Dedicated Library System - Librian St. Mary's County Library Employee Review

Ability to help the public. Fun programming.

Disconnect between administration and staff

Pay Grade step increases every year you work . Opportunities for continuing education in the form of training and tuition reimbursement. Opportunity to work in a team of librarians across three different branches. Gratefulness from the community members for your services.

Pay is not equitable to surrounding areas for the same role. Each branch has their own challenges be it socio-economic or management related. High turnover due to employees switching jobs between branches or leaving the system for higher paying opportunities. Administration and Management claim to support a work life balance but will penalize employees for taking time off and will ignore mental and physical health constraints. The library system favors young, white women over any other demographic despite claiming their support for a diverse workplace. Male employees are difficult to retain due to the poor attitudes toward them from managment. Depending on which branch you work at you may be subject to harm from exposure to poor behavior from the general public and all that it entails or you will be micromanaged to death and denied a sip of water anywhere the public can see you.