Maryann James-Daley
Director, Library Services Mlk @Dc Public Library
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WORK HISTORY
Director, Library Services Mlk @Dc Public Library
Leads team of 80+ staff members running 8 departments in DC Public Library\'s central library. Oversees direction of public services operations for the central library, including programming, services and implementing vision of new central library.• For last half of $211 million, 3-year central library modernization, led team of 50 staff members and 5 managers to run interim operations in at least 5 interim locations across the District.• Served as project manager for operations of central library, facilitating, coordinating and rethinking programming, staffing and services for central library opening in 2020. Projects involved working across library departments and with community partners, local businesses, nonprofits and city agencies.• Led hiring effort for library department manager team (7 of 8 managers). Hiring effort included writing new position descriptions, incorporating staff input and serving as hiring manager for those positions.
EDUCATION
University of Pittsburgh
M.S., Library Science
Governor's School
High school diploma
Howard University
B.A., Print Journalism
SKILLS
ABOUT MARYANN JAMES-DALEY
Dynamic and flexible library leader, manager and trainer. Effective communicator and project manager with experience that includes work in emerging technologies at major urban public libraries and newspapers. I clean up messes and bring order to chaos, all with a sharp eye for detail, organizational structures and personal relationships.Key items in my toolkit: a sharp eye for details; a gift for building consensus and getting stuff done; a sure command of the English language, and the ability to pull together a project with the quickness. Interests lie in urban public libraries, team leadership, and food, glorious food. Member of American Library Association and Public Libraries Association; alumna of Dow Jones Newspaper Fund and METPRO/Editing programs.Specialties: urban public librarianship, project management, editing
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