School-Year Library Internship, Primary Source, Watertown, MA

Posted June 29, 2016

Established in 1989, Primary Source educates K-12 teachers about world histories, diverse cultures, and global issues. We offer face-to-face and online graduate courses, workshops, webinars, online resources, and study tours to teachers in New England and around the country. In our offices, we house a 7,000-piece resource library.

We have an opening for a paid library intern during the fall of 2016. The internship offers an opportunity to gain experience in a professional and collegial work environment; involvement with all aspects of library operations; and an opportunity to support educational programming for schools and teachers.

Responsibilities may include:

• Resource support to program staff
• Support with library circulation tasks
• Reference work, such as responding to inquiries and sending materials out as needed
• Review and editing of resource LibGuides
• Cataloging of materials
• Research
• Writing and content creation

Skills and qualifications:

Interest in K-12 education; effective interpersonal and communication skills; ability to manage deadlines; attention to detail; patience; strong writing skills; ability to organize time and materials; experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); flexibility, and enthusiasm. Interns are expected to commit to working approximately 4-10 hours per week at our offices in Watertown, MA.

If interested, please e-mail a cover letter and resume to:

Abby Detweiler, Director of Outreach & Program Operations, [email protected]