Does Howard County Library pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Howard County Library employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Howard County Library. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Howard County Library?

76% of Howard County Library employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Howard County Library 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Howard County Library?

Customer Service Specialist (3) , Assistant Librarian (2) , Librarian (2) , Shelver (2)

What are the pros of working at Howard County Library according to real employee reviews?

"Beautiful work environment, fantastic co" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Howard County Library according to real employee reviews?

"Bad Management (you don't know what you are doing the coming work week until the day before)" ((in 3 reviews)); "low pay, admin doesn't communicate, change happens slowly" ((in 3 reviews))

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3.6

76% would recommend to a friend

(30 total reviews)

Tonya Aikens

44% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity and inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture and values

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Howard County Library has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 30 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Howard County Library employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

30 reviews

5.0

12 Dec 2025

Good library

Information specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Modern, good benefits, lots of opportunities to pursue interests

Cons

The culture can be cliqueish

5.0

14 Nov 2023

Relaxing environment

Library assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The staff is very friendly and accommodating. The work itself is largely stress-free, with good benefits for employees who work beyond hourly.

Cons

Library procedure is subject to local government decisions, which may lead to situations that disrupt work, such as furlough during the pandemic or lack of funding in some years.

5.0

20 Jan 2023

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

good work environment, and meaningful work

Cons

The only issue is being part-time and not having benefits

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Jobs at Howard County Library

Branch Manager - Miller Branch

Ellicott City, MD

USD 77K - USD 135K /yr

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Processing/ILL Specialist

Ellicott City, MD

USD 35K - USD 61K /yr

(Employer provided)

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Assistant Cataloger, On-call

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