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      3.6

      58% would recommend to a friend

      (615 total reviews)
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      Anthony Marx

      53% approve of CEO

      44% positive business outlook

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      New York Public Library has an employee rating of 3.6 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
      Mar 26, 2012

      In a period of change, coming up more pennies than quarters

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      NYPL is a great place to learn about how a large non-profit functions. If you are looking for a place with a lot of history and the clout of a established cultural organizations, it can be a great place to work.

      Cons

      Currently under an period of massive change of management and mission. Tough financial constraints can make for a lot of difficulties in getting things done. In general, the organization is slow moving. It seems to be in an internal battle fighting to figure out it's place in the larger in ecosystem of information services in a time where digital is rapidly shirking traditional media.

      3.0
      Aug 4, 2008

      Stale pay at research institution

      Office aide
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      Pros

      There are many location through out bronx, manhattan and Staten Island (but dont think you can easily move through out these branches). Working at some of these branch can offer low stress position.

      Cons

      Downsides of working at the new york public library includes low pay and heavy beuracracy. Unless you are LeClerc, staff at all level are pretty much paid below industry standard. There is also far much beuracracy to complete any task efficiently. Some managers go on power trips, over what is really, not that stressful a job. Some managers are the reason why there is any stress at all in some branches.

      1.0
      May 9, 2026

      Run

      Librarian
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      Pros

      It's a job that's consistent.

      Cons

      Admin is filled with nepo hires that can't get jobs in any other libraries. The higher ups treat branch staff like garbage.

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