Internship Program in Teen Services, Boston Public Library, Boston, MA

Posted June 29, 2021

Description:

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.   

Length of time: 14 weeks for the semester, 9 hours a week for a total of 130 hours. Begins September 3, 2021-December 17, 2021. When: Meetings with Internship Supervisor weekly on Friday’s. 

Capacity: Two interns a semester. 

Credit: 3 units 

Deadline to apply, August 16, 2021 

How to apply:

Please contact Jess Snow, Assistant Manager of Youth Services [email protected]