Two Positions: Maryland

Posted on by

Position: Branch Supervisor
Location: White Oak Branch, Montgomery County Public Libraries
Posted: MLA
Salary: $85,937 – $137,907

Overview

Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) is seeking highly motivated, community-oriented and collaborative Senior Librarians to serve as Branch Supervisor to provide excellent customer service and equalized opportunity for Montgomery County residents. If you excel in the areas of communication, staff development and training, customer service and want to work in an innovative and inclusive environment, this is the job for you. Our Senior Librarians supervise the library’s daily operations, info staff and an Assistant Branch Supervisor, serve as system trainers, and participate as members of planning and implementation workgroups.

Senior Librarians (Branch Supervisors) direct a variety of professional programs and services reflective of, and responsive to community needs and assets. These positions represent MCPL within the community, building collaborative relationships, programs, and services in partnership with community members and organizations. They also help to manage MCPL materials to meet the educational, recreational and information needs of the community. These positions provide customers with basic technological and in-depth informational assistance.


Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply. Additional multi-lingual pay may be available after successfully passing a multilingual examination.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Demonstrate commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices in public service.
  • Value building collaborative relationships with community members and organizations, as well as colleagues across MCPL.
  • Be responsive to the emerging needs of Montgomery County residents, developing and delivering programs and services that reflect the unique needs of diverse populations.
  • Flexible, adaptable, and eager to implement change to better serve our communities
  • Able to communicate effectively with diverse audiences through a variety of platforms
  • Ready to grasp new technologies and train staff to use these technologies
  • Comfortable in developing, presenting, and evaluating training, virtually and in person
  • An empathetic listener who enjoys understanding and responding to the needs of customers and staff
  • Ready to understand the part your branch plays in the Department and the role the Department plays in County government.

Essential Duties/Major Responsibilities:

  • Promote and support MCPL’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion values with staff and customers. Center the experiences of people and communities who are most affected by structural inequities when engaging in programming, partnerships, and information services work.
  • Ensure delivery of excellent customer service by guiding staff and implementing policies and solving problems.
  • Lead day-to-day operations: plan and organize the work of the branch and lead the branch supervisory team.
  • Serve as on-site supervisor: supervising, training, evaluating as well as coaching and mentoring staff.
  • Develop, provide, and evaluate training to a diverse staff, throughout the Department.
  • Work with Collection Management to maintain branch collection.
  • Respond directly to customer concerns, suggestions, and complaints.
  • Serve on workgroups and committees designed to encourage communication and problem solving across all levels of the organization.

Hours

  • Library hours of operation are 7 days a week including evenings. Employees are expected to be available for work during these times. Individual schedules, including evenings and weekends, will vary based on branch operational needs.
  • Shifts: 1-2 evening shifts per week, alternating Friday/Saturday schedule Sundays in rotation

Qualifications

Four (4) years of professional library experience.

Master’s degree in Library Science or Library Information Science from a college or university accredited by the American Library Association.

See the full job description and apply: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/montgomerycountymd/jobs/5463490/branch-supervisor-senior-librarian-grade-n25?page=2&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

Position: Digitization Services Coordinator
Location: University of Maryland, College Park
Posted: ALA
Salary: $58,410 to $66,000

Overview

The Digitization Services Coordinator reports to the Head, Digital Collections and is a valued member of the of Digital Programs and Initiatives in the Digital Services and Technologies Division. The incumbent manages the in-house digitization operations at the University of Maryland Libraries in the Hornbake Digitization Center (HDC) – the central location in which most textual, photographic, and audio materials are digitized – and assists with outsourced digitization operations. The successful incumbent manages people, projects, vendor deliverables and estimates, and relationships with collections managers in coordination with the Head of Digital Collections. The Coordinator hires, trains, and supervises hourly student assistants to perform digitization work and quality control of all files and metadata.

The individual manages and prioritizes short-term, user-initiated requests, and balances these with managing long-term projects. The Coordinator establishes quality assurance standards and manages quality control for all digital files and associated metadata records uploaded to all digital repositories. The individual provides oversight for digitization requests and projects, maintains digitization equipment, requests and negotiates quotes and purchase orders, and reports production and inspection statistics. 

The Coordinator maintains updated digitization and file management procedural documentation, and creates documentation and instructions for projects with the Head of Digital Collections. The Coordinator assesses digitization operation needs, is expected to remain current with evolving digitization standards and best practices, and will research development for expansion into additional formats

Physical Demands:

  • The position involves primarily sedentary work in an office setting with light to moderate noise.
  •  The position works in dusty environments; may require respiratory protection.
     

Qualifications

Education – Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. Additional work experience as defined above may be substituted on a year for year basis for up to four (4) years of the required education.

Education – Preferences:

Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from an ALA-accredited institution of higher education, or equivalent advanced degree in a relevant field can be substituted for two years of experience.

Experience – Minimum Qualifications:

(1) year of professional experience in providing public library services or digitization services.

Experience – Preferences: 

  • Four years of demonstrated digitization project management working in a cultural heritage institution or production management in a related field
  • One year of supervisory experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities – Minimum Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of digitization standards and workflows for various media.
  • Knowledge of audiovisual born-digital materials and their digital conversion.
  • Skill in oral and written communication.
  • Skill in the use of Microsoft Office and Google Workspace products.
    Ability to interpret and apply policies, procedures, regulations, and laws.
  • Ability to multitask while demonstrating a commitment to customer service.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities – Preferences:

  • Experience with technology to retrieve, develop, and disseminate information products, services, and tools, e.g. project management tools
  • Experience with hardware and software tools commonly used to digitize, inspect, post-process, and create deliverables
  • Experience with a digital assets management system or digital repository
  • Experience working with special collections and archival materials and their specialized care and handling
    Experience with identifying materials that warrant preservation
  • Familiarity with various metadata standards and practices (schemas and thesauri) relevant to digital collections (e.g. MODS/METS, Dublin Core, PBCore, etc.)
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a flexible, production-based environment
  • Demonstrated ability to handle analytical and detailed work

See the full job description and apply: https://www.lib.umd.edu/about/careers/listing/2026-08/digitization-services-coordinator