Head Librarian Job at Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York

Position Title : Head Librarian

Department : Education & Interpretation

FLSA Status : Full-time, Exempt

Reports To : Vice President of Education & Interpretation

Grade : 5

Position Description :

Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s head librarianoversees library collections (general, special, archival, rare, and art) including their development, maintenance, preservation and conservation assessment, and access. The librarian works to share the collection with various audiences, connecting visitors to the collection, developing bridges to unique aspects of the collection, and managing visitor queries regarding the Garden and the collections.

About the Library :

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) library is committed to teaching about plants and the environment and the legacy of Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The audience for the library ranges from BBG membership to the general public—visitors to the Garden, students of all ages, horticulturists, gardeners, plant enthusiasts, artists, researchers, and scholars. Patrons of the library are local residents and patrons worldwide.

The library also provides key research support to the staff of the Garden and plays a vital role in program development with gardeners, educators, program staff, botanists, media and digital team, public relations personnel, and executive leadership.

The library is the caretaker for archival material that represents the legacy of BBG as a world-renowned urban garden and a world leader in education. In addition, the library holds important material about plants, botany, and botanic garden history, with some material over 500 years old.

As a 110-year-old institution, Brooklyn Botanic Garden is an important source of history about urban gardening in the borough. BBG’s archives and one-of-a-kind collection are an important resource for those interested in this history.

About the library collections :

The collections consist of books, journals, pamphlets, images, artifacts, fine art, and the institutions archives of records, personal papers, and images housed in the beautiful Reading Room in the Administration Building, and collections in storage offsite.

Contents of the collection :

• 70 active serials and additional back titles
• Monograph titles, slides (some film, some glass), photos (largely positives, but also glass plate negatives), engraving plates, art and artifact pieces, pamphlets, archival documents

Responsibilities :

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Audience engagement :

Qualifications :

Compensation and Benefits :

Brooklyn Botanic Garden considers several factors when determining the appropriate salary to offer a candidate within the listed salary range. These factors include (but are not limited to), the scope and responsibilities of the position, a candidate’s relevant work experience and education / training, job skills, equity across the institution, as well as market and organizational considerations.

Health Insurance that begins the date of hire; employees are offered coverage through the City of New York’s Office of Labor Relations and can choose from a variety of plans, some at no cost to the employee.

To be considered for this position, please submit an application by clicking Apply below. Applications submitted without a résumé and cover letter will not be considered.

No telephone calls for position inquiries, please. Applicants with disabilities who need assistance with the online system, or who may require a reasonable accommodation during the application process, should contact Human Resources at hr@bbg.org .

Brooklyn Botanic Garden is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer.

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