Job Opening: Part-Time Librarian, City of Bayard
The City of Bayard is accepting applications for a part-time librarian position (30 hours per week). The position will be responsible for duties assigned by the Head Librarian.
Job Requirements:
Applicants must have a high school diploma/GED and a valid New Mexico Driver’s License and must possess a New Mexico Grade 1 Librarian Certificate (or certifiable within 6 months of employment). Successful candidates will be required to pass a criminal background check, pre-employment physical exam and drug/alcohol test prior to commencing employment and must be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds.
Job Responsibilities:
Applicant shall work under the direction of the Head Librarian. Applicant shall provide excellent customer service skills. Applicant shall have experience in general office skills, be proficient in computer skills, filing and general library skills (sorting and shelving library materials, providing reference information and assistance to staff, patrons and volunteers, answering telephones, cataloging and preparing materials for circulation, issuing patron notices, collection of funds and additional patron services as needed). Applicant will be responsible for general custodial duties not limited to (sweeping, moping, dusting) and any additional duties as assigned.
Additional inquiries related to the job responsibilities should be directed to the Office of the Clerk at 575-537-3327. Applications may be picked up at the Bayard City Hall, 800 Central Avenue, Bayard, NM 88023.
Applications will be accepted until filled. Final selection will be made at the Councils discretion.
The City of Bayard is an equal opportunity employer who reserves the right to reject any and all applications not advantageous to the City of Bayard
View PostJob Opening: Library Services Director, City of Santa Fe
Recruitment Announcement # 2013-104A
POSITION TITLE: Library Services Director SALARY RANGE: $24.93 – 44.43
DEPARTMENT: Community Services FLSA/UNION STATUS: NOT COVERED/NONUNION
PERIOD TO APPLY: 5/23/13-6/24/13 (NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M.)
POSITION STATUS: CLASSIFIED/FULL-TIME
SUPERVISOR: Patricia C. Hodapp LOCATION: Main Library
Manages library services of the Main Library, Branch Libraries, or Technical Services. Participates in the planning and evaluation of system-wide policies, procedures and programs. Responsible for overseeing library facilities, budget, databases, personnel and day to day services. In the absence of the Library Division Director, may be asked to be in charge of the library system.
Works under the general guidance and direction of Division Director.
Provides close to general supervision to staff.
Essential Functions: The list of essential functions, as outlined herein, is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. It is not necessarily descriptive of any one position in the class. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.
• Supervises, administers and manages library services and personnel in the specific area of assignment.
• Participates on the management team for library policy development, database integrity, community assessment, program development and evaluation, community outreach, and short and long range planning.
• Conducts performance evaluations for staff; recommends hiring and disciplinary actions; plans, directs and reviews work of staff; communicates regularly with staff; trains staff.
• Sets goals and objectives for staff; schedules assignments; reviews payroll information; interprets and implements City and Library Division policies and procedures; provides staff training.
• Prepares annual budget requests; monitors budget; submits information for orders; solicits staff input on budget needs and consolidates
• Negotiates and monitors professional services contracts for the Library System.
Additional essential functions for assignment in the Main Library:
• Oversees Main Library services such as Media, Reference, Circulation, Children’s and supervises staff with system-wide responsibilities such as automation and interlibrary loan.
• Responsible for the Main Library physical facility, its repairs, upkeep, furnishings, equipment, maintenance and building improvements, serving as liaison with other city staff and private vendors involved with the facility.
• Oversees collection development for the Main Library, in collaboration with the Branch Library Services Director.
• Plan and coordinates program development and community outreach such as the Santa Fe Festival of the book in collaboration with
Branch Director and acts as liaison to community groups, presenters, publishers, book sellers, and volunteers.
Master’s degree in library science; and four (4) years of professional library experience, two (2) of which must have been in a supervisory capacity; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.Extensive knowledge of library tasks and operations, resources and research methods. Knowledge of professional library practices and trends. Knowledge of the principles and applications of effective supervisory techniques. Knowledge of the tools and practical applications of acquisitions and bibliographic control. Knowledge of library automation systems and electronic resources. Knowledge of community needs and interests, and the ability to work effectively with the public. Must have knowledge of personal computers and other office equipment.
Strong organizational skills, and in communications, both orally and written.
Analytical ability, and ability to work both cooperatively and independently. Ability to present information clearly, concisely, orally and in writing; to establish effective working relationships with associates and the public.
Physical Demands/Work Environment
Work is performed in a library setting with moderate noise. Physical demands of the position include standing, walking, sitting, carrying, pulling, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, and handling. Must be able to hear, speak, and have a good visual acuity including close, distance, peripheral, depth and color vision. Evening and/or weekend work may be required. May be required to respond to emergency calls.
The City of Santa Fe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the American’s with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective employees and incumbents to discuss potential
TO APPLY: Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the city application form. Submit City of Santa Fe Application by one of the following methods: Fill out application at Human Resources Department, City Hall, 200 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM; mail application to P.O. Box 909, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-0909; or fax application to (505) 955-6810. Applications may be downloaded from our website: www.santafenm.gov; or apply online at www.santafenm.gov.
