Adult Services Supervisor

**Primary Duties: **The Adult Services Supervisor performs professional-level librarian duties utilizing current technology and traditional resources. The librarian will be responsible for managing all adult programming and the adult collections.

Essential Functions:

• Provide excellent customer service to patrons by assisting them with reference, readers' advisory, and general computer questions. 
• Develop and maintain the adult collections by reviewing, evaluating, selecting, purchasing, and withdrawing materials.
• Identify program needs. Design, promote, and present a variety of programs for adults in the Library and at off-site locations.
• Research and arrange for vendors to present programs.
• Actively promote Library services, materials, and programs to customers, community agencies, advocates, and citizen groups. 
• Conducts Library tours and community outreach.
• Keep statistics and compile evaluations for programs and services.
• Gather and compile data for reports and prepare analytical reports of adult activities.
• Organize, maintain, and purchase appropriate supplies and manage the budget for adult programming.
• Build relationships, partnerships, and coordinate efforts with outside agencies, community groups, and City departments to provide library services to the adults in the community.
• Participate in library special projects both in-house and outside the library.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned. 

Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Special knowledge of public library services, publishing trends, authors, titles and reading interests of adults. 
• In-depth knowledge of library materials, services and operations. 
• Knowledge of emerging information and library technologies.
• Knowledge of Library classification, cataloging and acquisition protocols. 
• Knowledge of collection development, evaluation and reference principles. 
• Ability to deliver quality library adult programs and services to the community.
• Ability to exercise initiative, leadership, and independent judgment.
• Ability to organize work, set priorities, use time effectively, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to interact with people of varying personalities and ages in a variety of situations.
• Ability to analyze and creatively solve problems.
• Flexible, adaptable, and able to flourish in a changing environment.
• Written and oral communication skills, including public speaking.
• Cross training in order to perform other duties is required.

Education and Experience

• Master’s degree in library science is required.
• Collection development experience is required.
• Experience planning and implementing a variety of programs for adults is required.
• Supervisory experience is required. 
• Library experience is required.
• Public Library experience is strongly preferred.

How to Apply

Benefits: health, dental, vision, and life insurance, LAGERS retirement, paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

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Library Center of the Ozarks 200 S 4th St Branson, MO 65616

https://lcozarks.com