Bloomington Library provides a wide variety of benefits. Eligibility is dependent upon a variety of factors, including union affiliation and job classification. The following is a list of benefits at a glance that apply to newly hired Classified/non-union employees and most union employees.
Health, Dental, and Vision is provided by the Library to eligible employees. The Library contributes towards premiums for employee and dependent coverage. Life Insurance is also provided to eligible employees.
Full-time employees are covered under the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF). We also offer a tax deferred 457 Plan & Roth IRA that employees may use to supplement their retirement.
Click here for IMRF's Employer Cost and Participant information.
The Library Observes:
- New Years Day
- Easter
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Friday After Thanksgiving
- Christmas Eve
- Christmas Day
- New Years Eve
The Library is open for but offers eligible employees a floating holiday to observe:
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Veterans Day
May depend on union contract/employee group:
| 40 hours (5 days) | —After 6 months | |
| 80 hours (10 days) | —After 1 Year | |
| 88 hours (11 days) | —After 2 years | |
| 96 hours (12 days) | —After 3 years | |
| 104 hours (13 days) | —After 4 years | |
| 112 hours (14 days) | —After 5 years | |
| 120 hours (15 days) | —After 6 years | |
| 128 hours (16 days) | —After 7 years | |
| 136 hours (17 days) | —After 8 years | |
| 144 hours (18 days) | —After 9 years | |
| 152 hours (19 days) | —After 10 years | |
| 160 hours (20 days) | —After 11 years | |
| 176 hours (22 days) | —After 16 years | |
| 184 hours (23 days) | —After 20 years | |
| 200 hours (25 days) | —After 25 years | |
Part-time employees, after two (2) years of continuous service, will accrue vacation on a pro rate basis.
Full-time employees shall accrue 24 hours of personal time off per fiscal year.
Part-time employees, after two (2) years of continuous service, will accrue personal time on a pro rate basis.
8 hours per fiscal year (May 1- April 30) for those who participate in the Wellness program.
Full-time employees accrue 8 hours of sick leave per month until they reach the maximum of 960 hours.
Part-time employees, after two (2) years of continuous service, will accrue sick leave on a pro rate basis until they reach the maximum of 240 hours.
The Library contracts with a mental health service provider to give all employees and their families short-term, professional consultation and assistance in resolving problems that may be affecting their personal lives/or their job performance.
- Bereavement Leave
- Credit Union
- Direct Deposit
- Disability Insurance
- Continuing Wellness Education
- Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
- Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Identity Theft Protection
- Jury Duty
- Medical and dependent flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Military Leave
- Training and Development
- Tuition Assistance
- Unpaid Leave of Absence
- Voluntary Life Insurance
Note: Benefits may differ based on eligibility and on bargaining unit contracts