Applications become public record upon receipt and may be made available for public inspection upon request.
When required of the position, attach a copy of certification(s) or license(s). Copies of high school diploma/GED & college degree must be provided at time of interview. Pre-placement physical exams are required for some positions. Incomplete applications may delay or exclude consideration of your application.
ADA/EEO Compliance accommodations with the employer.
View PostJob Opening: New Mexico State Library – Santa Fe, NM
| Library Technology Coordinator (#49066) | |
| New Mexico State Library, Department of Cultural Affairs, Santa Fe, New Mexico | |
| Salary: $27,664 to $49,171 | |
| Status: Full-time | |
| Posted:05/20/13 | |
| Deadline:06/02/13 | |
| Library Technology Coordinator (#49066) | |
| The State Library of New Mexico seeks an innovative and dynamic Library Technology Coordinator (Librarian – Basic, #49066). This position will assist people in finding information and using technology effectively, combining traditional reference desk duties with tasks involving quickly changing technology. The position will lead the New Mexico State Library’s efforts to effectively use current and emerging technologies by following trends related to publishing, computers, and library science in order to effectively meet the needs of library users in New Mexico. This position will also share responsibility for the State Library’s website and coordinate the library’s social media presence. The position will provide reference service to the public and user education both in person and on-line.
Requires a Master’s Degree from an ALA-accredited program. Applicant is suggested to have at least one year experience in performing or providing basic library technical operating effective library and information services. The New Mexico State Library is located in the distinctive community of Santa Fe, one of Forbes’ America’s Top 25 Towns to Live Well. At the foot of the Rocky Mountains, the Old West and adobe meet in a culturally sophisticated setting. To apply: www.spo.state.nm.us and type “49066″ in search box. Please send additional resume copy to: Lori.Thornton@state.nm.us. |
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2013 NMLA Conference Presentations
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View Post2013 NMLA Conference Survey
2013 Library Legislative Bulletin #11
On April 5th, Governor Martinez signed Senate Bill 60. She did not line-item veto any of the twelve library-related projects in the bill.
HOUSE TAXATION AND REVENUE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FORHOUSE BILL 337
AN ACT
RELATING TO CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; ENACTING THE 2013 WORK NEW
MEXICO ACT; AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF SEVERANCE TAX BONDS;
AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES FROM CERTAIN FUNDS AND BALANCES;
CLARIFYING CONDITIONS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS; ESTABLISHING
CONDITIONS FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF SEVERANCE TAX BOND PROCEEDS;
ESTABLISHING CONDITIONS FOR THE REVERSION OF UNEXPENDED
BALANCES; MAKING APPROPRIATIONS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
SECTION 18. PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PROJECTS–
SEVERANCE TAX BONDS
84. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to purchase and
install library books, furniture, shelving and information
technology, including related equipment, furniture and
infrastructure, at La Mesa elementary school in the Albuquerque
public school district in Bernalillo county;
95. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to purchase
and install library books, furniture and information
technology, including related equipment, furniture and
infrastructure, at Mark Twain elementary school in the
Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;
130. sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) to purchase
and install library books, furniture, shelving and information
technology, including related equipment, furniture and
infrastructure, at Van Buren middle school in the Albuquerque
public school district in Bernalillo county;
SECTION 28. INDIAN AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT PROJECTS–SEVERANCE
TAX BONDS.–Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 of the 2013
Work New Mexico Act, upon certification by the Indian affairs
department that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds,
the following amounts are appropriated to the Indian affairs
department for the following purposes:
34. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to renovate
and equip the Cochiti library and cultural building at the
Pueblo of Cochiti in Sandoval county;
SECTION 31. LOCAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION PROJECTS–SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.–
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 of the 2013 Work New
Mexico Act, upon certification by the local government division
of the department of finance and administration that the need
exists for the issuance of the bonds, the following amounts are
appropriated to the local government division of the department
of finance and administration for the following purposes:
20. twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) to renovate,
upgrade, furnish and equip the Ernie Pyle library in
Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
25. five hundred seventy thousand dollars
($570,000) to design a library for the southeast heights area
of Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
39. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to renovate and
upgrade San Pedro library, including parking lot improvements,
lighting and landscaping, in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
46. four hundred eighty-three thousand six hundred
thirty-four dollars ($483,634) to plan, design, construct,
acquire rights of way, furnish and equip a westside library in
Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
141. five hundred twenty-five thousand dollars
($525,000) to plan, design, renovate and furnish the Plaza
building to house the collections, exhibits, research library
and book shop of the history museum of the Tularosa basin
168. one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to
construct a reading room in the library in Corrales in Sandoval
county;
SECTION 52. NEW MEXICO SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF PROJECTS–
APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPITAL OUTLAY FUND.–The
following amounts are appropriated from the public school
capital outlay fund, contingent upon approval of the public
school capital outlay council, to the board of regents of the
New Mexico school for the deaf for expenditure in fiscal years
2013 through 2017, unless otherwise provided for in Section 3
of the 2013 Work New Mexico Act, for the following purposes:
2. one million dollars ($1,000,000) to plan, design
and construct the consolidation of the museum and library and
remodel Dillon hall to accommodate outreach and early
intervention programs at the New Mexico school for the deaf in
Santa Fe in Santa Fe county.
