WBRL: A Career As A Library Director

It was with huge interest that I learned through the Wood Buffalo Regional Library’s website that the library is in need of a new Director. From my attached resume, you will notice my aptitudes and qualifications that allow me to be the ideal person to serve as WBRL’s next library director.

With more than eight years’ combined experience management and business development, my priorities have been to empower staff and to set achieved goals, to provide them with the support and resources necessary for them to be successful, and to model the behaviours that I expect from them. In addition, I am organized and detail-oriented, and am joyful and friendly in my relations with both team members and customers. I have had experience working with people of all ages and different cultures. …show more content…
It is my goal to work in an environment where I can challenge myself and library staff to improve service to library users every day. I want to use my managerial, communication and organizational skills to serve the public effectively and successfully. To me this means not only providing the traditional services that library users have come to expect, but also branching out to rural areas and finding new avenues of service, and working in tandem with the board of directors and local government to ensure that the library plays a dynamic role in the