Teen Librarian Intern, Sunderland Public Library, Sunderland MA
Posted November 16, 2013
Position Title: Teen Librarian Intern
Job Type: Paid Internship
Wages: $10/hr
Location: Sunderland Public Library, Sunderland, MA
The Position: Help us spend $15,000 in two years through a LSTA Tweens & Teens Grant, picking up library skills and experience while bringing improved services to a rural teen population. With our newly approved grant, we’re out to establish a strong offering with a new teen advisory board, liaisons with local schools, a bigger materials budget and more programming. This flexible 5 hour/week paid internship runs through the Simmons spring semester and the SPL Summer Reading Program but is renewable upon re-application.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities include:
- Designing, implementing and evaluating programs, including a Minecraft program.
- Assisting and occasionally running teen advisory board meetings.
- Promoting the summer reading program through school visits.
- Honing readers advisory skills designing displays and booklists.
- Helping plan for Teen Tech Week (March 9-15).
- Exploring effective social media promotion for teens.
Qualified Candidates will:
- be enrolled in an ALA-accredited library school
- possess a strong desire to serve young adult patrons
- have completed or be taking in the spring Simmons GSLIS’s course LIS 483 Young Adult Literature (or equivalent).
To apply:
Submit a resume and brief cover letter stating your availability to:
Katherine Grimm Bowers
Sunderland Public Library