Position: Library Branch Manager
Location: Enoch Pratt Free Library (Pennsylvania Ave branch)
Posted: MLA
Salary: 81,097 to $105,341 per year
Branch Manager for a branch location at the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore, MD
The Enoch Pratt Library has an opening for a Library Branch Manager. The Branch Manager oversees all aspects of branch operations and helps define its long-term vision. Reporting to a Deputy Chief of Neighborhood Library Services (NLS), you will build a team at the branch, develop programs based on community needs, and work closely with local partners.
Baltimore’s top five languages among English Language Learners are Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, French, and Korean. Applicants who are bilingual in English and any of these or other languages are encouraged to apply.
This on-site position requires a flexible schedule, including evenings and Saturdays, with potential assignments at other branches.
Department: Neighborhood Library Services
Location: 1531 West North Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21217 (Pennsylvania Ave branch)
Salary: $81,097 to $105,341 per year
Job Type: On-site Full-Time, Benefits Included
Summary of Duties:
Leadership & Operations
- Manage daily branch operations and ensure quality service.
- Supervise, train, and support staff to foster an inclusive, customer-focused environment.
- Coordinate scheduling, programming, and facility needs with internal teams and external partners.
- Participate in division-wide planning, hiring, and initiatives.
Community Engagement & Partnerships
- Serve as the main contact for local residents, schools, and organizations.
- Represent the branch at local meetings and events.
- Collaborate on joint programs and shared use of community space.
- Support system-wide outreach efforts such as Social Work in the Library and Lawyer in the Library.
Programs & Innovation
- Develop responsive programs for all ages, including digital access, job support, and youth services.
- Encourage creative use of technology and flexible spaces.
- Lead a team committed to high-quality, community-based service.
Customer Service & Support
- Assist patrons with reference needs, catalog searches, devices, and digital tools.
- Deliver respectful, equity-centered service in person and online.
Strategic Impact
- Use data and feedback to guide decisions and measure success.
- Align branch goals with the Library’s Strategic Plan and branch’s community vision.
- Participate in system-wide leadership activities.
Minimum Requirements:
- Masters in Library Science (MLS or MLIS) from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited college or university.
- Public Librarian Certificate, or requirements necessary to apply for a Maryland Public Librarian Certificate, within 90 days of starting employment.
- Five years of related public library experience with progressive responsibilities.
- Two years of supervisory experience.
- Current Maryland Librarian Certification, or certification within 1 year of hire.
- Physical Requirements: Physical exertion such as standing; or recurring activities such as bending, crouching, reaching; pushing loaded book trucks; or recurring lifting of moderately heavy items such as boxes of books or journals.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with Baltimore or similar urban neighborhoods.
- Fluency in Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, French, Korean, or other foreign languages.
- Multicultural experience.
- Experience with trauma-informed or restorative practices.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Commitment to public service, urban community development, racial equity, and inclusive access to resources.
- Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships at all levels of staff and with external partners.
- Collaborative, adaptable, and self-directed with a flexible and energetic approach to leadership.
- Experience using digital tools, integrated library systems (ILS), and emerging technologies, with the ability to train others.
- Comfortable navigating and troubleshooting public-facing technology (e.g., computers, printing, digital platforms).
- Skilled in delivering equitable, inclusive, and trauma-informed customer service in an urban setting.
Other Duties: Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Additional Notes: Full-time position with a flexible schedule, including some evenings and Saturdays to support library programs and operations.
May require occasional assignments at other branches or locations.
Position of Trust: Those under final consideration for appointment will be required to authorize the release of and successfully complete a criminal conviction check.
Please Attach Your Resume To Be Considered.
THE ENOCH PRATT FREE LIBRARY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Additional Info
Job Type : Full-Time
Education Level : Masters
Experience Level : Director
Salary Range – Lowest : $81,097.00
Salary Range – Highest : $105,341.00
Closing Date for Applications : 6/22/2026
Working Model : On-site
URL to Apply : https://baltimorecity.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EPFL_External/job/Library-Branch-Manager_R0017626-1
Position: Scholarly Communications Librarian
Location: Johns Hopkins University
Posted: MLA
Salary: $62,900.00 to $110,100.00
We are seeking a Scholarly Communications Librarian (SCL) to shape and grow the Libraries’ scholarly communication programs and services. This role leads outreach, training, and support for faculty, students, and staff on open access, scholarly publishing, fair use, and copyright, and advances digital scholarship through the promotion of JScholarship, the Johns Hopkins Research Data Repository (JHRDR), and other library-supported resources.
The incumbent will demonstrate a superior level of knowledge and expertise. A Librarian III develops effective plans, workflows, or processes to provide resources or services that support the university’s mission and program objectives.
Working across the Libraries and the university, the Scholarly Communications Librarian will cultivate partnerships that strengthen support for JHU affiliates in research publication, dissemination, and impact. The role helps connect people, services, and strategy across an interdisciplinary scholarly communication environment.
The librarian will also responsibly engage emerging technologies, including AI-enabled tools, as part of contemporary scholarly communication practice. This includes contributing to evolving library and campus work on the implications of AI for publishing, copyright, authorship, licensing, repository practice, metadata, research integrity, and researcher support.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Leads the development and stewardship of scholarly communication services that enable open access, broad dissemination, and responsible reuse of institutional research outputs.
- Co-chairs the libraries’ Scholarly Communication Group and is a member of the Scholarly Communication Steering Committee.
- Contributes to projects, guidance, services, and campus conversations related to the responsible use of AI for scholarly communication, including publishing, copyright, authorship, licensing, repository practice, metadata, research integrity, and researcher support.
- Stays apprised of new developments and trends in various operational areas to foster more effective delivery of resources or services.
- Resolve issues based on knowledge and experience.
- Lead or actively participate in collaborative department projects, by lending expertise and analysis of issues and/or needs, and coordinates completion of assigned work. Identify and stay abreast of emerging educational technologies, research methods, open access trends, related e-resource and bibliographic standards, and interoperability.
- Establish relationships and communicates with a wide variety of internal and external customers.
- Represent JH libraries in public forums, including meetings, conferences, and collaborative initiatives.
- Serve on library or institution-wide committees or working groups.
- Establish strong working relationships and communication workflows with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders.
- Collaborate with peer groups regionally and nationally.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Library Science or related field.
- Five years of related experience.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with Dimensions, InCites, and other research metric tools.
- Familiarity with the implications of generative AI for scholarly communication, higher education, or research libraries.
- Understanding of copyright and licensing for AI, text and data mining, and other emerging technologies.
Required Qualifications
- Strong, demonstrated knowledge of existing and emerging models of scholarly communication, open access, authors’ rights, copyright, scholarly uses of intellectual property, and the full life cycle of scholarly publishing.
Additional Info
Job Type : Full-Time
Education Level : Masters
Experience Level : Entry Level, Mid to Senior Level
Salary Range – Lowest : $62,900.00
Salary Range – Highest : $110,100.00
Working Model : Hybrid
URL to Apply : https://hiring.jhu.edu/careers/job/1133912515359-scholarly-communications-librarian-digital-scholarship–baltimore-md-united-states
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