(School) Library Management Intern (unpaid), Boston Public Schools, Roxbury, MA

Posted May 12, 2016

Boston Public Schools, Literary Services
2300 Washington Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
United States
Supervisor: Dr. Deborah Lang Froggatt | [email protected]

Description
(School) is in parentheses because this position offers library program management engagement at the larger institutional level.  Boston Public Schools Library Services Director oversees 68 library staff in 53 schools.  The purpose of Director of Library Services position is to strengthen the program, support the library team in the field, integrate library services with other BPS departments, manage a district wide budget and, most importantly provide equitable student access to library resources. Acquired skills and work experiences transfer to most LIS institutional practices.
The internship is located in at the state-of-the-art BPS district offices in the Bolling Building, 2300 Washington Street, Boston MA.  School library visits with the Director of Library services are optional.

The intern position focus will include:

• Reconstructing a district-wide library long range plan based on the MA Board of Library Commissioners LRP;
• Analyzing school library interlibrary loan usage in the Metro Boston Library Network in order to facilitate equitable BPS Library resource sharing;
• Furthering the integration of the BPS library program within the district Strategy Team Program;
• Recreating BPS Library Virtual Learning Commons webpages;
• Other related tasks generated from the intern’s interest and experience.

Compensation
Unpaid