Director, Library Services Monroe Community College

Monroe Community College Position Title: Director, Library Services - Monroe Community College Location: Rochester, NY Category: Professional Staff Job Type: Full Time Posted On: Thu Oct 29 2026 Job Description:Function of Position:The Director of Library Services provides strategic leadership for all functions of the Monroe Community College Library system across its Brighton and Downtown campus locations in support of the College's mission and serves as its primary advocate. The Director is responsible, in collaboration with library faculty and staff, for developing and administering the budgets, policies, services, and resources of the Library. The Director is an innovative leader with knowledge of the challenges facing academic libraries and higher education and an understanding of the evolving needs of students, faculty, and staff. The Director is a strong advocate for information, digital, and artificial intelligence literacy and for the Library's role in supporting student achievement, retention, completion, transfer, and workforce readiness. The Director reports to the Associate Vice President, Instructional Services and serves on the Instructional Services Leadership Team, working collaboratively on divisional and College-wide initiatives.Examples of Duties & Responsibilities: * Provide leadership for Library Services, including strategic planning, assessment, budget development, personnel management, collection development, technologies, and learning environments. * Lead the ongoing review, assessment, and implementation of the MCC Libraries Mission and Vision, ensuring they remain responsive to emerging trends in higher education, academic libraries, and the needs of the College community. * Collaborate with faculty, staff, students, and administrators to ensure library services and resources effectively support teaching, learning, research, and student achievement, retention, completion, transfer, and workforce readiness. * Serve as a campus leader and advocate for information literacy, digital literacy, artificial intelligence literacy, and the ethical and effective use of emerging technologies. * Lead and support institutional efforts related to open educational resources (OER), affordable learning initiatives, and equitable access to course materials. * Partner with Virtual Campus, Learning Support Systems, Learning Resources, Testing Services, and other stakeholders to develop integrated academic support services for students. * Cultivate partnerships with academic departments, SUNY institutions, library organizations, and community partners in support of the College's mission and strategic goals. * Lead assessment and continuous improvement efforts through the collection and analysis of data to evaluate library effectiveness, support accreditation, and inform strategic decision-making. * Promote accessibility, inclusion, and equitable access in library services, resources, technologies, and physical and virtual learning environments. * Monitor emerging trends and best practices in academic libraries, higher education, educational technology, and student success; represent the Library on College, professional, and community committees and perform other duties as assigned. * Support and promote institutional academic initiatives and events that showcase student and faculty scholarship, including Scholars' Day, Celebration of Learning, and related programs. * Other responsibilities as delegated by the Associate Vice President, Instructional Services. * Responsible for adhering to the College Code of Conduct. * Responsible for contributing to and maintaining an inclusive and collaborative College environment. * Responsible for maintaining technological competencies utilized by the College. MCC Expectations: * Adheres to the College Code of Conduct. * Contributes to, supports, and maintains an equitable, inclusive, and collaborative College