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      3.5

      58% would recommend to a friend

      (615 total reviews)
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      44% positive business outlook

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      New York Public Library has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 615 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The New York Public Library employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation industry (3.9 stars).

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      615 reviews
      3.0
      Jul 18, 2015

      NYPL Review

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      Pros

      The New York Public Library is a pretty nice place to work. My co-workers were all pretty delightful and fun to work with and our patrons were very sweet and kind.

      Cons

      Management can be pretty unresponsive at times. Being a massive urban library you sometimes get some pretty unruly patrons and that can be difficult but hey, it's part of the job.

      5.0
      Jul 10, 2015

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      Pros

      Working at the library is a great way to share your love of learning with lots of different people. Folks come to the library for a lot of different reasons. I worked with students in the Library's Out-of-School Time programs. I specifically worked in the branch libraries in the Bronx. I really loved helping a student learn something new, or to help them overcome their academic challenges.

      Cons

      People think if you work at the New York Public Library you work at the iconic 42nd Street branch in mid-town Manhattan. That is not the case. Part of the challenge of working at the library is educating people that the library is spread across the entire city. This is not a con, per se, but it is important to be an ambassador for all of the library's locations. All the branches, while serving the library as a whole, are unique and have their own culture, layout, programs, demographic, and goals. So if you start out at one branch, being relocated to another branch can feel like working for a different company. It is a great way to grow and learn how a great library system can be successful and effective.

      3.0
      Jun 24, 2015

      Overall great place to work, room for improvement.

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Great institution with a lot of resources. Holds fun events and encourages collaboration between departments.

      Cons

      Some management issues can be challenging, but this will vary based on the branch or department.

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