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12 month - College Librarian
- Brunswick, Virginia, United States
- ADMINSTRTN-LIBRARIES (Southside)
- Southside Va Community College
Title: 12 month - College Librarian
Agency: Southside Va Community College
Location: Brunswick - 025
FLSA: Exempt
Hiring Range: $68,293.00 minimum - Commensurate with education, experience and VCCS guidelines
Full Time or Part Time: Full Time
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Job Description:
Established in 1970, Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC) is one of 23 colleges in the Virginia Community College System, with seven locations across several counties, including Brunswick, Charlotte, Nottoway, Mecklenburg, Greensville, and Halifax. SVCC serves the largest community college region in the state, covering ten counties and one city.
SVCC is located in a beautiful rural region renowned for its rolling hills, pine and hardwood forests, and farmland, and is home to two popular lakes: Gaston and Kerr. We offer a welcoming learning environment and are accredited to award associate degrees. The college offers a diverse range of programs, including developmental studies, academic, technical, and lifelong education. SVCC empowers students to build skills, knowledge, and leadership, preparing them to thrive in a changing society.
Thank you for considering employment with Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC). We are dedicated to attracting and retaining a talented workforce, which has earned us recognition as a Great College to Work For by The Chronicle of Higher Education for several consecutive years. Committed to ensuring equal educational opportunities for all students, SVCC values the diverse backgrounds and perspectives of our students, faculty, staff, and the communities we serve. For more information, please visit southside.edu
You want to transform the student library experience — be the vision for our library, champion knowledge, guide lifelong learning, inspire innovation, and create opportunities for growth across campus.
Southside Virginia Community College is seeking a College Librarian.
The College Librarian provides leadership and oversight for library services across Southside Virginia Community College, supporting student learning, academic success, faculty instruction, and institutional effectiveness. The position oversees library collections, instruction, academic support services, and daily operations at multiple campus locations, while supervising library staff, tutors, and work-study students. The College Librarian plays a key role in promoting information literacy, supporting retention and completion efforts, and ensuring library services align with institutional goals. SVCC strives to maintain a culture of care for all students; accordingly, the College Librarian provides student-centered leadership that supports, promotes, and sustains a Culture of Care through accessible, inclusive, and responsive library services.
Southside Virginia Community College is seeking a College Librarian.
The College Librarian provides leadership and oversight for library services across Southside Virginia Community College, supporting student learning, academic success, faculty instruction, and institutional effectiveness. The position oversees library collections, instruction, academic support services, and daily operations at multiple campus locations, while supervising library staff, tutors, and work-study students. The College Librarian plays a key role in promoting information literacy, supporting retention and completion efforts, and ensuring library services align with institutional goals. SVCC strives to maintain a culture of care for all students; accordingly, the College Librarian provides student-centered leadership that supports, promotes, and sustains a Culture of Care through accessible, inclusive, and responsive library services.
The College Librarian shall have the following responsibilities:
Library Leadership & Operations
- Oversees the development, maintenance, and evaluation of print and non-print library collections to support academic programs, faculty professional development, and student engagement.Administers the Library Collection Development Policy, including budget oversight, selection, evaluation, and weeding of materials
- Ensures materials are cataloged and maintained using current Library of Congress cataloging standards and classification systems
- Maintains organized, accessible library spaces, including stack maintenance and oversight of audiovisual and instructional equipment Manages intercampus and interlibrary loan services for students, faculty, staff, and community patrons
Supervision & Staffing
- Provides leadership and supervision for library personnel, including:
- Two full-time Library Specialists
- Part-time tutors assigned to library-based academic support
- Work-study students (up to 20 hours per week)
- Oversees hiring recommendations, training, scheduling, task assignments, and ongoing performance feedback
- Ensures compliance with work-study guidelines, timekeeping requirements, and institutional policies Fosters a service-oriented, student-centered library environment
Instruction & Student Support
- Provides information literacy and research instruction through College Success Skills (SDV 100), embedded course instruction, workshops, and online learning formats
- Collaborates with faculty, advisors, and student success teams to support academic achievement, retention, and completion
- Coordinates library-based academic support services, including tutoring and research assistance Delivers reference and research support to students, faculty, staff, and community patrons
Assessment, Reporting & Compliance
- Collects, analyzes, and reports library usage, instructional, and service data to support institutional effectiveness, accreditation, and required state and national reporting
- Participates in and promotes the Virginia Community College System’s Information Literacy initiatives Supports accreditation standards related to learning resources, student support services, and assessment
Digital Resources & Web Presence
- Manages and updates the Library’s web presence and digital resources to ensure accessibility, accuracy, and alignment with institutional communication standards Collaborates with appropriate offices to maintain compliance with accessibility and technology guidelines
Professional Service
- Participates in regional, state, and national professional library organizations
- Presents workshops and training sessions on information literacy, copyright, library services, and research tools as requested Serves on college and campus committees as assigned by the President or Vice President for Enrollment Management & Student Success
Other Duties
- Performs other duties as assigned to support the mission and goals of the College.
- Master’s degree in Library Science (MLS/MLIS) from a regionally accredited college or university
- Demonstrated knowledge of academic library services, including reference, research support, and information literacy instruction
- Recent experience working with an Integrated Library System (ILS) and familiarity with Library of Congress classification and cataloging standards
- Experience collecting, analyzing, and reporting library and instructional data to support institutional effectiveness, accreditation, or strategic planning
- Experience managing a library or learning resources budget, including collection development and fiscal oversight
- Demonstrated supervisory experience, including hiring, onboarding, scheduling, and performance management of professional and/or paraprofessional staff, including student employees
- Experience overseeing library operations across physical and digital environments, including facilities, collections, web presence, and instructional technologies
- Knowledge of institutional, state, and national standards related to libraries, accessibility (ADA), copyright, and regulatory compliance
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate academic support services, including tutoring and research assistance
- Strong communication, organizational, and technology skills, with the ability to work effectively with students, faculty, staff, and community stakeholders in a student-centered environment, and represent the library in institutional and external settings
- Ability to support and coordinate services across multiple campus locations
- Experience in a community college or multi-campus academic library setting.
- Documented experience delivering information literacy instruction in face-to-face and online formats.
- Experience supporting student success, retention, or learning support initiatives.
- Familiarity with accreditation, assessment, or institutional effectiveness processes.
- Experience managing digital library systems, web content, or electronic resource platforms.
- Knowledge of ADA accessibility standards as applied to library services and digital content.
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