Teen Librarian Intern, Sunderland Public Library, Sunderland MA

Posted July 16, 2014

Position Title: Teen Librarian Intern
Opening Date: immediately
Closing Date: 8/1/14
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. In Year 2 of the grant, we’re trying to flesh out our teen and tween advisory boards, strengthen liaisons with local schools, and develop an oral history program for young adults. This flexible 5 hour/week paid internship begins September 2 and runs for one semester but is renewable upon re-application.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities include:

* Designing, implementing and evaluating programs.
* Assisting and occasionally running teen advisory board meetings.
* Honing readers advisory skills designing displays and booklists.
* Helping plan for Teen Read Week (October 13-19) and National Novel Writing Month (November).
* Exploring effective social media promotion for teens.

Encouraged qualifications:

* be enrolled in an ALA-accredited library school
* possess a strong desire to serve young adult patrons
* have completed or be taking 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
[email protected]