State Librarian – Colorado State Library (CO)

Colorado seeks an experienced, collaborative, and forward‑looking library leader to serve as State Librarian, guiding statewide library development, resource sharing, accessible library services, institutional library support, state publications, grants, research, and partnerships that strengthen library service for communities across the state. The State Librarian leads the Colorado State Library, a unit of the Colorado Department of Education, and oversees approximately 40 employees and an annual budget of approximately $10 million in state, federal, and other funds.

The Colorado State Library (CSL) supports libraries and library‑related services across Colorado through statewide leadership, consultation, professional development, resource sharing, and programs that expand access to information and learning. Guided by strategic priorities focused on learning for all, resource sharing, professional development for library staff, and services to underserved populations,



CSL works in collaboration with library staff in all 64 counties to support equitable service for Coloradans.

The next State Librarian will join CSL at a time of opportunity, with responsibility for sustaining essential statewide services, strengthening partnerships across Colorado’s library ecosystem, stewarding state and federal resources, and supporting libraries in their response to changing community, educational, technological, and access needs. Recent CSL impact includes:
- Distributing more than $2.9 million in State Grants to Libraries funding to support collections and technology;
- Funding and supporting the SWIFT resource sharing platform used by 123 small, rural, and institutional libraries to borrow and lend over 110,000 items annually;
- Reaching 97% of all types of libraries through grants, and supporting nearly 40 state‑run institutional libraries;
- Offering more than 9.0+ million pages through the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collect

📌 State Librarian (Colombia)
🏢 Black Caucus of the American Library Association
📍 Colombia