Volunteer Opportunities
Posted September 10, 2014
The Special Collections Department is offering part-time internships to assist with reference and exhibition activities, but also including other special projects. The internships can start in the first weeks of September, with possibility of extension. We request a minimum commitment of eight hours per week, in blocks of four hours, preferably either 9am-1pm, or 1pm-5pm…
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Posted September 10, 2014
The BAA/Fenway Library is a vibrant, well-resourced school library located adjacent to the Fens and Fenway Park, a ten minute walk from Simmons. Volunteers become part of an active school library program team. We are seeking SLIS students interested in contributing time to learning and applying library practices in a school environment. Ideally, a volunteer…
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Posted September 10, 2014
The BAA/FHS Archives documents the history of both high schools separately through the collection of documents, administrative records, curriculum materials, student publications, yearbooks, relevant news articles, photographs, and some relevant artifacts. The decision to accept or decline donations is made on a case-by-case basis. The Archives collection is maintained in the media room of the…
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Posted September 8, 2014
For current library school student or recent graduate Fall 2014: October 6-December 19, 2014 The intern would have the opportunity to assist the librarian in some of the following areas, depending on interest and time: Shelving Cataloguing Staffing circulation desk Responding to reference inquiries Marketing the library via social networking and other medium Assistance in…
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Posted September 8, 2014
The Brookline Public Library is seeking volunteer help staffing our Teen Space for the Fall 2014 semester. Volunteers will work an average of 5 hours a week for 12 weeks, and duties will include: providing information to patrons using the teen space, monitoring computer use and troubleshooting basic computer problems, basic shelving and shelf-reading, and…
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Posted September 8, 2014
Program Description: The Educator Resource Center in the Lyman Library is the information hub for the Museum of Science. The ERC houses an extensive collection of books, journals and media that support the exploration of science, engineering, math, and technology topics by staff, volunteers, and educators in New England. Position Summary: The Library Resources Practicum…
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Posted September 8, 2014
Title: Archives Processing Intern, Fall 2014 Number of openings: 2 Reports To: Library & Archives Director Duration: Minimum of 13 weeks between September 8th and December 19th, 2014 Schedule: Hours must be scheduled between Monday – Friday Hours: 8 hours a week, scheduled between 9:00am – 5:00pm, for a total minimum of 104 hours Application deadline: Review of applications…
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Posted September 8, 2014
The Laboratory of Adult DevelopmentMassachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolPrincipal Investigator: Robert J. Waldinger, M.D. About the LabThe Study of Adult Development is one of the longest and richest longitudinal studies of human development ever conducted. For more than 70 years, two groups of men have been studied from adolescence into late life to…
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Posted September 5, 2014
The Intellectual Property deparment is seeking a part-time intern who will assist in researching and communicating with individual and corporate rights holders for works in the Museum’s collection in order to facilitate the Museum’s mission to provide broad access to its vast collection of visual resources while respecting the rights of artists. Working under the…
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Posted September 4, 2014
The Watertown Free Public Library seeks creative, curious, and collaborative volunteers to help run HATCH by WFPL. HATCH is a library initiative that will provide space, tools, equipment, and people to help Watertown residents explore and develop new skills with other like-minded people; you may have heard such an initiative referred to as a makerspace,…
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