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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Subject:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Now Hiring: Director
– Superiorland Library Cooperative (Marquette, MI)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">The
<b>Superiorland Library Cooperative</b> (SLC), based in <b>Marquette, Michigan</b>, is seeking a collaborative, service-driven leader to serve as its next
<b>Director</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">This is a
<b>full-time, salaried position</b> with a <b>flexible hybrid schedule</b> (remote and in-office) and an annual salary range of
<b>$75,000–$80,000</b>. The Cooperative supports <b>35 member libraries</b> across the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula and oversees a regional integrated library system serving
<b>82 libraries</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Key responsibilities include budgeting, staff management (6.5 FTE), oversight of library system contracts (SirsiDynix),
support services, and leading the <b>Great Lakes Talking Books Reader Advisory Center</b> and the
<b>Upper Peninsula Region of Library Cooperation (UPRLC)</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">🗓</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">
<b>Application deadline:</b> May 16, 2025<br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">📍</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">
<b>Location:</b> Marquette, MI (travel required)<br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">🎓</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">
<b>Requirements:</b> MLIS from an ALA-accredited program, leadership experience, valid Michigan driver's license, candidates must either live in the SLC service area or be willing to move to the area.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">To apply, please send a
<b>cover letter</b>, <b>résumé</b>, and <b>three professional references</b> to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Anne Donohue, Board Chair</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">📧</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">
</span><a href="mailto:adonahue@superiorlandlibrary.org"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">adonohue@superiorlandlibrary.org</span></b></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">More details available at:
</span><a href="https://superiorlandlibrary.org/job-posting-superiorland-library-cooperative-director/"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://superiorlandlibrary.org/job-posting-superiorland-library-cooperative-director/</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">SLC is an
<b>Equal Opportunity Employer</b> and encourages candidates from all backgrounds to apply.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia Pro Cond",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Lisa Waskin, District Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia Pro Cond",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Superior District Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia Pro Cond",serif;mso-ligatures:none">541 Library Drive<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia Pro Cond",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia Pro Cond",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Ph. (906) 632-9331<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia Pro Cond",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org">lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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