DC Public Library Reviews

The library is an independent Agency so they do not have the same amount of oversight that other DC Agencies have. They have a significant amount of discrimination, and a significant amount of behavior that is clearly a conflict of interest. The misconduct by Senior Management/Executive Staff is habitual and repetitive. Some of the library branches are frequented by individuals who are in mental distress and/or sex offenders. It is not uncommon for Patrons/Employees to be the victims of crime. (This is not an opinion but a fact - you can few crimes that occur there on the DC Crime map) The executive staff does not involve themselves with public safety as they are not on the frontline experiencing what front line employees are experiencing. Contracts and discounts are given to members of the private sector who are friends of those within the Agency, although this does not affect the public at large, it does bring down morale.

blatantly RACIST, when you speak out about harassment, hostile work environment, or uncivil behavior from management you are rewarded with retaliation via a senseless transfer to remote branches , they promote young white women to management positions who have no qualifying skills for management besides an MLIS , other internal promotions are pretty much non-existent, they hire externally and make you train the new unqualified hires, very top heavy structure with no accountability for admin and management, management can literally lie about your overall work ethic, record it permanently in your one-sided annual review, and it absolutely will be used to judge you for future positions despite what your'e told, no regard for work life balance, if you are a single parent with young children you will work very late often and you will work on weekends often, no security, if you are a woman you are fully allowed to be sexually harassed by belligerent, only an actual attack warrants a "safety officer", filthy place to work, mice infestations, mosquito infestations, roaches, ants, discriminates against students and black workers, no actual upwards mobility, if you do not posses a degree you are treated like an idiot, pay sucks.. i don't know why people are scoring this agency so highly