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Denver Public Library Reviews

2.9

43% would recommend to a friend

(66 total reviews)
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Michelle Jeske

27% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

Denver Public Library has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 66 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Denver Public Library employee rating is 20% below average for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

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66 reviews
2.0
28 May 2026

Valuable community work overshadowed by disconnected management

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Public service and all of the amazing work DPL does for the communities we serve. Creating opportunities for access.

Cons

Upper management is totally disconnected from the rest of front line staff. When provided with feedback, they take it personally as a blow to their egos and not as feedback to the systems that could be improved. Morale is very low and while people are committed to DPL's values, most people do not see upper management upholding those values. There is also very little accountability put in place for upper administration. Internal communications could be improved. Better training for supervisors is desperately needed. And as many people have noted, very little to no job mobility. Professional development is a joke and barely exists. Come here is your want your career to stay stagnant.

3.0
8 Nov 2025
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Pros

Excellent community building, opportunities for community feedback, and some wonderful coworkers

Cons

Terrible pay with no room for growth, completely disconnected upper management that never comes to branches, ineffective organizational communication and lack of transparency for decision making for changes that impact public facing staff

3.0
30 Jun 2025
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Pros

enjoy team and coworkers hours are okay

Cons

hard to move around and make changes

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