LIS 512 – Internship: Internship Program in Teen Services, Teen Central, Boston Public Library, Virtual

Posted November 23, 2020

Description:

Creation of a robust internship experience for Simmons Library School students. The experience will expose them to numerous facets of the public library but with a specific focus in teen services. The internship program will concurrently work with Simmons in being an internship site therefore offering credit for the participation by the interns. The internship
experience will focus on that of observation in Teen Central and that of the professional duties of the Teen Librarians coupled with individual work focusing on the inner workings of a public library. The experience will culminate with a research paper on the experience. This is a virtual
internship opportunity.

LIS 512 – Internship in Library and Information Science:

The internship involves a minimum of 130 hours of field experience that represents an important learning experience for the student. As a 3-credit course, it has a significant hands-on learning
component. Through discussion with key personnel in the organization and working under professional librarian supervision the student gains hands-on experience in the information environment. Prerequisite: 18 credit hours including all core requirements.  Internship is 14 weeks for the semester, 9 hours a week for a total of 130 hours. Begins February 1-May 20, 2021. Meetings with Internship Supervisor weekly on Thursday’s. There can be two interns a semester in Teen Central. Credit is 3 hours.

How to Apply:

Please contact Jess Snow, Teen Services Team Leader [email protected]. Deadline to apply, January 22, 2021.