Library Services Manager: Strategy, Outreach & Leadership

University of South Carolina; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid leave

Retirement programs

Job summary

The University of South Carolina is seeking a Library Services professional to support reference, research, acquisitions, cataloging, and instruction across the university libraries. The role encompasses readers’ advisory, collection development, circulation, and interlibrary loan.

You will collaborate with library leadership to align services with student needs, supervise temporary staff, and plan outreach to campus communities.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree in a job related field and 2+ years of job related experience.
• Master’s Degree in library science or information science preferred.
• Knowledge of library organization, research procedures, and cataloging rules.
• Experience with library systems and customer service.
• Strong communication and instructional skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide circulation, reference, research, cataloging, acquisitions, collection development, interlibrary loan, media, and instruction.
• Review policies and procedures, observations, analysis, and reports for strategic goals.
• Collaborate with Head Librarian to grow library spaces.
• Plan and coordinate engagement activities promoting the library.
• Supervise temporary staff and ensure library is open as scheduled.

Skills

Library organization

Research procedures

Customer service

Communication

Instruction/workshops

Team supervision

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's Degree in Library Science (preferred)

Job description

The University of South Carolina is seeking a Library Services professional to support reference, research, acquisitions, cataloging, and instruction across the university libraries. The role encompasses readers’ advisory, collection development, circulation, and interlibrary loan.

You will collaborate with library leadership to align services with student needs, supervise temporary staff, and plan outreach to campus communities.