Does Baltimore County Public Library pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Baltimore County Public Library employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Baltimore County Public Library. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Baltimore County Public Library?

58% of Baltimore County Public Library employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Baltimore County Public Library 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Baltimore County Public Library?

Circulation Assistant (9) , Librarian (8) , Circulation Assistant II (4) , Library Services Assistant (3) , Circulation Assistant III (2) , Librarian III (2) , Part-Time Librarian (2)

What are the pros of working at Baltimore County Public Library according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are great if you're full" ((in 6 reviews)); "Good immediate management" ((in 3 reviews)); "Most of the staff are friendly and nice to work with." ((in 3 reviews)); "They let you be flexible with your student schedule very accommodating, people were friendly and brought in food and tried to get to know you." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Baltimore County Public Library according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay; less autonomy for part" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Baltimore County Public Library locations?

Baltimore , Towson , Parkville , Cockeysville , Essex , Pikesville , Reisterstown , Woodlawn

Baltimore County Public Library reviews

3.7

58% would recommend to a friend

(56 total reviews)

Sonia Alcántara-Antoine

60% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

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Baltimore County Public Library has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 56 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Baltimore County Public Library employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

56 reviews

5.0

Jun 5, 2023

Great place

Circulation assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone is kind, low stress

Cons

Hard to advance internally for higher positions, pretty competitive.

Baltimore County Public Library Response

3y

Thank you for your feedback. We have been working towards improving our internal recruitment process for PT to FT by conducting interviews for multiple locations. Applications now remain under consideration for six months from date of submission.

4.0

Jan 11, 2023

Enjoyable but challenging

Part-time librarian

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great management team at the branch where I worked. Opportunities to learn and take on new roles.

Cons

The schedule had been determined by previous employees in the role swapping out days/hours. The position I held was heavy on evening shifts and multiple weekend shifts a month.

Baltimore County Public Library Response

3y

Thank you for sharing your constructive feedback. We will pass along to our regional managers for consideration. Best wishes on your future endeavors.

4.0

Nov 1, 2022

Job

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Co-workers and the pay for the work

Cons

Some management in specific locations

Baltimore County Public Library Response

3y

Thank you for providing feedback. We invite you to share any of your concerns of management in specific locations during open meeting time with the CEO. This is the only way we can come together as One Team, One Library to improve systemwide.

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Jobs at Baltimore County Public Library

Library Services Assistant

Part-Time Library Services Assistant