New Job for Miss Sarah
In case you missed the buzz on Twitter and elsewhere, I have a new job! Starting officially on May 1st, I will be the Director for the San Rafael Public Library!
I’ve worked as the Assistant Director since February 2011, and as the Acting Director since November. I am thrilled to have been selected from a pool of extremely qualified candidates. It’s the town I’ve lived in for over 8 years, and I stayed here even when it meant commuting 1:45 each way to San Jose for work. I love San Rafael and am honored to be able to serve as Library Director. We have an extraordinarily dedicated staff and our support groups (Friends, Board, and Foundation) care about this library tremendously. I am lucky to have such a great group of people to work with!
You can read more about the new job in the story in our local paper.
If any directors have advice for a newbie, please pass it on! My ears are wide open!
April 27th, 2012 at 1:04 pm
Congratulations, Sarah! I can’t wait to see what you do for San Rafael Public. Wishing you all the best from your neighboring county to the north!
April 27th, 2012 at 1:06 pm
Congratulations!
April 27th, 2012 at 1:14 pm
Hi Sarah,
I have been a loyal reader of Librarian in Black for years and I have grown to respect your opinions and count on your advice. I felt I wanted to say congratulations! You will do a great job in your new position. It is well deserved!
April 27th, 2012 at 1:34 pm
Congratulations!! Always enjoy reading your blog.
April 27th, 2012 at 1:43 pm
Congratulations! As someone who hopes to be in a similar position one day, I look forward to your words of wisdom!
April 27th, 2012 at 1:48 pm
Congratulations! I was lucky enough to meet you at the Hawaii Library Association conference in 2009. Love your blog and your work!
April 27th, 2012 at 2:53 pm
Congrats, Sarah! You are such an inspiration to this MLIS student!
April 27th, 2012 at 2:54 pm
A new job for Miss Sarah > Two Mules for Sister Sarah
Congratulations! You’re going to make awesome things happen, I know it!
April 27th, 2012 at 3:38 pm
Congratulations!
April 27th, 2012 at 5:05 pm
Congratulations!
April 28th, 2012 at 2:21 am
Congratulations! I know you’ll be a real asset for them. Here’s to forward thinking, brave leaders like you.
April 29th, 2012 at 7:31 pm
Congratulations … great to see enthusiasm and talent being rewarded. Don’t let management make you TOO politically correct!
April 30th, 2012 at 3:34 pm
Congratulations, Sarah!!! I too have been a loyal reader for several years and am consistently impressed with your commitment to quality service. My advice: keep your mission statement and your service population always in mind, and your initiatives stand a good chance of succeeding. I’m not a director, but have observed several at close range and those who were successful were always conscious of those two aspects. The rest will sort itself out over time.
May 3rd, 2012 at 9:00 am
We follow your blog – and we are so happy for you!! Congratulations on both the new job AND all the extra time you will not have to use up sitting in the car on the way to work!
May 17th, 2012 at 11:36 pm
Congratulations, Sarah!
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:53 am
Belated congratulations to you on your promotion!
January 17th, 2013 at 6:24 pm
LIB aka Sarah, on LinkedIn I saw a job for Director of County Library Services for Marin County. You probably already got a job posting, but wanted to point out to you.
January 17th, 2013 at 6:27 pm
Thanks Winnie. I did see it. The job is for the county library system that is in the same consortium my library is in. I am sure they will get some great candidates.