Division of Library Development staff help library boards and other library hiring authorities when they need to hire a new library director. Resources on hiring staff are available as well as professional advice on the search process.  DLD staff are also available to serve on search committees and interview panels.  Contact Mary Engels, Director, Middletown Library Service Center at 860-704-2207; in CT 800-437-2313.

Selecting a Library Director:  A Workbook for Members of a Selection Committee from the Friends of the Library Development and Services Library, St. Paul, Minnesota

Checklist for Hiring a Library Director, by Mary Engels, Division of Library Development, Connecticut State Library.

WHERE TO ADVERTISE:

Connecticut Library Association and Connecticut Library Consortium
234 Court Street, Middletown, CT 06457-3304
860-344-8777
Job listings and Instructions for submission
 

New England Job Line & Simmons Graduate School
Simmons College GSLIS
300 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115
Call 671-521-2797 for information
JobLine

American Library Association Job Site

Library Job Postings on the Internet
Includes postings from throughout U.S. including a New England section.

Library Journal and Library Hotline Job Zone

List of Accredited Graduate Library and Information Science Programs
You can check here for placement services at individual programs.

Southern Connecticut State University
School of Library Science and Instructional Technology
Attn.: Laura McKay
Mckayl1@southernct.edu
Tel: 203-392-5781

University of Rhode Island
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Placement Service
Rodman Hall
94 West Alumni Ave. Suite 2
Kingston, RI 02881
Tel: 401-874-2947; Fax: 401-874-4395
Email: gslis@uriacc.uri.edu