Director of the National Library for the Study of George Washington
Please find
information detailing the requirements below.
Regards,
Leah Noce
Human
Resources – Special Projects
703.799.5081
George
Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens
Director
of the National Library for the Study of George Washington
The Director will expand
The Director will develop a business plan that calls
for
The Director will establish strategic alliances with
partners, and effectively manage the Library resources, including staff, space,
time, money, equipment, and technology. He/she will also direct the
research, care, and effective use of the special collections – including
the Association’s institutional records – with the goal of
exposing the most important of these artifacts to audiences both on and off the
estate.
The Director will provide leadership to an aggressive
acquisitions program, books and manuscripts exhibitions, and special
projects. He/She will actively promote the books and manuscripts
collection through lectures, special tours, publications, podcasts, audio tours,
and the internet. The Director will also manage all educational programs
specifically designed to reach beyond
In addition to managing the operations of the Library
and its collections, the Director will create new programs that reach millions
of Americans through “popular culture,” recognizing that they are
unlikely to be exposed to traditional approaches of scholarly
communication. The Director will also devise new ways to communicate
internationally about George Washington. Information exchange, using the
highest standards and latest technologies, will be a critical focus. The
Director is charged with the implementation of new technologies, strategic
partnerships and collaborations; as well as building and maintaining important
relationships with other libraries and museum collections, such as The Papers of George Washington and the Founding Fathers Library Project.