As part of a comprehensive benefits package, Howard County Library is proud to offer these generous benefits to our exempt and non-exempt full-time employees (who enjoy a 37.5 hour work week) and part-time employees (who enjoy approximately 20 hours/week):
- Enrollment in the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System for most employees (seven percent mandatory contribution matched by the State)
- Vacation (three weeks/year – years one through three, four weeks/year beginning year four)
- Sick (three weeks/year, unlimited accrual)
- Personal Leave (two days/year)
- Holiday Leave (14 days/year including two floating holidays)
- Birthday Leave
- Bereavement Leave
- Civic Duty Leave
- Payroll Direct Deposit
- Savings Bonds
- Deferred Compensation plans
- Medical coverage for the employee, their spouse and dependents (three plans to choose from)
- Prescription Drug coverage for the employee, their spouse and dependents (included as part of medical coverage)
- Vision coverage for the employee, their spouse and dependents (included as part of medical coverage)
- Dental coverage for the employee, their spouse and dependents (two plans to choose from)
- Pre-tax health insurance premium deductions
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA; both are pre-tax)
- United Legal Benefits
- Universal Life Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance for the employee, their spouse and dependents
- Employee assistance program at no cost to the employee
- Tower Federal Credit Union eligibility
- Worker’s Compensation Insurance
- Unemployment Insurance
