Parsippany-Troy Hills Library
Public Library · Morris County
As a public library in Morris County, Parsippany-Troy Hills Library falls under New Jersey's Title 11A civil service system, which governs competitive hiring, classification, and promotion for its employees.
It is one of 19 confirmed civil service jurisdictions in Morris County.
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 19 civil service jurisdictions in Morris County, or browse the full employer directory.
Pension and salary data for Parsippany-Troy Hills Library
Parsippany-Troy Hills Library's staff appear on Parsippany-Troy Hills Township's pension rolls: 435 enrolled members, a median pensionable salary of $63,556 and a median 10.6 years of credited service. 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 Morris County for the ones that do report, or how we compile this.
Other public employers in Parsippany-Troy Hills Township
The pension system reports these separate public employers in Parsippany-Troy Hills Township. Each is its own employer for pension purposes, and only some are civil service jurisdictions — school boards, charter schools and parking authorities are ordinary public employers that were never part of Title 11A. Names link only where the body appears in this directory.
| Employer | Enrolled members |
|---|---|
| PARSIPPANY TROY HILLS BD OF ED | 1,054 |
| PARSIPPANY TROY HILLS TOWNSHIP | 435 |
What civil service status means for jobs at Parsippany-Troy Hills 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.
A permanent appointment starts with a working test period. You hold the title, you draw the salary, and you can still be released for unsatisfactory performance without the full removal process. Permanent status, and the job protection that comes with it, begins only once that period is completed satisfactorily.
Permanent employees carry layoff rights. In a layoff, rights are determined by permanent status and seniority within the affected unit, displacement into another title can be available, and laid-off employees go onto a special reemployment list that takes priority when the title is filled again. None of that applies to provisional or temporary service.
Civil service employers in Parsippany-Troy Hills Township
Parsippany-Troy Hills Library serves Parsippany-Troy Hills Township, a township in Morris County, but it is in the listing as a public library on its own account rather than as part of the township government.
The Parsippany-Troy Hills Township government is listed too: Parsippany-Troy Hills Township. Both run under Title 11A, and both certify their own appointments, so applying to one tells you nothing about openings at the other.
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.
Civil service coverage across Morris County
Morris County holds 19 confirmed jurisdictions in the Commission's listing: 9 municipalities, 8 public libraries, 1 county government, and 1 fire district.
9 of the county's 39 municipalities are among them.
Morris 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: Rockaway Library, Rockaway Township, Boonton Library, Boonton Town, Butler Borough, Butler Library, Dover, Dover Library. See all 19 in Morris County.
Common questions about Parsippany-Troy Hills Library
Is Parsippany-Troy Hills Library a civil service employer?
Yes. Parsippany-Troy Hills 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.
Does civil service status at Parsippany-Troy Hills Library cover the rest of Parsippany-Troy Hills Township?
No. Parsippany-Troy Hills Township has more than one employer in the listing, and each holds its own status, runs its own examinations and keeps its own eligible lists. Seniority and permanent status earned at one do not transfer automatically to another, even inside the same town.
Do you have to live in New Jersey to work here?
Generally yes. The New Jersey First Act requires public employees hired after September 1, 2011 to live in the state, with a grace period for new hires to relocate and a narrow exemption process. Separately, individual examination announcements sometimes carry a local residency preference, which affects the order of the list rather than eligibility.
Does the state salary schedule apply to local jobs?
No. The salary schedules in the Compensation Compendium cover state employees. A local employer sets its own pay through ordinance and its own collective bargaining, so two towns using the identical civil service title can pay very differently. The title specification is statewide; the money attached to it is local.