[Dtb-talk] Job announcement-Philadelphia Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

[David Andrews]

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>From: Laskowski, Nancy [mailto:LaskowskiN at freelibrary.org]
>Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 1:59 PM
>To: Maurer, Patricia; info at acb.org
>Cc: McPeak, Joseph; Packman, Hedra
>Subject: Job announcement--Philadelphia Regional 
>Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
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>Please post this announcement for your members.
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>Thank you.
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>The Free Library of Philadelphia has an opening 
>for the position of Library Administrator for 
>the Philadelphia Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
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>Applications will be accepted until April 23, 
>2010.  The application along with full job 
>description, qualifications, and salary 
>information is available at 
><http://www.phila.gov/personnel/announce/current/jol_open.html>http://www.phila.gov/personnel/announce/current/jol_open.html.
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>Start date of July 1, 2010 is anticipated.
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>This is a civil service position with a Philadelphia residency requirement.
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>The Administrator is in charge of the Library 
>for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, a 
>leased facility of 30,000 sq. ft.  The LBPH is 
>funded by Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania 
>with an annual budget of $1.4 million.  The 
>Philadelphia Regional LBPH works closely with 
>the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Regional LBPH.
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>There are more than 1 million items in the 
>Philadelphia collection:  large print, braille, 
>cassette, and digital.  There are about 13,000 
>registered readers.  The LBPH uses CUL software 
>(Consortium of User Libraries) for its integrated library system.
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>The staff consists of 25 FTEs; there is an active volunteer program as well.
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>The applicant must have a fifth year degree from 
>an accredited school of library science, five 
>years of librarian experience providing public 
>ser­vice, which has included at least two years 
>providing library services for the blind and 
>physically handicapped and at least two years in 
>a second supervisory level capacity (supervisor 
>of supervisors) in a large public 
>library.  Ability to read braille is a plus (additional advantage).
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>Feel free to share this announcement.
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>If you have any questions or would like more 
>information about this position, please contact 
>me.  We are very excited about finding a great 
>candidate for this important position.  Thanks,
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>Nancy Laskowski
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>Chief, Access Services Division
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>Free Library of Philadelphia
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>1901 Vine Street, Annex, Room 201
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>Philadelphia, PA 19103-1189
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>TEL:  215-686-5412
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>MOBILE:  215-317-0908
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>FAX:  215-567-4352
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><mailto:laskowskin at freelibrary.org>laskowskin at freelibrary.org
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>TEL at LBPH:  215-683-3213