What You'll Be Doing

Great Opportunity to Manage a Community Library in Wake County!

WCPL is searching for a Community Library Branch Manager for a library in a non-traditional setting. The Athens Drive Community Library resides within Athens Drive High School and shares space with the school media center and media center staff employed by WCPSS. The library is open 35 hours per week and staff work in the hours after school from approximately 2:45 p.m.-9 p.m., and on Saturdays and Sundays. During the summer when school is out of session, the library’s hours expand to 70 hours per week to match the other regional and community libraries.

Public Library staff consists of a full-time manager, three part-time librarians, and four part-time library assistants. The Library Manager works a more traditional 8-5/9-6 schedule to attend meetings, work on projects, create schedules, and ensure that everything is ready for the library to operate during business hours. Engaging and interacting with staff often happens in late afternoons to early evening hours. The manager works closely with senior library management on the collections, programming for children and adults, furnishings, technology and supervising staff. The manager also serves as liaison between the school media center staff and the school principal, representing the interests of the public library and county. Due to its location within a public school, the library is subject to code red drills, regular school behavior incidents and must follow inclement weather closures that do not necessarily coincide with county office closures.

This location is scheduled to move out of the school during the process of a staggered school renovation. Due to the 2024 bond referendum a new location will be constructed in the next seven years. There may be a period of closure in which staff will need to be reallocated to other locations and the manager may be assigned to teams, projects, or support coverage at other locations.

https://www.wake.gov/departments-government/libraries/about-wcpl/jobs-careers-wcpl/library-positions-descriptions

About Our Team

Wake County Public Libraries (WCPL), a division of Community Services, has the distinction of being one of the largest and busiest library systems in NC. The system operates eight regional libraries, thirteen community libraries, two specialty libraries and a bookmobile. It circulates over ten million books a year and welcomes two to three million visitors annually. The Libraries embrace the county core values and strive to be a workplace that is diverse, equitable and inclusive. WCPL is proud of its excellent customer service and award-winning programs. It creates experiences that engage people of all ages and backgrounds in Wake County. For more information about WCPL programs, services and positions, please visit: www.wake.gov/libraries

The Basics (Required Education and Experience)

• Master's degree in Librarianship or related field: MLS, MLIS, MIS, ML from an ALA accredited program or NC program
• One year of experience as a librarian
• Equivalent education and experience are NOT accepted

• Please include ALL prior work experience on your application and resume.

Beyond the Basics (Preferred Education and Experience)

• Three years of professional public library experience
• One year of public library management experience
• Experience working in a school setting

How Will We Know You're 'The One'?

• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal, communication and customer service skills
• Builds and maintains positive, respectful relationships with staff, peers, colleagues and public
• Leads and motivates staff while fostering mentoring relationships
• Demonstrates the ability to plan and implement in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Creates vision and goals on a local level that support larger organizational goals
• Demonstrates good problem-solving skills
• Understands the importance of building a diverse team and commits to creating an equitable and inclusive work environment

About This Position

Location: Athens Drive Library Raleigh, NC 27610

Employment Type: Regular

Work Schedule: 40 hrs per week, including a regular evening shift and weekend rotation

Hiring Range: 66,270 - 89,467

Market Range: 66,270.00 - 112,663.00

Please include ALL prior work experience on your application and resume.

Posting Closing Date: 7:00 pm on 6/18/2025

What Makes Wake Great

Home to the State Capital, Wake County is one of the fastest growing areas in the nation and the most populous county in the state, with more than 1.1 million residents. The County has received national and international rankings and accolades from publications such as Money, Fortune, and Time magazines as being one of the best places to live, work and play. The central location of the County allows for a short drive to the spectacular mountains or coast. Wake County Government is governed by a seven-member Board of Commissioners, who are elected at-large to serve two-year terms. Wake County Government has a general operating budget of $1.874 billion, employs over 4400 employees, experiences minimal turnover, and is an award-winning leader in wellness and technology initiatives; such as offering employees and covered spouses free access to the Employee Health Center. Wake County Government offers a wide range of training and development opportunities, a stable career in public service with a balance of work and family life, flexible work schedules and a competitive salary and benefits package.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Wake County provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

Background Check Statement

Position may require a background check that may include: criminal, credit, motor vehicle, education, and sexual offender registry or others based on job requirements. Unless required by state law, a record of conviction will not automatically exclude you from consideration for employment. Wake County Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Emergency Service Worker Statement

In the event of an emergency, as determined by the County Manager or designee, participation in preparedness and response operations should be expected. Employee may be required to fill a temporary assignment in a role different from standard duties, work hours and/or work location in preparation for, during and after the emergency. Employee may also be required to participate in relevant exercises and regular preparedness training.

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