<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN">Northland Library Cooperative Director </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">Are you a fun, organized, library loving individual? Do you consider yourself innovative and a self-starter? Do you have extensive leadership experience in public libraries? If the answer is yes, then the Northland Library Board of Trustees wants you!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">The Northland Library Cooperative Board of Trustees are seeking a dynamic part-time director to lead their network of rural public libraries into the future. The Northland Library Cooperative is one of eleven library cooperatives in the state of Michigan and has 24 member libraries in fourteen counties in the upper and northern lower peninsula of Michigan. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN">Responsibilities:</span></b><span lang="EN"> The Director position requires excellent communication skills, a broad understanding of public libraries, extensive experience in management, a demonstrated ability to advise and lead, a will to serve others, and a creative nature that welcomes innovation. This is a part-time contract position with an average of 20 hours/week. The schedule is flexible and based on NLC member needs and thus may require some evenings and weekends.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">The full job description details the job duties, necessary experience, and skills/abilities of this position: <a href="https://www.nlc.lib.mi.us/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/NLC-Director-JD-to-Post-Final-7-23-2019.pdf" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">https://www.nlc.lib.mi.us/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/NLC-Director-JD-to-Post-Final-7-23-2019.pdf</span></a><span style="background:yellow"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN">Qualifications:</span></b><span lang="EN"> Master’s Degree in Library Science, Information Science (or other named library science program) from an ALA Accredited School, and five years of appropriate professional library or cooperative management experience. In possession of or eligible to receive a Level 1 Certificate as approved by the Library of Michigan.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN">Compensation: </span></b><span lang="EN">Starting salary of $30,000 plus a highly competitive benefits package. The start date for this position is November 1, 2019.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">Submit a cover letter and resume in Word or PDF attachments via email to <a href="mailto:kroondykm@boynelibrary.org" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">kroondykm@boynelibrary.org</span></a>. The deadline for submission is August 13, 2019.</span></p></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Monica Kroondyk <div>Director </div><div>Boyne District Library </div><div>201 E. Main Street</div><div>Boyne City, Mi. 49712</div><div><br></div><div><img src="https://doc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