School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison is hiring: Senior Librarian

Overview

Senior Librarian / Children\'s Young Adult Literature Specialist at the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC), School of Education, University of Wisconsin–Madison. This role involves collaborative work to manage the CCBC\'s collection of children\'s and young adult literature, evaluate books, contribute to the annual best-of-the-year list, provide education and outreach, and support diversity, representation, and intellectual freedom in libraries and classrooms.

This position offers a wide range of advanced professional services including education and outreach, public service, specialized reference services, and book evaluation. The CCBC is a non-circulating examination, study, and research library serving Wisconsin school and public librarians, early childhood providers, university students and faculty, and others with interest in children\'s and young adult literature. The CCBC is part of the School of Education at UW–Madison and receives support from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Provides support in various administrative functions to maintain smooth and effective operations
• Cultivates and maintains productive relationships with donors, collectors, vendors, and professional colleagues
• Obtains materials, resolves issues, and answers questions that are complex and highly specialized in nature
• Designs, develops, delivers, and assesses instruction in a variety of formats to faculty, staff, students, and other patrons
• Provides specialized services utilizing a high level of expertise on a broad range of disciplines or in a designated discipline area
• Develops or coordinates specialized projects or programs
• Develops materials for presentation and / or publication to interpret CCBC work or encourage critical thinking around diversity in publishing, intellectual freedom, collection development and more
• Serves on committees to advance librarianship at the campus, local, and / or state and national levels
• Oversees day-to-day functions of one or more library operations or services
• May direct the day-to-day activities of student workers
• Serves as a resource to other librarians and staff outside of their unit on a regular basis
• Develops, curates, and manages collections
• Initiates and solicits input to modify policies, procedures, and assessment tools to improve workflows and / or user experiences

Department : CCBC

Compensation :

Minimum : $85,000 ANNUAL (12 months)

Depending On Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Five (5) years experience in library management
• Three (3) years of professional experience working with contemporary children\'s and young adult literature
• Experience in two or more of the following areas of expertise :
• Cataloging and collection management
• Intellectual freedom with regard to books in libraries and classrooms or related advocacy
• Publisher relations
• Managerial experience (of students and / or colleagues)
• Project management
• Copy editing / proofreading
• Administrative responsibilities, such as budgeting or scheduling
• Willingness and ability to continue professional development and advancement of knowledge regarding contemporary children\'s and young adult literature
• Service-oriented, able to work with the CCBC\'s diverse constituency and understand and respond to their specific professional needs
• Ability to think creatively and problem-solve
• This position will primarily work onsite / on-campus at the Teacher Education building. In-state and occasional out-of-state travel is required, occasional evening and weekend hours may be requested.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of Wisconsin schools and / or libraries in urban, suburban, small and rural communities
• Experience with planning and providing continuing education to adults
• Demonstrated leadership experience
• Mentoring skills

Education

Master of Library and Information Science from an American Library Association accredited program

How to Apply

Please click "Apply" at the top of this page and provide a current resume, cover letter, and three professional references. Your cover letter should explicitly speak to the listed qualifications, requirements, and preferred skills and abilities that support your candidacy for this position. We will not contact references prior to the final stages of the recruitment process.

Contact Information

Tessa Michaelson Schmidt

tessa.schmidt@wisc.edu

Diversity and Equal Opportunity

Institutional Statement on Diversity: Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW–Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals. The University of Wisconsin–Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background. For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion. The University of Wisconsin–Madison is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence by acknowledging skills and expertise from all backgrounds and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. For more information regarding applicant and employee rights and to view federal and state required postings, click here. To request a disability or pregnancy-related accommodation for any step in the hiring process, please contact the Divisional Disability Representative (DDR). Employment may require a criminal background check. The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. The College and University safety policies and reports apply as appropriate.