The Urban Libraries Council (ULC), US, a membership organisation of North America's premier public library systems and the corporations that serve them, is continuing its search for a new president and chief executive officer. The ULC launched its search in late 2008 and will continue it throughout the first quarter of 2009, expanding to a broader audience of potential candidates.
The Council is seeking an individual with imagination and a creative envisioning of the future of urban libraries, balanced with a CEO's ability to bring that vision to life.
The Executive Search Committee is being led by ULC board member Bob Martin, former director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and supported by SC Search Consultants. Losinski has said that the committee and board are taking a deliberate approach to ensure ULC keeps up its pace of successful initiatives and membership growth. ULC has grown by 29 percent in the past four years and launched programmes such as Foresight 2020, aimed at helping libraries quickly adapt to changes in their environments. Additionally, ULC has taken a more active role in the global library community, dramatically expanded member learning opportunities, published timely research and fostered physical and virtual networks among the membership.
