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Ten years ago it was a well-oiled machine. Outside of the fact that some staff were clearly arrogant, there were plenty of employees. Well-designed spaces and loads of resources. Since 2020, it has become a cluster.  Spaces are designed for administrative rather than staff and patrons. Bigger, better offices galore! The noise level is through the roof. People studying can rarely find a quiet space. It sounds like a Dave & Busters. Charm has been replaced with cold, modern furniture which is uncomfortable. Inconvenient for the elderly. Benches are gone. The elderly struggle to find a spot to rest. Many resources have been removed. Decor is unappealing. The Youth Department is a free for all, with kids screaming and rushing out into other areas. Employees are powerless to reign in screaming and running. There is no place for people to sit when registering for a card which is difficult for families and the elderly. Much more pressure on employees to do multiple jobs and therefore doing a mediocre job at everything, despite best efforts. It is better than retail, but not by a lot. Staff are great but upper management clearly do not value underlings. To say managment is parsimonious with their employees is an understatement. When I visit now I am flabbergasted as are many patrons. Again, better than working retail but feeling more and more like it is inching toward Walmart. It was lovely to work with books and d.v.d.'s, however.

I've worked here for almost 5 years and it was a terrific place to work as a student. Friendly staff, fixed and flexible hours, and opportunities to work in higher paying departments. However, it's not a place where you can move up in the food chain so to speak.
There are very few opportunities for advancement and the hiring process is skewed.

I enjoyed the day to day operations of which I was involved.  I enjoyed the interaction with my coworkers.  I can't really say there was any hard part of my day.  As a rule, everything went pretty smoothly.

I loved working here. The staff from the supervisors to the librarians to circ and security were awesome. It was like family there. I made lasting friendships. It was fun helping the community with programming and finding materials. 

My first three years of work experience were here. It was a pleasant work environment where I learned skills that have been applicable to other workplaces. Other staff were friendly. Not always good supervision and I saw a late of laziness but that's probably true everywhere.

a Library is a wonderful place to be just for fun, but if you can earn a living at it too.. well that's a bonus. Happy people, usually young people on my shift and always refreshing and new experiences.

Typically, in any given day I would come in and start filing away books, CD's, and DVD's which was great for my organizational improvement. I also had a great relationship with my coworkers and enjoyed the environment.

Okay place to work!  A little nitpicky!  Too many teenagers as managers.  Always looking at what doing. Too much needed.  Always checking on you! It is an average place to work and benefits are too expensive.

Being a public library, there is very little time for down time. The multiple systems within the library, Microsoft, Apple, and AIX proved to be an entertaining challenge.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Librarian 4 salaries reported	$63,619 per year
Library assistant 9 salaries reported	$21.39 per hour
Mentor 2 salaries reported	$16.33 per hour
Desk assistant 1 salary reported	$19.03 per hour
Innovation associate 3 salaries reported	$22.57 per hour

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