Runnemede Library
Public Library · Camden County
As a public library in Camden County, Runnemede 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 30 confirmed civil service jurisdictions in Camden 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 30 civil service jurisdictions in Camden County, or browse the full employer directory.
Pension and salary data for Runnemede Library
Runnemede Library's staff appear on Runnemede Borough's pension rolls: 43 enrolled members, a median pensionable salary of $68,057 and a median 11.7 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 Camden County for the ones that do report, or how we compile this.
Other public employers in Runnemede Borough
The pension system reports these separate public employers in Runnemede 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 |
|---|---|
| RUNNEMEDE BOROUGH BD OF ED | 164 |
| RUNNEMEDE BOROUGH | 43 |
What civil service status means for jobs at Runnemede 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.
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.
Admission to an examination is decided on paper before anyone sits down to take it. The requirements printed in the specification are checked against what you wrote on the application, so experience you did not describe is experience that does not count. Vague employment history is the most common reason a qualified applicant never reaches the list.
Civil service employers in Runnemede Borough
Runnemede Library serves Runnemede Borough, a borough in Camden County, but it is in the listing as a public library on its own account rather than as part of the borough government.
The Runnemede Borough government is listed too: Runnemede Borough. 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 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: Lindenwold Fire District (1), Magnolia Borough, Pennsauken Library, Pennsauken Township, Runnemede Borough, Somerdale Borough, Stratford Borough, Voorhees Township. See all 30 in Camden County.
Common questions about Runnemede Library
Is Runnemede Library a civil service employer?
Yes. Runnemede 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 Runnemede Library cover the rest of Runnemede Borough?
No. Runnemede 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.
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.
Are there jobs here that never go through an examination?
Yes. Unclassified positions, which typically include department heads and confidential staff, are filled at the discretion of the appointing authority. Noncompetitive and labor titles inside the classified service are also filled without a competitive examination, though they still sit under civil service rules for things like layoff rights.