Salary

$46,059.12 Annually

Employment Type

EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | INELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | NON-CHAPTER | 37.5 HR/WK

Hiring Agency

Tourism, Arts, & Heritage Cabinet | Kentucky Historical Society

Location

100 W Broadway TDCCKH-History Center
Frankfort, KY 40601 USA

Description

The Kentucky Historical Society is searching for a skilled and dynamic leader to manage the daily operations of the Martin F. Schmidt Research Library. This library is home to extensive holdings of Kentucky history and genealogy and is an essential resource for scholars, family history researchers, students, and anyone interested in deepening their understanding of Kentucky history.
This position holds a crucial leadership and managerial role within KHS’s Research and Publications team. The Research Library Manager collaborates with colleagues and patrons to align library activities with KHS priorities and annual program plans to confidently advance the Kentucky Historical Society’s mission, values, and strategic priorities.
The Research Library Manager oversees the daily operations of the library, manages reference resources, administers the award-winning Kentucky Ancestors suite of services, and contributes to the development of library collections.
The KHS research library caters to thousands of patrons and researchers annually through various modes, including onsite visitation, outreach, public presentations, mail, email correspondence, phone inquiries, and online visits. The Research Library Manager is pivotal in establishing and implementing a vision to create a modern research environment that provides easy access to Kentucky’s historical information.
For more information about KHS, please visit history.ky.gov
Key Responsibilities:

• Manages the day-to-day operations of KHS’s Martin F. Schmidt Research Library, including the training, scheduling, and supervision of staff, interns, and volunteers involved in research services.
• Serves on the Research and Publications management team.
• Helps set team priorities and works to ensure good organizational communication.
• Oversees the conceptualization, development, implementation, and evaluation of services and programs that address patron needs on subjects including genealogy, primary sources, and local history.
• Ensures the research library staff are prepared to provide excellent service and continuously evaluates the overall patron research experience.
• Ensures the team follows established policies and procedures, modeling best practices for research library operations.
• Maintains a healthy and safe environment for staff and patrons.
• Monitors and evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of the operations and makes appropriate adjustments.
• Establishes and reports metrics and statistics of the library’s operation.
• Provides financial stewardship of the library’s activities, which includes working with agency leadership to establish a team budget, procure products and services, and meet revenue projections.
• Ensures the upkeep of the library’s digital assets, including hardware, software, and subscription services.
• Proactively seeks new collecting opportunities to enhance KHS library collection.
• Monitors collections development needs based on patron usage and current trends.
• Supervises the KHS Genealogy Librarian to implement genealogy and family history programs, including Kentucky Ancestors Online, the Kentucky Ancestors television show (which appears statewide on eight television networks), genealogy-related social media, public programs, and more.

For a complete position description, please visit https://history.ky.gov/about/careers

Minimum Requirements

Working Conditions

Must be able to sit or stand for long periods. This is a full-time position of 37.5 hours per week, Tuesday through Saturday schedule during regular KHS operational hours but must be able to work the occasional evening to provide for the needs of KHS in its programming and services for its museum and special event guests. The primary office for this position is located in the Thomas Clark Kentucky History Center in downtown Frankfort, Kentucky. Must be willing to occasionally travel.