Library Jobs

ALA Placement Center to host free webinar

The American Library Association’s Placement Center will host a free webinar from 11 a.m. to noon CST on Monday, Jan. 18, 2010.  To attend, participants can visit http://connectpro72403849.acrobat.com/jobsearch/.

The “Finding and Keeping Library Jobs” webinar is intended for librarians and library paraprofessionals who are seeking employment, planning for future employment or looking for professional development opportunities to assist in maintaining current employment. No jobs and employment research experience is expected or required.

Executive Director, Connecticut Library Consortium

The Connecticut Library Consortium (CLC) is seeking someone who is creative, dynamic, and articulate to serve as its Director. CLC's mission is to serve as a statewide membership collaborative serving all types of Connecticut libraries by initiating and facilitating cost-effective services to strengthen their ability to serve their users. Responsibilities: Establishing and coordinating organizational goals, program directions, and services; developing and cultivating partnerships with other statewide non-library groups; monitoring actions of the state legislature that may impact upon CLC and serving as its advocate; engaging in budget planning and oversight; hiring and managing all staff and supervising all operations; coordinating membership communications; and marketing CLC to its constituencies.