Outreach, Programming, and Marketing Manager
(Bixby Library Community Engagement Manager)
Bixby Memorial Free Library
Vergennes, Vermont
Job Description
25 hours per week

Position Summary:

The Bixby Library Outreach, Programming, and Marketing Manager (Community Engagement Manager) ensures the vibrancy, relevance, cohesiveness, and effectiveness of the library’s communications tools and channels. They will orchestrate high-quality adult programming and events, leveraging indoor and outdoor gathering spaces, books, digital and community resources, the Library of Things, historical collections, artwork, Vermont Collection, and more. They will identify and forge mutually-beneficial partnerships with key community, state, regional, and national organizations and volunteers to leverage library resources to better the lives of the people in our five-town rural Champlain Valley, Vermont community, especially with those who might benefit the most from library resources. And they will assist the Director in identifying, applying for, and managing grants to support the operational and strategic objectives of the Bixby.

Reporting to the Library Director, the part-time position is 25 hours per week, including some evenings and Saturdays. $19-21 per hour, commensurate with experience.

Learn more about The Bixby on our website. Please send a cover letter and resume to Catharine Hays, Library Director, at catharine.hays@bixbylibrary.org.

Essential Job Functions:

Plans, develops, promotes, and implements effective adult programming, events, and exhibits while increasing and expanding the relevance and utilization of Bixby collections and services. 20%

Develops, implements, and evaluates marketing and communications strategies, content, and public relations to extend The Bixby’s reach, support, and impact. 20%

Works with the Director and staff team to foster and nurture collaborative relationships with volunteers, community leaders, and supporters to expand community engagement. 20%

Works with the Director and staff team to identify, apply for, and manage the implementation of grants. 20%

Serves volunteers, patrons, and visitors at the Circulation Desk – 15%

Performs similar or related work as required. 5%

Education

• BA or BS required
• MLIS or Certificate in Public Librarianship from the Vermont Department of Libraries (or intent to pursue) is desired.

Experience and Qualifications

• Familiarity, passion for, and/or professional experience in a public library setting, and the role and importance of public libraries
• Demonstrated results in creating engaging, successful programming and events
• Marketing and graphic design expertise, including web, social, experiential, word-of-mouth, visual, and email
• Facility with current productivity and creative platforms
• Attention to detail, excellent written and verbal skills
• Effective public speaking and facilitation skills
• Care, compassion, and the ability to relate to others
• Positive, can-do team player and collaborator
• Well-organized planner and effective time management
• Strong sense of humor, resourcefulness, and resiliency
• Grant writing and management experience desired, or enthusiasm to learn

Physical Requirements: Work is performed under typical library and office conditions. Duties require intermittent light to moderate physical effort to carry, lift, or move lightweight materials or equipment.

About the Bixby

The Bixby Memorial Free Library is an incorporated non-profit that serves and is supported by a rural five-town community in the historic and scenic Champlain Valley of Vermont. The Bixby staff, board, and volunteers are honored to steward a wide range of resources for our community: 

• The Bixby’s building is beloved among the top historical buildings in the state of Vermont, with three stories of meeting, gathering, and exhibit spaces surrounding a mosaic-floored, columned rotunda soaring to a stained glass dome.  
• With our library of physical and digital collections at our core, the Bixby also shares our renowned local art, archive, archeological, and museum collections.  
• The Bixby three-year strategic plan prioritizes Belonging, Sustainability, and Literacy as a vital and vibrant community center for people of all ages and stages of life. 

About our Community

Located in the beautiful little city of Vergennes, Vermont, three of our towns border Lake Champlain, an easy drive to the college towns of Burlington and Middlebury, and close to winter sports in the Green and Adirondack Mountains. Steeped in history, Addison County offers many outdoor activities, including hiking, swimming, kayaking, and skiing. The restaurant scene in Vergennes is lively, and our opera house regularly schedules cultural events and concerts. Learn more about Vergennes in this clip: https://youtu.be/FEzQkTCiwng

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Posted May 19, 2025