Librarian Manager

Job Description:

Librarian Manager

Description

Librarian Manager
at The City of Fort Worth
Library

Pay Range: $85,611 - $111,295 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Thursday, September 4, 2025

Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday, including evenings and weekends as needed.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Librarian Manager job is available with the Fort Worth Public Library. Under the direction of the Head of Branch Services, the Librarian Manager plans, coordinates, and directs the general operations of one of three designated library regions in the system. This position directly supervises, coaches, and mentor's library branch managers and oversees the performance and development of all staff in their designated region of six to seven library locations. The Librarian Manager also serves on the Public Services Leadership Team and coordinates with the Library's Executive Team to evaluate public services, staffing, and policies and procedures. All applicants must submit a cover letter and resume to be considered.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree from an ALA accredited college or university with major course work in library and information science
• Five (5) years of increasingly responsible professional library experience
• Three (3) years of administrative and supervisory responsibility
• Valid driver's license

Preferred Qualifications:

• Broad and comprehensive knowledge of current library theories and practices.
• Experience managing library facilities.
• Knowledge of management principles and practices including planning and goal setting, human resource management, decision making and implementation, and recruitment and retention.
• Experience hiring, developing, directing, and motivating staff in a collaborative team environment.
• Skill in organizing work, setting priorities, meeting critical deadlines, and following up on assignments with a minimum of direction.

The Librarian Manager job responsibilities include:

• Championing the Library's strategic goals and initiatives with the system's mission, vision and core values in mind.
• Executing short and long-term objectives within the context of the Library's strategic and tactical plans.
• Directing and evaluating operations to promote continuous improvement for all assigned libraries within a designated region; setting priorities, applying established policies and procedures, and delegating responsibilities.
• Carrying out supervisory responsibility in accordance with policies, procedures and applicable laws including scheduling, managing and approving payroll, approving leave requests for direct reports; planning, assigning and directing work; communicating with staff; monitoring and appraising performance; managing personnel issues; addressing complaints and resolving problems; training staff as necessary.
• Assisting in succession planning; providing coaching and mentoring for direct reports and indirect reports.
• Monitoring direct reports' adherence to budget.
• Preparing reports, monitoring statistical data, and evaluating trends.
• Promoting libraries within assigned region by developing working relationships with community partners and stakeholders; may serve as the system's representative to community coalition groups, civic organizations, and library associations.
• Making presentations to staff and decision-making groups, as assigned or required.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking and repetitive motions.

Sedentary Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

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Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.

Closing Date/Time: Thursday, September 4, 2025

Salary:

$85,611 - $111,295 annual compensation