Director, Library Services

Monroe Community College; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 93,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Work Policy

Remote work options

Job summary

Monroe Community College in Rochester, NY seeks a Director of Library Services to provide strategic leadership across Brighton and Downtown campus libraries, guiding budgeting, policies, services, and resources in support of student success and workforce readiness.

The director will collaborate with faculty and staff, advance information literacy and AI literacy, oversee assessment, open educational resources, and partnerships to enhance teaching and inclusive access.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Library and Information Science from an ALA-accredited program.
• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in an academic library, including leadership, supervision, strategic planning, and budget management.
• Demonstrated knowledge of trends and practices in academic librarianship, information literacy, digital literacy, emerging technologies, and artificial intelligence.
• Demonstrated ability to use assessment, data, and evidence-based practices to inform decision-making, improve services, and support strategic priorities.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for Library Services, including strategic planning, assessment, budget development, personnel management, collection development, technologies, and learning environments.
• Collaborate with faculty, staff, students, and administrators to ensure library services support teaching, learning, and student success.
• Promote accessibility, inclusion, and equitable access in library services and learning environments.
• Lead and support initiatives related to open educational resources (OER) and affordable learning.
• Represent the Library on College committees and collaborate with campus partners to develop integrated academic support services.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Budget management

Open educational resources

Information literacy

AI literacy

Collaborative leadership

Communication

Education

Master's degree in Library and Information Science (ALA-accredited)

Tools

Integrated Library Systems

Library technologies

Enterprise information systems

Job description

The Director of Library Services provides strategic leadership for all functions of the Monroe Community College Library system across its Brighton and Downtown campus locations in support of the College's mission and serves as its primary advocate. The Director is responsible, in collaboration with library faculty and staff, for developing and administering the budgets, policies, services, and resources of the Library. The Director is an innovative leader with knowledge of the challenges facing academic libraries and higher education and an understanding of the evolving needs of students, faculty, and staff. The Director is a strong advocate for information, digital, and artificial intelligence literacy and for the Library's role in supporting student achievement, retention, completion, transfer, and workforce readiness. The Director reports to the Associate Vice President, Instructional Services and serves on the Instructional Services Leadership Team, working collaboratively on divisional and College-wide initiatives.

Examples of Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership for Library Services, including strategic planning, assessment, budget development, personnel management, collection development, technologies, and learning environments.
• Lead the ongoing review, assessment, and implementation of the MCC Libraries Mission and Vision, ensuring they remain responsive to emerging trends in higher education, academic libraries, and the needs of the College community.
• Collaborate with faculty, staff, students, and administrators to ensure library services and resources effectively support teaching, learning, research, and student achievement, retention, completion, transfer, and workforce readiness.
• Serve as a campus leader and advocate for information literacy, digital literacy, artificial intelligence literacy, and the ethical and effective use of emerging technologies.
• Lead and support institutional efforts related to open educational resources (OER), affordable learning initiatives, and equitable access to course materials.
• Partner with Virtual Campus, Learning Support Systems, Learning Resources, Testing Services, and other stakeholders to develop integrated academic support services for students.
• Cultivate partnerships with academic departments, SUNY institutions, library organizations, and community partners in support of the College's mission and strategic goals.
• Lead assessment and continuous improvement efforts through the collection and analysis of data to evaluate library effectiveness, support accreditation, and inform strategic decision-making.
• Promote accessibility, inclusion, and equitable access in library services, resources, technologies, and physical and virtual learning environments.
• Monitor emerging trends and best practices in academic libraries, higher education, educational technology, and student success; represent the Library on College, professional, and community committees and perform other duties as assigned.
• Support and promote institutional academic initiatives and events that showcase student and faculty scholarship, including Scholars' Day, Celebration of Learning, and related programs.
• Other responsibilities as delegated by the Associate Vice President, Instructional Services.
• Responsible for adhering to the College Code of Conduct.
• Responsible for contributing to and maintaining an inclusive and collaborative College environment.
• Responsible for maintaining technological competencies utilized by the College.
• Adheres to the College Code of Conduct.
• Contributes to, supports, and maintains an equitable, inclusive, and collaborative College environment.
• Maintains technological competencies utilized by the College.
• Commits to the philosophy of a comprehensive community college.
• Commits to professional growth.This includes seeking ongoing training in diversity, equity, and inclusion to better serve students.

Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Library and Information Science from an ALA-accredited program.
• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in an academic library, including demonstrated experience in leadership, supervision, strategic planning, and budget management.
• Demonstrated knowledge of trends and practices in academic librarianship, information literacy, digital literacy, emerging technologies, and artificial intelligence.
• Demonstrated experience and effectiveness in policy development, planning, budget administration, personnel management, and organizational leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to use assessment, data, and evidence-based practices to inform decision-making, improve services, and support strategic priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to build collaborative partnerships and lead cross-functional initiatives in support of teaching, learning, and student success.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, and to facilitate communication and collaboration with a variety of stakeholders.
• Evidence of the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with library staff, students, faculty, administrators, and external partners.
• Experience providing public services in an academic library and supporting teaching, learning, and student success initiatives.
• Demonstrated proficiency with technologies used in higher education and academic libraries.
• Demonstrated experience with integrated library systems, library technologies, and enterprise information systems.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and belonging, and to promoting equitable access to educational resources and opportunities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional experience in a community college setting.
• Experience supporting multi-campus libraries.
• Experience leading or supporting open educational resources (OER), affordable learning initiatives, or related student affordability efforts.
• Experience supporting online, hybrid, and technology-enhanced learning environments.
• Experience with accreditation and institutional effectiveness processes.
• Bilingual and able to read, write, and speak Spanish, or other languages, proficiently.

Additional Information:

Salary: Salary is determined based on experience, internal equity, and college budget. This position has a range of $93,000to $110,520 and is based on these mentioned factors.

MCC offers a Flexible Work Policy for benefit-eligible employees. Types of flexible work arrangements include flextime/staggered shifts, remote work/telecommuting, and compressed work schedule. The availability of flexible work arrangements varies by division, department, and position, based upon business and operational needs. Limitations to flexible work arrangements are outlined in the official policy.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:The physical demands and working conditions described below are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position involves primarily sedentary work, including prolonged periods of computer use and keyboarding. The role requires the ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form. The position may involve occasionally lifting or moving items up to 10 pounds. Work is performed in a typical office environment with no adverse conditions. Occasional travel between campus buildings or to other local or out-of-town locations for meetings or conferences may be required.

Prohibition of Remote Work Outside New York State: Remote work locations outside New York State are not authorized by the College due to out-of-state tax and regulatory implications. In limited circumstances, prompted by business or operational needs, the College may approve requests to work remotely outside of New York State, on a short-term, temporary basis.

Monroe Community College prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, familial status, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, domestic violence, victim status, criminal conviction, or any other characteristic or status protected by state or federal laws or College policy in admissions, employment, and treatment of students and employees, or in any aspect of the business of the College.