to organize people and activities. Can
simplify complex processes, see opportunities for synergy and integration and apply
appropriately to get more out of fewer resources.
● Uses problem solving methods, as well as honest analysis, to solve difficult problems.
Can see hidden problems and looks beyond the obvious to get to the core issue.
Investigates a variety of sources for answers.
● Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
● Strong organizational and interpersonal skills with proven ability to lead.

Physical Demands:
Work is typically performed with the employee sitting at a desk, standing for extending periods,
or bending/stooping. The employee must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds routinely,
climb ladders, stand for extended periods of time, extended walking within and outside branch
locations, reach, bend, and stoop. Full range of hand and finger motion is required for data
entry purposes. The ability to distinguish color is required for network wiring purposes.
Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:
● Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing or
crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. The amount of balancing
exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
● Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
● Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by
touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
● Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
● Handling: Picking, holding, or otherwise working, primarily with the whole hand. Must
have the ability to place records, files, and boxes weighing no more than 25 pounds on
shelves about head level.
● Manual Dexterity: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers
rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
● Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without
correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to
make the discrimination in sound.
● Hearing 2: Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to
make the discrimination in sound. Must have the ability to hear well enough to carry on
a normal conversation with clients both in person and on the telephone.
● Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
● Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally
from position-to-position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use
of upper extremities and back muscles.
● Mental Acuity: Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive
processes.
● Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a
sustained motion.
● Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order
to thrust forward, downward or outward.
● Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
● Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
● Speaking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the
ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately
and concisely.
● Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
● Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Occurs to
a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back
muscles.
● Visual Acuity 1: Have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and
analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive
reading. Must have the ability to see well enough to interpret data on a computer
monitor.
● Visual Acuity 2: Including color, depth perception, and field vision.
● Visual Acuity 3: Visual Acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of
the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures.
● Visual Acuity 4: Have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment.
● Visual Acuity 5: Have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: visual inspection
involving small defects, small parts, operation of machines; using measurement devices;
and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.
● Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or
moving from one work site to another.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable someone with a qualifying disability to perform the essential functions of the position.

Work Environment:
Typical office/library environment. Some fluctuations in building temperature related to HVAC
problems can cause uncomfortable periods of heat or cold. Some periods of elevated noise
levels. Some stress related to the type of work being performed may be encountered e.g.,
pressure related to periods of high-volume activity and multiple demands.

The work week is a 40-hour work week. After Hours and holiday availability, while rare, is required. This is a salaried exempt position.

Live Oak Public Libraries has the right to revise this job description at any time. This description does not represent in any way a contract of employment. It is the policy of the Library to provide equal employment opportunities to all people in all aspects of
employer/employee relations without discrimination.