Join Us!

The library needs energetic, enthusiastic, creative people who enjoy working with people of all ages and backgrounds. If this sounds like you, we invite you to apply with the Library today!

The Library offers a variety of rewarding and challenging career opportunities in diverse locations throughout the County. Our full and part-time positions offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefit packages. Our commitment to excellence extends into every area of our organization, including our unique special collections and the development of new and innovative services supported by ongoing staff education and training. The Library has opportunities for advancement and professional development through workshops and conferences.

Visit our examination announcements to get information on interviews being held for a variety of library careers. Interviews for Librarians are held every Friday at Library Headquarters in Downey, CA. Minorities and multilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. The County of Los Angeles Public Library is an equal opportunity employer.

Employment Benefits

The County provides a competitive salary and comprehensive benefit package for full-time, permanent Librarians.

Insurance: The County offers full-time permanent employee's comprehensive insurance benefits for medical, dental, life, accidental death and dismemberment, and flexible spending accounts.

Retirement: Two retirement plans administered by the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association offer employees the choice between contributory and non-contributory participation. In addition, the County offers two voluntary deferred income plans.

Holidays: Employees receive eleven paid annual holidays.

Not a Librarian?

Don't worry, neither are many of our 1,832 employees. We have positions available at all levels, for a variety of positions.

• Public Services Support - Help customers and shelve materials.
• Information Technology - Provide technical support to library staff.
• Administrative support - Support programs and staff.
• Warehouse workers - Process and ship materials to our libraries.
• Facilities - Maintain Library buildings.

To view a listing of current openings please visit the County of Los Angeles Career Opportunities page or visit the County of Los Angeles Department of Human Resources at http://dhr.lacounty.info for filing instructions and an employment application. Also you can call the 24-hour Job Information Hotline at (800) 970-LIST (5478) to get a weekly update on Open Competitive Job information in Los Angeles County Departments.

Take your Current Job and People Skills to the Next Level.
Become a Public Librarian.

To work in a library as a professional librarian you must have a Master's degree in Library and Information Science (MLIS) awarded from a school accredited by the American Library Association. There are currently two schools in Southern California that offer the MLIS: San Jose State University (through a partnership with Cal State Fullerton) and the University of California, Los Angeles.

People with good written, verbal, and interpersonal communications skills, a strong commitment to customer service, and a desire to serve the needs of their community are perfect candidates for public librarianship.

Paid internships for MLIS students are currently available.

You can visit the American Library Association's website to find more information about librarianship as a career and schools offering the MLIS in other states.