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Library Director

Located in Summit County, Utah, in the heart of the Wasatch Mountains and only 30 miles east of Salt Lake City, Park City is one of the world’s premier multi-seasonal resort centers with an area of 12 square-miles and a permanent population of 8,000. Park City is not only continuing its Olympic legacy but is also home to the Sundance Film Festival as well as a myriad of cultural, skiing and sporting events. The Park City area has three world class ski resorts: Park City Mountain Resort, Deer Valley & the Canyons. Park City has an outstanding local school system having one high school, two middle, and four elementary schools.

Park City offers an exceptional quality of life with all the amenities of a metropolitan area and diverse cultural and recreational opportunities. Tourism is the major industry and the economic backbone of Park City. Long before Park City became a world class mountain resort and venue for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, the City was famous for its silver mining. We are proud of our lively and colorful past. True to our mining heritage, Park City continues to invite and encourage diversity to support collective community values.

Under general direction from the City Manager and as a member of the self-managed work team including the Recreation Manager, Golf Manager, and Ice Rink Manager, the Library Director holds primary responsibility for the operation and management of the Park City Public Library (www.parkcitylibrary.org). Responsibilities include staff management, financial management, public relations, personnel management, work with appointed and elective Boards and non-profits, and participation in promotion and programming intended to improve library services to the larger community.

Required: M.L.S. or M.L.I.S. from an ALA accredited university, 5 years library experience, previous supervisory experience as a manager in a library or library-related setting, knowledge of library automation, technical and financial systems, and experience with budget management.

Preferred: Background working in a variety of library functions and settings, formal training in personnel management and budget principles, expertise with a variety of library automation systems, management experience working as part of a team, current knowledge of library trends, experience in promoting library services, fund-raising, and creating new programs, successful grant writing experience.

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Apply: In person at Human Resources Department, 445 Marsac Ave., 3rd floor, Park City, UT 84060; online at www.parkcity.org; by mail PCMC-HR, Attn: Dani Lo Feudo, PO Box 1480, Park City, UT 84060-1480; via email to jobs@parkcity.org

Close: Friday, May 10, 2013 at 5 p.m. EOE.