Sheldon, Iowa — The search for a new Director for the Sheldon Public Library continues. Following a Library Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday night, the Board has decided how to move forward in filling the position.
They have decided decided to contact the remaining applicants to determine if they are still interested in the Director position. If interested, the Board will schedule interviews with them for the week of January 9th. If there are no remaining applicants interested in the position, the position is to be advertised on Indeed.com and the State of Iowa Library web site through January 31, 2017. Resumes and cover letters are to be emailed to boardoftrustees@sheldon.lib.ia.us.
To meet the State of Iowa requirements, the Board is looking for someone who has the following educational background.
- Candidate must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. The candidate must also have or be able to obtain (within first two years of employment) certificate of completion of Public Library Management 1 and 2 OR a college credit course in each of the four areas: library administration, selection of all types of library materials, organization of library materials, reference and information services.
OR - Candidate must have a graduate degree in library or information science from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited program.
