State Librarian - State Library

Minimum Qualifications:

ALA/MLS with five years progressive professional library administrative experience. Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills needed to motivate, convince, and/or change behavior or attitude of contacts. Extensive experience in constructing and managing budgets and managing multiple departments or an agency. Preference will be given to applicants who have demonstrated success in innovation, leadership, and decision making.

Application Procedures:

Interested applicants must submit an Application for State Employment (SFN 10950) which can be found at http://www.nd.gov/hrms/jobs/appforms.html; a resume; and the names and day contact information from three references from previous supervisors or board members to:

Cynthia Clairmont-Schmidt
North Dakota State Library
604 E Boulevard
Bismarck, ND 58505-0800
Phone: 701-328-2492
Email: ccclairmont@nd.gov

The successful candidates will be subject to a criminal background check.

Applicants who are eligible to claim veteran’s preference must include a copy of their DD Form 214. Claims for disabled veteran’s preference must also include a current statement of disabled status.

Summary of Work:

The North Dakota State Library is seeking an experienced leader for the State Librarian position who will provide innovative ideas and vision for the agency and to libraries statewide. The State Librarian partners with state and national entities to develop and improve library and information services statewide.

The North Dakota State Library is a division of the Department of Public Instruction. The North Dakota Library Coordinating Council is a governor appointed council responsible for planning, coordinating, and evaluating the services and programs of the state, approves distribution of grants to libraries, and serves as the advisory council for the State Library. The State Librarian is a member of state, regional, and national groups, including Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) and the Western Council of State Libraries; and is an ex-officio member of the Executive Board of the North Dakota Library Association. The North Dakota State Library
is a recipient of federal Library Services Technology Act (LSTA) funds from the Institute of Museums and Library Services (IMLS).

The North Dakota State Librarian is required to successfully manage the following programs:

• Administration of grants awarded to public, school, and academic libraries
• Statewide online library catalog development, including cataloging for 60 North Dakota libraries
• Coordination of statewide resource sharing/interlibrary loan and reference services for school, public, and academic libraries, as well as for individual North Dakotans
• Talking Book Library
• Continuing education programs; and training of the Online Library Resources
• State Document Depository Program for paper and electronic documents
• Library development; including establishment of goals and objectives for the development, implementation, and evaluation of library research and information services
• Public library Internet connectivity and filtering
• Onsite consultative services to all types of libraries
• Represent the State Library before federal, state, and local officials
• Administer a biennial budget of $7M (2/3 state funding, 1/3 LSTA funding) and manage 29.75 FTE’s, with seven reporting directly to the State Librarian
• Circulating general collection that supplements the needs of libraries and individuals in the state

Travel is approximately 20%.

NORTH DAKOTA is a bright spot in the nation! It has unemployment less than 4%, a large state general fund surplus, and a dynamic economy supported by multiple energy sources, agriculture, and tourism. North Dakota is the safest state in the nation 1997-2007; has the 2nd highest high school graduate rate in the nation; has a median home sales price of $153,900, which is 8% below the national average.

BISMARCK is home to one public college and one private university; is served by three commercial airlines, has two regional medical centers, and is the seat of state
government for North Dakota.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The state of North Dakota does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, genetics, religion, age, or disability in employment or the provision of services, and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

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