Strategic Collections Lead - Centralized Library Services

Washington County, Oregon; United States; On-site; USD 93,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) is seeking a Collections Supervisor to lead our Collections and Technical Services team as we centralize collection management for 16 libraries. You will guide selection, budget oversight, and project coordination to ensure reliable access to materials countywide.

The role requires leadership, data‑driven decision making, and strong communication to build vendor relations and work across partner libraries through a systemwide transition

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in library sciences or related field; and three years of program administration, development, evaluation, and/or contract administration, OR seven years of program administration, development, evaluation, and/or contract administration.

Responsibilities

• Supervising a Collections team that includes four Selection Librarians and one Senior Library Assistant.
• Leading centralized collection development and the Library Mail Service program.
• Overseeing an estimated $6 million annual collections budget.
• Guiding the selection and distribution of approximately 200,000 new items per year within a systemwide collection of nearly 1.4 million items.
• Using data, community insight, and collaborative decision‑making to support consistent access and service across diverse communities.

Skills

Supervision

Leadership

Budgeting

Data-informed decision-making

Project management

Communication

Collaboration

Staff training

Education

Bachelor's degree in library sciences or related field

Tools

Integrated Library System (ILS)

MARC

Dewey Decimal Classification

Library data analytics software

Job description

Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) is seeking a Collections Supervisor to lead our Collections and Technical Services team as we centralize collection management for 16 libraries. You will guide selection, budget oversight, and project coordination to ensure reliable access to materials countywide.

The role requires leadership, data‑driven decision making, and strong communication to build vendor relations and work across partner libraries through a systemwide transition