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Senior Librarian
EducationYou've leveled up from managing a collection to managing an entire branch. The job is now 40% community programming, 30% staff management, 20% budget spreadsheets, and 10% actually helping someone find a book. You're basically running a community center that happens to have books in it, and you love it despite the fact that your budget got cut again.
Salary Range
Low
$58k
Median
$72k
High
$90k
10-Year Growth
6%
US Workers
40K
Education
MLIS + 5-10 years experience
Environment
indoor
Tools & Technical Skills
- ▸Branch operations management
- ▸Collection development & weeding
- ▸Community programming & outreach
- ▸Staff supervision & evaluation
- ▸Budget planning & reporting
- ▸Integrated library systems (ILS)
- ▸Digital resource management
People & Mindset Skills
- ▸Leadership
- ▸Community engagement
- ▸Strategic planning
- ▸Staff development
- ▸Public speaking
- ▸Adaptability
- ▸Budget prioritization
Learn the skills
Courses and certifications to get you job-ready
Branch operations management
Staff supervision & evaluation
Digital resource management
What you'll actually do
- 01Manage branch operations, staff schedules, and collection budgets
- 02Develop community programming — book clubs, tech workshops, author events
- 03Supervise and evaluate library staff and volunteers
- 04Analyze circulation data to make collection development decisions
- 05Coordinate with the city or county on facility issues and funding requests
- 06Deal with the same patron who's been monopolizing the computers since 9 AM
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