ALCONA COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD 321 W. Main P.O. Box 348 Harrisville, Michigan 48740-0348 989-724-6796 <mailto:alcona1@northland.lib.mi.us> alcona1@northland.lib.mi.us Search for Director at the Alcona County Library Because of the impending retirement of the current director, Alcona County Library is seeking applicants for a new director. Applicants should have earned an ALA-accredited Masters of Library Science - MLS or MILs - and demonstrate five years of administrative experience or the equivalent. The position offers a salary of $40,000 - $60,000, according to qualifications and experience, and a full benefits package. This job will be available as early as June 1, 2015. Alcona County is in northeast Michigan along the Lake Huron coast. The county consists of seven towns and villages plus more small hamlets. The area depends largely on agricultural, forestry and tourist dollars to keep its economy vital. It is an outdoorsman's paradise with a scenic combination of forests, lakes, rivers and beaches. Wildlife is abundant and varied, pleasing both the nature watcher and the hunter. Alcona County Library is a Class 3 rural library system, supported by a millage, which serves the county's approximately 10,000 residents. The main branch is in Harrisville, with outlying branches in Lincoln, Mikado and Caledonia Township (Hubbard Lake). In addition to the usual excellent library services and programs, the Library provides public computers and the Internet at all branches, as well as free access to almost 15,000 e-books. There is a large array of digitized historical materials for use on premises, including 3,000-plus photos from the Alcona Historical Society collection and the entire run of two local newspapers, the Alcona County Review (1877 to present) and the Alcona County Herald (1908-1963). The Director is accountable to the Alcona County Library Board of Trustees to represent the Library in the community, plan services and programs, administer library policies, hire and supervise a staff of two other full-time and 12 part-time employees, oversee operations, and develop collections. The Director is expected to provide a leadership role within the library and the community and serves as the official representative of the library. For complete Job Description click here. Applicant must e-mail in PFD format a letter of application, a resume and other materials they wish to present, along with his or her email address, to the attention of Susan Hynek at <mailto:employment@alcona.lib.mi.us> employment@alcona.lib.mi.us Alcona County Library by May 1, 2015.