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[Marge Bardeen]

DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES

Director of Library Services

The Lancaster County Historical Society in Lancaster, PA seeks a senior
level appointment for Director of Library Services. The Director will join a
leadership team to assist the President & CEO with the management of a
premier regional historical society.  Located on seven acres amidst an
arboretum and adjacent to President James Buchanan’s Wheatland estate, the
historical society is partner in a new initiative to create a Campus of
History dedicated to educating the public on the history of country,
commonwealth and county.  The Campus of History will seek to integrate the
strengths and resources of both organizations as it plans for expanded
facilities. In addition to the 15,000 plus volume library, the historical
society includes rich collections of eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth
century journals, manuscripts, rare books, maps, architectural drawings,
photographs, county records and genealogical resources.

The Director of Library Services will be responsible for the administration,
preservation, and management of all library collections and the
administration of public access to both the library and archival
collections.  The successful candidate will supervise a professional staff
of librarians, genealogist, research assistants and volunteers as well as
work closely with Director of Archival Services, Director of History on the
Web and Stauffer Curator, the IT specialist and administrative members of
the leadership team. The Director of Library Services will also participate
in collaborative initiatives with other local and regional libraries and
will coordinate the application of new library information technologies to
enhance public access to the collections.

Job Requirements:

Masters degree from an accredited library program, experience in developing
library-based public programs, a track record of leadership in the library
field, a customer-service oriented philosophy and a desire to work with
users of all ages.  Experience or coursework in historical and genealogical
collections management as well as a broad understanding of library
information technologies is required. Experience with database management,
grant writing and teaching is a plus.  The successful candidate will have
the ability to reach out and work with all levels of users and staff.  The
candidate will have the ability to set and achieve departmental priorities
and to inspire a team of professionals dedicated to serving a broad
patron/customer base.

This is a full time, senior management position with health and retirement
benefit packages.  Please send a formal cover letter with salary
requirements, a detailed resume, and any additional material that you
believe will advance your candidacy to Library Search Committee, % Donna
Pflum, Lancaster County Historical Society, 230 N. President Ave.,
Lancaster, Pa. 17603 or you may submit the above materials electronically to
: DirofLibrary at lancasterhistory.org. Formal review of applications will
begin on October 15, 2007.

Lancaster County Pennsylvania combines a vibrant city with a focus for the
arts and a rural community with a rich agricultural heritage. Lancaster
County is steeped in more than 300 years of history and is home to 500,000
culturally diverse inhabitants.


Marjorie R. Bardeen
Librarian
Lancaster County Historical Society
230 N. President Ave.
Lancaster, PA  17603
(717) 392-4633 ex. 108
www.lancasterhistory.org