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Jefferson County Public Library Reviews

2.7

35% would recommend to a friend

(56 total reviews)

Donna Walker

10% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Jefferson County Public Library has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 56 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Jefferson County Public Library employee rating is 26% below average for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

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56 reviews
1.0
10 Apr 2026

Dead End

Recommend
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Pros

Nice colleagues, better than being unemployed while you look for a better position elsewhere.

Cons

- Dead end job without meaningful opportunities for advancement, relevant training, or raises. - Even with recent unionization, wages for many long term employees are less than $20/hr with no realistic path forward to a living wage for this area. This is for college degreed employees. - Massive administrative bloat and waste - Expects employees to be constant social workers for patrons while employees are paid little and many have no benefits, so they, themselves, need social worker support. - As an org it is more concerned with LOOKING good than BEING good. Not trustworthy.

3.0
2 Dec 2025

Nice place to work but...

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great people to work with, interesting work

Cons

While I get the highest ratings on my annual reviews every year since working at JCPL, I still only get minimum wage salary. No merit increases. Shifts changes frequently because people leave. Leadership well paid but doesn't understand many of us have to work several jobs to make ends meet. It's hard to believe management when it says library staff are valued / appreciated.

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