Reference Intern, State Library of Massachusetts, Boston, MA

Posted January 22, 2020

The State Library Special Collections Department is offering part-time unpaid internships to assist with reference and other special projects.

 

Description

The intern will work with the Special Collections librarian to cover the department reference desk (helping on-site patrons, answering telephone and written inquiries). Duties may also include, basic cataloging and record enhancement, accurately updating internal inventories in preparation for data migration to new system. 

 

Schedule

We request a minimum commitment of eight hours per week, in blocks of four hours, preferably either 9am-1pm, or 1pm-5pm.

Start Date: Flexible; this internship will start any time after February 1st, 2020. 

 

State Library internships are unpaid, but provide students with valuable work experience in a unique library setting. 

 

State Library of Massachusetts

Since the early nineteenth century, the State Library has collected materials that reflect Massachusetts’ government, culture and history, and continues to maintain the most comprehensive collection of Massachusetts state publications in existence. Its collection has been carefully and thoughtfully gathered for almost 200 years, and it forms a tremendous resource for all areas of Massachusetts research. The Library has an active program to make its collections available through public programs, exhibitions, and digitization.

 

To apply for this internship, please send a cover letter and resume to [email protected].

For more information, contact Silvia Mejia at the Special Collections Department: [email protected], or 617-727-2595.