Career Opportunities
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LA County Library offers a variety of rewarding and challenging career opportunities in diverse locations throughout the County. Our commitment to excellence extends into every area of our organization, including our unique special collections and the development of new and innovative programs and services. Our full and part-time positions offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits packages. The Library has opportunities for advancement and professional development through workshops, conferences and ongoing training.
LA County 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.
Check out our Career Opportunities for a variety of library careers.
Career Opportunities
Library Administrator
Under administrative direction, this position oversees all aspects of library service within one of five operational regions with a variety of service outlets including community libraries and bookmobiles or directs a major department-wide service program such as Youth Services, Public Services Administration, or the Technical Services Division.
Learn more and apply.
Assistant Library Administrator
This position assists in managing of library services within a region or specialized system-wide service.
Learn more and apply.
Assistant Director, Capital Projects and Facilities Services (Public Library)
The Assistant Director, Capital Projects and Facilities Services, reports to the Chief Deputy and directs the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the Library’s 86 facilities building operations, maintenance and refurbishments. This executive leadership position is responsible for divisions overseeing capital projects and deferred maintenance, facility services for leased spaces, building maintenance, courier, and warehouse operations, shipping and receiving, storing and disposing of salvage materials, offsite record storage, security and emergency management. The role manages multi-million dollar operating and capital project budgets which requires the incumbent to have a strong understanding of organizational, administrative, financial and personnel management principles and all aspects of a centralized facility division characterized by a large and varied professional, technical, and crafts staff. The position also requires to deftly navigate the various relationships between the LA County Library system, its partnerships with external agencies, County departments, the Board of Supervisors, as well as local, State and federal agencies.
Learn more and apply.
My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) Peer Advocate
Learn more here, and to apply, fill out this interest form.
Alternate Public Member of the Local Agency Formation Commission
Learn more about this opportunity. An application is available on the homepage of LAFCO’s website . The deadline to submit an application is 5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 13, 2023.
Employment Benefits
The Library offers a variety of rewarding and challenging career opportunities in diverse locations throughout the County. Our commitment to excellence extends into every area of our organization, including our unique special collections and the development of new and innovative services. Our full and part-time positions offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits packages. The Library has opportunities for advancement and professional development through workshops, conferences and ongoing training.
Salary
- Librarian I
- $5,533.46 – $7,457.10
- Librarian II
- $5,842.10 – $7,873.10
- Librarian III
- $6,167.74 – $8,311.28
- Librarian IV
- $6,511.36 – $8,774.64
- Librarian V
- $6,874.18 – $9,264.00
Vacation
- 0 – 4 years
- 80 hours
- 5 – 9 years
- 120 hours
- 10+ years
- One additional day for each year of active service to a maximum of 20 days
Sick & Personal Leave
- 0 – 1 years
- 80 hours
- 1 – 4 years
- 88 hours
- 4+ years
- 96 hours
Not a Librarian?
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 staff and programs.
- 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 Department of Human Resources Job Search page for filing instructions and an employment application. You can also 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.
Interested in becoming a 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 three schools in Southern California that offer the MLIS: San Jose State University (fully online program), the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of Southern California.
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.