SECTION 54. NEW MEXICO SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY
IMPAIRED PROJECTS–APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
CAPITAL OUTLAY FUND.–The following amounts are appropriated
from the public school capital outlay fund, contingent upon
approval of the public school capital outlay council, to the
board of regents of the New Mexico school for the blind and
visually impaired for expenditure in fiscal years 2013 through
2017, unless otherwise provided for in Section 3 of the 2013
Work New Mexico Act, for the following purposes:
renovations to Jack hall and the health services
buildings and to relocate health services to Jack hall and to
relocate the library to the current health services building at
the New Mexico school for the blind and visually impaired in Otero county.
NMLA Legislation Committee
2013 Library Legislative Bulletin #10
HOUSE TAXATION AND REVENUE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL 337
RELATING TO CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; ENACTING THE 2013 WORK NEW
MEXICO ACT; AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF SEVERANCE TAX BONDS;
AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES FROM CERTAIN FUNDS AND BALANCES;
CLARIFYING CONDITIONS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS; ESTABLISHING
CONDITIONS FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF SEVERANCE TAX BOND PROCEEDS;
ESTABLISHING CONDITIONS FOR THE REVERSION OF UNEXPENDED
BALANCES; MAKING APPROPRIATIONS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
SECTION 18. PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PROJECTS–
SEVERANCE TAX BONDS
84. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to purchase and
install library books, furniture, shelving and information
technology, including related equipment, furniture and
infrastructure, at La Mesa elementary school in the Albuquerque
public school district in Bernalillo county;
95. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to purchase
and install library books, furniture and information
technology, including related equipment, furniture and
infrastructure, at Mark Twain elementary school in the
Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;
130. sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) to purchase
and install library books, furniture, shelving and information
technology, including related equipment, furniture and
infrastructure, at Van Buren middle school in the Albuquerque
public school district in Bernalillo county;
SECTION 28. INDIAN AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT PROJECTS–SEVERANCE
TAX BONDS.–Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 of the 2013
Work New Mexico Act, upon certification by the Indian affairs
department that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds,
the following amounts are appropriated to the Indian affairs
department for the following purposes:
34. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to renovate
and equip the Cochiti library and cultural building at the
Pueblo of Cochiti in Sandoval county;
SECTION 31. LOCAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION PROJECTS–SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.–
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 of the 2013 Work New
Mexico Act, upon certification by the local government division
of the department of finance and administration that the need
exists for the issuance of the bonds, the following amounts are
appropriated to the local government division of the department
of finance and administration for the following purposes:
20. twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) to renovate,
upgrade, furnish and equip the Ernie Pyle library in
Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
25. five hundred seventy thousand dollars
($570,000) to design a library for the southeast heights area
of Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
39. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to renovate and
upgrade San Pedro library, including parking lot improvements,
lighting and landscaping, in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
46. four hundred eighty-three thousand six hundred
thirty-four dollars ($483,634) to plan, design, construct,
acquire rights of way, furnish and equip a westside library in
Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
141. five hundred twenty-five thousand dollars
($525,000) to plan, design, renovate and furnish the Plaza
building to house the collections, exhibits, research library
and book shop of the history museum of the Tularosa basin
168. one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to
construct a reading room in the library in Corrales in Sandoval
county;
APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPITAL OUTLAY FUND.
capital outlay fund, contingent upon approval of the public
school capital outlay council, to the board of regents of the
New Mexico school for the deaf for expenditure in fiscal years
2013 through 2017, unless otherwise provided for in Section 3
of the 2013 Work New Mexico Act, for the following purposes:
2. one million dollars ($1,000,000) to plan, design
and construct the consolidation of the museum and library and
remodel Dillon hall to accommodate outreach and early
intervention programs at the New Mexico school for the deaf in
Santa Fe in Santa Fe county.
SECTION 54. NEW MEXICO SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY
IMPAIRED PROJECTS–APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
CAPITAL OUTLAY FUND.–The following amounts are appropriated
from the public school capital outlay fund, contingent upon
approval of the public school capital outlay council, to the
board of regents of the New Mexico school for the blind and
visually impaired for expenditure in fiscal years 2013 through
2017, unless otherwise provided for in Section 3 of the 2013
Work New Mexico Act, for the following purposes:
1. eight hundred thirty-eight thousand dollars ($838,000) for
renovations to Jack hall and the health services
buildings and to relocate health services to Jack hall and to
relocate the library to the current health services building at
the New Mexico school for the blind and visually impaired in Otero county.
Joe Sabatini, Co-Chair
NMLA Legislation Committee
