Organization: Washington State Library.
City and State: Tumwater, WA

Description: The Washington State Library is seeking a State Librarian to operate four major programs and serve in the leadership of OSOS. The Central Library is in Tumwater, Wash., and is where the office of the State Librarian is located. It is the research and reference library at the seat of state government. The Washington Talking Book & Braille Library is in Seattle and provides a statewide service to all who cannot read standard print and is the home of the ALL Foundation that supports specific programs of the State Library and State Archives. Institutional Library Services operates libraries in state prisons, state hospitals, and state juvenile justice centers. The Library Development program manages federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and supports local public libraries across the state through a variety of exciting services.

The State Librarian will serve as a critical leader and voice on a team that will engage collaboratively with external partners, state legislators and members of congress, and their staff, about revenue for the State Library. The State Library and public libraries we serve face their own sets of challenges, including budgetary, technological, challenges to the freedom to read, a growing role in street-levels issue, and needs for organizational support. There are boundless opportunities to partner to improve and expand a great many public library services, support intellectual freedom, make public libraries safer spaces for community members, and generally support these institutions that a fundamental to a successful democracy. This leader will also play a key role in expanding therapeutic tabletop role-play gaming to more public libraries.

For more information and to apply, go to Washington State Librarian | Job Details tab | Career Pages