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Camden County Library

Public Library · Camden County

Camden County Library, a public library in Camden County, operates under New Jersey's Title 11A civil service system rather than setting its own hiring rules independently.

Within Camden County, 30 local government entities in total carry this same confirmed status.

About public libraries in New Jersey

Many New Jersey public libraries are set up as legally separate entities from the municipality that funds them, with their own board and their own personnel decisions. That separation is why a town and its library can end up with different civil service status even though most residents think of them as the same organization.

See all 30 civil service jurisdictions in Camden County, or browse the full employer directory.

Pension and salary data for Camden County Library

No separate pension figures are published for Camden County Library. Only 15 of New Jersey's library systems report as their own pension employer, so a library's payroll is usually inside its municipality's.

See every civil service jurisdiction in Camden County for the ones that do report, or how we compile this.

What civil service status means for jobs at Camden County Library

A New Jersey public library is usually a legally separate employer from the town that funds it, run by its own board of trustees, with its own director and its own hiring. That separation is why a library and its municipality can end up on opposite sides of the civil service line even though residents think of them as one government.

The library ladder is defined statewide. Librarian 1 through Librarian 4 are the professional titles, and they carry a real credential floor: a master's degree from an ALA-accredited library school plus a New Jersey Professional Librarian Certificate. Below that line sit the library assistant, library associate and library page titles, where education and experience take the place of the MLS.

New Jersey does not require an employer to hire whoever scored highest. When a list is certified, the appointing authority may choose among the top three interested candidates, which is why a rank of two or three on a list is still a serious position and why interviews still decide outcomes.

Promotional examinations are closed. They are open to employees already serving in the unit, scored on a combination of the examination and seniority, and they are how most supervisory positions in local government get filled. It is the main reason entry-level appointments matter so much: they are the door to the ladder above them.

Countywide civil service employers in Camden County

Camden County Library operates countywide rather than inside one municipality, so it is not tied to a single town's civil service status the way a municipal library or a fire district is.

Five other countywide bodies in Camden County are in the listing as well. They are separate employers with separate hiring, and a candidate list certified to one is not certified to another.

Civil service titles used by New Jersey public libraries

Real classifications that New Jersey public libraries draw on, each linked to its official specification: the definition of the work, the requirements, and any licence the title depends on. A sample of the system rather than a roster or a list of openings.

Browse every local jurisdiction title.

Civil service coverage across Camden County

Camden County holds 30 confirmed jurisdictions in the Commission's listing: 15 municipalities, 4 public libraries, 3 fire districts, 2 municipal utilities authorities, 1 board of health, 1 board of social services, 1 county government, 1 housing authority, 1 mosquito extermination commission, and 1 redevelopment agency.

15 of the county's 36 municipalities are among them.

Camden County is a jurisdiction too, though a county's decision does not bind the towns, authorities, libraries or districts inside it.

Also in the directory: Camden County Mosquito Extermination, Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority, Clementon Borough, Gloucester City, Gloucester City Library, Gloucester Township, Gloucester Township Fire Districts (6), Gloucester Township Municipal Utilities Authority. See all 30 in Camden County.

Common questions about Camden County Library

Is Camden County Library a civil service employer?

Yes. Camden County Library appears in the New Jersey Civil Service Commission's listing of local civil service system jurisdictions as of July 2024, which makes it an appointing authority under Title 11A. Permanent appointments to competitive titles there come from eligible lists the Commission certifies, rather than from purely local hiring.

Is the job specification the same everywhere?

Yes, and that is the point of the classification system. A title has one specification statewide, covering the definition of the work, the education and experience requirements, and any licence the title depends on. That is what makes experience gained at one civil service employer legible to another, even in a different county.

Do veterans get a preference on these lists?

Yes, and in New Jersey it is unusually strong. On an open competitive list, disabled veterans who pass are ranked ahead of all other candidates, and other veterans who pass are ranked ahead of non-veterans, regardless of score. Preference has to be claimed and verified in advance, and it does not carry over to promotional examinations.