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      Milwaukee Public Library Reviews

      3.5

      73% would recommend to a friend

      (33 total reviews)

      42% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Work/Life balance

      3.1

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.0

      Culture and values

      2.9

      Senior management

      Milwaukee Public Library has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 33 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Milwaukee Public Library employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

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      33 reviews
      2.0
      Jun 23, 2026

      Meaningful work overshadowed by toxic administration and mistrust

      Librarian
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Decent salary and benefits for most positions Meaningful work Smart, supportive, and resilient co-workers

      Cons

      Toxic, bloated administration that has no respect for frontline staff Chronically understaffed Inconsistent schedules/assignments Poor communication from library leadership No safe way for staff to offer input/feedback Culture of mistrust and fear

      2.0
      Jun 23, 2026

      Great staff but toxic senior management

      Librarian
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great public service staff, excellent collections, dedicated & creative staff trying to make a difference.

      Cons

      Senior mgmt is toxic & creates a cultural of fear (of discipline). Actively micromanages, opposes creativity, treats most public service staff as incompetent, untrustworthy, experience & skills of professional staff are disregarded.

      2.0
      Feb 24, 2025

      Unsafe

      Librarian
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Awesome dental plan, and WRS

      Cons

      Safety, no management support, and managers who are unqualified for the job, and the only real safety support is at the Central location, so if you aren’t working in that location, you have to rely on MPD.

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