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Want to be a Librarian?


"Coming to Denver is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made,” -Derek Wolfgram, Branch Manager

Hey, let's be frank. As an MLS graduate, your skills are in demand.
Yes, you're special. But so are we.

"I've had unique opportunities for career enrichment here - a chance to work with Hispanic people, which I wanted, and a real variety of jobs." - Lisa Murillo (below, left), Outreach Librarian.

"I'm rewarded for my creativity in planning outreach programs," says Branch Manager Pilar Castro-Reino (above, right), "and I really get to use my bilingual skills."

Derek Wolfgram

Branch Manager Derek Wolfgram (above) has been promoted twice in his six-year career.

Why should you choose the Denver Public Library?

(Why not is more like it!) We're among the nation's largest and most celebrated urban libraries with:

An award-winning Central Library and 22 branches
A world-famous collection of Western Americana
A model Children's Library
Innovative after-school and other outreach programs
The ranking, in 2000, 2001 and 2002, of number one big-city public library in the nation, according to Hennen's American Public Library Rating System
A computer lab where teens learn library research skills
An African American Research Library

We Value Diversity

Just what makes us go...and grow?
People like you!

DPL employs 400 staff from a rainbow of ethnic backgrounds
Our staff speaks 11 languages
We have a variety of full-time and part-time positions (We want to hire you!)
We have outstanding training programs and career enrichment opportunities (We want to keep you!)
Need a holiday? (Who doesn't?) With City and County of Denver benefits, you'll have 11 paid holidays per year (more ski days!) plus paid sick and vacation leave.

Why Denver?

Indian Peaks Wilderness Area

The beauty of the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area (above) is just a short drive from downtown Denver.
Photo by Richard Grant. Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau.

City Park

Viewed from City Park, Denver (above) combines great city living with plenty of outdoor fun.
Photo by Ron Ruhoff. Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau.

What else can you do with that time off? Plenty! You're in Denver, where seldom is heard a discouraging word, and the skies are almost never cloudy. In fact, we boast more than 300 days of sunshine a year!

"Denver has just about everything," says Outreach Librarian Lisa Murillo. "Now all we need is a beach."

What's more, Denver claims...

The rank of America's most educated city, with the most college graduates per capita
Distinction as America's best place to raise a family (Child magazine, 2001)
A vibrant downtown with three major sports stadiums, a topnotch performing arts center, museums, amusement parks and more than 150 restaurants and nightspots
The rating of #1 sports town in the U.S., with four major teams
The nation's largest park system - 200 city parks and 450 miles of bike and jogging paths
And that's just city life. The Rocky Mountains beckon with four-season outdoor fun - awesome scenery, world-class skiing, backpacking, biking, rock climbing, camping, boating, horseback riding, plain old relaxation and much more - all within 90 minutes of Denver.

Monica Kadillak, Cori Jackamore and Joan Harms

Getting the word out at a recent outreach event are (above, left to right) customer and frequent volunteer Monica Kadillak, Branch Manager Cori Jackamore and (far right) Reference Librarian Joan Harms.

Danny Walker with wife Lutricia and daughter Eshe

"I came to Denver because I read it was one of America's top cities for Blacks," says Reference Librarian Danny Walker (above with wife Lutricia and daughter Eshe). "The weather is great here, and because I like sports so much, having a professional team in all the major sports makes this city that much more enjoyable."

How to Apply

Jennifer Sleeth

"Library staff with initiative have lots of opportunities to use it," says Senior Reference Librarian Jennifer Hoffman (above), a Denver native whose interests include Victorian architecture and antiques.

For more information:

CURRENT OPENINGS AT DPL
LEADers II Library School Scholarship Program
Jobline: 720-865-2075
Switchboard: 720-865-1111

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The Mission of the Denver Public Library is to help the people of our community achieve their full potential.

The Denver Public Library is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Library does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, sex, age or sexual orientation.