Comment * document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "aae8d3238d552e56d75c1a8bf0323060" );document.getElementById("f415b6c9d6").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Foundation For The Carolinas manages nearly 150 donor-funded scholarships that provide support for a range of academic interests. “This will not be the only time the library focuses on a specific group of people in our programming, but right now we need to name the people in crisis and stand up to say Black lives matter.”, “It is imperative the library continues to contribute to a community dialogue that helps advance the fight against systemic racism and provides that space where people can discover, learn, connect, discuss and grow.”. In 1901, the directors of the Association transferred control of the Library to the City School Commissioners so that the general public and students would have access to the collection. Energy, passion, enthusiasm, and spirit that inspires fellow employees. “We all have opportunities to grow and better understand the people around us with different stories than our own,” Moen said in a statement. In the 1930s bookmobile service was established to serve the rural areas of the county. Please don’t clean or sanitize your items either after you pick them up or before you drop them off. Experience in matrix management preferred.
Customers can find a calendar of events, book lists and other content related to current issues of social justice and systemic racism at cmlibrary.org/black-lives-matter-program. Blueprint 2025 brought together a diverse group of stakeholders including the community-based Library Board of Trustees, Library staff, Mecklenburg County staff, subject matter experts, Library customers, and community members. The Pulitzer Prize-winning project aims to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the very center of the country’s national narrative. Emerging from this project, the Library sought to accomplish its mission (improve lives and build a stronger community) and achieve its vision (the essential connector of a thriving community of readers, leaders, and learners) by focusing on three guiding principles – an Essential Community Connector, a Welcoming Place to All, and a Destination for Learning.
Library services are personalized to individual needs. Self-service library kiosks and online portals complement traditional services to give residents more convenient options. Work closely with the HR Leader to recruit and develop a highly-skilled and diverse workforce who have natural customer-service abilities, whose personal values align with the Library’s cultural principles, and who embrace continuous learning, improvement, and change. The library says more information will be released in the coming weeks featuring additional authors and Black stories. Develop partnerships that deliver best execution and extend the capacity of Library staff. Over the next several decades, the Library established town libraries and new branches were continually added to keep pace with the rapid growth of the city and county. Library staff reflect the diversity of the community. Manage staffing and operating expenses within the established budget. Here are all the free and cheap things for them to do.
Solving problems and making important decisions quickly. Oversee the Carolina Room specialty library. Discount tickets for concerts, comedy, sports and more Successful experience coaching and developing employees, supervisors, and managers. The Chief Customer Officer/Library Director will: Specific duties will include, but not necessarily be limited to: The Chief Customer Officer/Library Director will be a proven leader with demonstrated success in the delivery of complex public library services to urban and suburban communities, and will possess the following competencies: Compensation will be commensurate with experience including a competitive base salary and competitive benefits package. CONTACT INFORMATION: Coleman Lew Canny Bowen 6101 Carnegie Blvd., Suite 300 Charlotte, NC 28209 Ken Carrick, President Janny DeLoache, Consultant.
Building trust and creating followership across the organization. Work schedule varies and flexes based on hours of operation; some weekend work required; moderate travel. Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Subsequently, philanthropist Andrew Carnegie agreed to donate $25,000 for a library building if the city would furnish a site and taxes to support operations. The Library improves lives and builds a stronger community through four delivery channels — 20 fixed locations; a digital branch; an outreach team; and soon a mobile library. Oversee Library educational offerings and activities aligned with key community initiatives, guided by an Education Leader.