{"id":90542,"date":"2020-01-21T01:31:28","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T01:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/dolores-library-seeks-new-director\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:40:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:40:20","slug":"dolores-library-seeks-new-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/dolores-library-seeks-new-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolores library seeks new director"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=15242c97-397d-46f3-8a5e-865bfc1aab15&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=2000\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1093\" alt=\"The Dolores Public Library is looking for a new director.\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">The Dolores Public Library is looking for a new director.<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Journal file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><p>The Dolores Public Library is seeking a new director to administer day-to-day functions.<\/p>\n<p>One of four public libraries in Montezuma County, the library is located in a modern venue with a view of the Dolores River.<\/p>\n<p>A bachelor\u2019s degree in library science is desired but not essential, according to library officials.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants must be knowledgeable about, or be willing to come up to speed, on current library science and technology and possess strong organizational, decision-making, supervisory, grant-writing, and marketing skills.<\/p>\n<p>The library board is seeking a director to lead a small, experienced staff and be an active community member, networking and collaborating with local schools, businesses and local government. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdministrative functions and personnel management consume the majority of the Director\u2019s time,\u201d said outgoing director Diana Donohue. \u201cManagement of the collection, oversight of circulation, and programming representing only 20% of the job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Donohue will continue working for the library part-time, but wishes to step down from her current responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ideal candidate will have professional skills in accounting, budgeting, human resource functions, and facilities management,\u201d explained Jeanne Becker, president of the Library board of directors.<\/p>\n<p>The role of local libraries has changed in the last ten years, and the way the public gets information and shares knowledge has evolved. The new director will be in a position to help shape the future of the Dolores Library.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an exciting time to be involved in a local library,\u201d Becker said.<\/p>\n<p>The library has a collection of about 21,000 items \u2013 everything from books, DVDs and CDs to sewing machines, backpacks, and children\u2019s activity bags. The library offers adult and children\u2019s programming throughout the year and maintains an active website and social media presence.<\/p>\n<p>A cover letter and resume submitted in pdf format should be emailed to <a href=\"mailto:doloreslibrary4@gmail.com\">doloreslibrary4@gmail.com<\/a>. Three professional references will be requested from finalists. A complete job description is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/doloreslibrary.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.doloreslibrary.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Library science degree preferred but not required<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":90544,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[44,1255,13,28,638,29],"naviga_topic":[],"class_list":["post-90542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dolores","tag-employment","tag-frontpage-lead","tag-headlines","tag-library-and-museum","tag-newsletter"],"acf":[],"author_name":"dh_admin","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90542"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90543,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90542\/revisions\/90543"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90542"},{"taxonomy":"naviga_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/naviga_topic?post=90542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}