Director: Saukville

The Oscar Grady Public Library<https://www.oscargradylibrary.org/>, located in the Village of Saukville (Ozaukee County), is hiring for the position of Library Director. The Oscar Grady Public Library has been nationally recognized as Innovator of the Year<https://wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS16397> by the state of Wisconsin and as winner of the American Library Association’s John Iliff Award<https://www.ala.org/pla/about/awards/johniliffaward#:~:text=The%20award%20provides%20a%20%241%2C000,helped%20nurture%20the%20recipient’s%20innovation.> for technological achievement. The Library boasts a diverse and empathetic organizational culture with a staff of 5.35 FTE, a municipal population of 4,396, and a service population of more than 7,000 residents.
The Library is a member of The Monarch Library System, serving a four-county area which includes Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Dodge, and Jefferson counties.
The Library Board of Trustees seeks an innovative, inclusive, and optimistic leader. The ideal candidate will have at least five years of progressive library management experience, excel in project management, communication, grant writing skills, oversight of library collections, professional advocacy, community collaboration, and technology.

Minimum Professional Requirements and Educational Experience:
Wisconsin Public Library Administration Grade II Library Certification. The educational requirements for Grade II Certification are set by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction: Public Libraries Division and can be found here<https://dpi.wi.gov/pld/certification>.
A complete list of essential responsibilities can be found in the Library Director Position Description found on the Village of Saukville website.

Salary:
Starting salary $65,000 negotiable dependent on professional experience.
Wisconsin State Retirement and generous Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance options

For full consideration please submit a Cover Letter, Resume/CV, and three professional references to the Library Search Committee at: searchcommittee@village.saukville.wi.us<mailto:searchcommittee@village.saukville.wi.us> by the deadline of July 17, 2022.

Oscar Grady Public Library
151 South Main Street
Saukville, Wisconsin 53080

Sent on behalf of the Library Search Committee and The Oscar Grady Public Library Board of Trustees.
-Jen Gerber