Director of Library Services Position Open

The West Bridgewater Public Library Board of Trustees is looking for creative and forward-thinking candidates to apply for the position of Director of Library Services.  Do you have a vision of what a 21st century library can and should be?  We are looking for you!  We're seeking an experienced, community-oriented, visionary leader with proven budget and project management abilities, and a commitment to team-development and collaboration for this key position. 

The Director reports to a Library Board of Trustees elected by the West Bridgewater voters.  The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and providing leadership in planning, directing and coordinating all library activities.  The position will manage a $411,227 appropriated budget, $17,000 in non-appropriated revenue and $9,000 in state aid, supervise 2 full-time and 6 part-time staff members, and work closely with volunteers, municipal departments, community leaders, community organizations as well as the School Department to identify and meet community needs. 

The position requires an ALA-accredited MLS and a minimum of five (5) years of experience in professional library work (public library preferred) that includes at least three (3) years of supervisory experience.  The starting salary is $55,000 - $60,000 and includes a complete benefits package through the Town of West Bridgewater with an annual salary review. 

To apply for the position, please provide the documentation requested below: 

A cover letter, resume, and three professional references should be submitted by U. S. mail no later than Tuesday, September 1, 2015 to:

Library Board of Trustees Hiring Committee

West Bridgewater Public Library

80 Howard Street

West Bridgewater, MA  02379

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LOBSTERFEST AT NEWPORT PLAYHOUSE Newport, RI

Monday, July 27, 2015 

WINNIPESAUKEE PLAYHOUSE "Lost In Yonkers"

And HART'S TURKEY FARM

Thursday, July 30, 2015 

"ODYSSEY" Boston Skyline Lunch Cruise

Thursday, August 4, 2015

REAGLE MUSIC THEATER "Wonderful Town" & OLD COUNTRY BUFFET Waltham, MA

Thursday, August 6, 2015 

THE BEACON RESORT LOBSTER BAKE SPECIAL Lincoln, NH August 9 - 10, 2015 2 Days / 1 Night ~ Sunday - Monday 

RHODE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE CRUISE & GREGG'S RESTAURANT LUNCH North Kingstown, RI

Monday, August 17, 2015 

ATLANTIC CITY AIR SHOW "DOUBLE THUNDER"  Blue Thunder and the Blue Angels Atlantic City, NY

September 1 - 3, 2015 (3 Days / 2 Nights ~ Tuesday - Thursday

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Summer Adventures at the Pond

During the long, humid weeks of summer, the youngsters with adventurous hearts seek satisfaction in one of the oldest, dirtiest and yet most satisfying of past times: they go to the local pond! Here they can find things real and unreal to stimulate their minds.

They can find the reality of frogs and snakes, crayfish and turtles, cool creatures from the primeval past.  They can test speed and reflexes in the capture of these critters. Here too, they can sometimes fall into the mire and become messier than the things they try and catch. At the pond,  the youngster can find the creations of the mind.  Is that not a goblin hiding behind that rock? Is there not a dinosaur swimming just under the water, it's eyes peering out?  Could this pond not the landing zone for an alien invasion, bent on world conquest?  Ahh, the joys of it all!

Then there is the return home, often a mess, sometimes with 'friend' in hand.  Why does mommy scream so when we bring our 'friends' in? And why the insistence on going into the bathtub?

We had plenty of fun in the water already!