Pompton Lakes Library
Public Library · Passaic County
As a public library in Passaic County, Pompton Lakes 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 20 confirmed civil service jurisdictions in Passaic 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 20 civil service jurisdictions in Passaic County, or browse the full employer directory.
Pension and salary data for Pompton Lakes Library
Pompton Lakes Library's staff appear on Pompton Lakes Borough's pension rolls: 64 enrolled members, a median pensionable salary of $60,336 and a median 9.5 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 Passaic County for the ones that do report, or how we compile this.
Other public employers in Pompton Lakes Borough
The pension system reports these separate public employers in Pompton Lakes Borough. 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 |
|---|---|
| POMPTON LAKES BD OF ED | 237 |
| POMPTON LAKES BOROUGH | 64 |
| POMPTON LAKES MUN UTIL AUTH | 13 |
What civil service status means for jobs at Pompton Lakes 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.
Not every position at a civil service employer is competitive. The classified service is divided into competitive, noncompetitive and labor titles, and above that sits the unclassified service, which covers department heads, confidential aides and similar positions filled without an examination. Which division a title sits in decides how you get it, so read the specification before assuming there is an exam.
Temporary and seasonal appointments sit outside the permanent track entirely. Summer recreation staff, short-term project help and coverage for an absent employee are filled without an examination and end when the need does. The work counts as experience when you later apply for a competitive title, but it confers no status of its own.
Civil service employers in Pompton Lakes Borough
Pompton Lakes Library serves Pompton Lakes Borough, a borough in Passaic County, but it is in the listing as a public library on its own account rather than as part of the borough government.
The Pompton Lakes Borough government is listed too: Pompton Lakes Borough. Both run under Title 11A, and both certify their own appointments, so applying to one tells you nothing about openings at the other.
One further Pompton Lakes Borough body is listed as well, which puts three separate civil service employers inside one town.
- Pompton Lakes Municipal Utilities Authority, municipal utilities authority
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 Passaic County
Passaic County holds 20 confirmed jurisdictions in the Commission's listing: 8 municipalities, 7 public libraries, 3 municipal utilities authorities, 1 board of social services, and 1 county government.
8 of the county's 16 municipalities are among them.
Passaic 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: Passaic Valley Water Commission, Paterson, Paterson Library, Pompton Lakes Borough, Pompton Lakes Municipal Utilities Authority, Ringwood Borough, Wanaque Borough, Wanaque Library. See all 20 in Passaic County.
Common questions about Pompton Lakes Library
Is Pompton Lakes Library a civil service employer?
Yes. Pompton Lakes 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 Pompton Lakes Library cover the rest of Pompton Lakes Borough?
No. Pompton Lakes Borough 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.
Can you challenge an examination result?
Yes. Eligibility determinations, examination scoring and list placement can be appealed to the Civil Service Commission, and there are filing deadlines measured from the date of the notice rather than from when you happen to see it. The appeal route is the reason the notices matter: missing the window generally forecloses the argument.
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.