Supervisory experience may be substituted for education on a year for year basis. The applications, resumes, and supplemental questionnaires of those meeting the minimum qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of the information provided. It is the applicant's responsibility to list all pertinent experience and training. The top five applicants who pass the appraisal of experience and training may be interviewed for the position. The Tacoma Public Library offers a competitive and generous Section 125 Flexible Benefits Plan.
Employees are eligible to purchase supplemental life insurance, short-term disability insurance.
Optional employee-paid deferred compensation plans are also available. The Tacoma Public Library's Section 125 Flexible Benefit Plan includes optional medical and dependant care reimbursement accounts. As one of the community's most important educational and cultural institutions, the Tacoma Public Library is an essential resource for more than 187,000 Tacoma residents. The city's 90,000 square foot downtown Main Library, renovated and enlarged in 1990, includes the first Carnegie Library built in the state. Nine branch libraries are scattered throughout the city's thriving neighborhoods and include two large regional libraries.