Library Building Specialist, Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, Boston, MA
Library Building Specialist for the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
Provides library building consulting and technical assistance to cities and towns throughout MA seeking to expand and improve public library buildings.
Major Duties: Assists library staff, trustees and building committee members, and local officials to assess the need for new or renovated facilities. Works closely with libraries during a building project’s planning programming and design phases. Serves as a liaison from the MBLC to libraries applying for and receiving MPLCP grants. Works with libraries and their design teams, including project architects, from the preparation of bid documents, through the construction and occupancy phases.
Qualifications: 4 years of full-time or equivalent part-time professional experience and a Massachusetts Class D motor vehicle operator’s license. Preferred qualifications are an ALA- MLS/MLIS and administrative experience, which includes a leadership role in and developing a library building program, physical design and layout, and administering grants and completing a major library building project.
Salary Range: $54,424.50 to 73,969.22 annually
Closing Date: September 10, 2012
Send or email letter, resume and 3 professional references to:
MBLC
98 N. Washington Street, Suite 401
Boston, MA 02114
attn.: Uechi Ng