Library Internship Available for Spring Semester 2022
The LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library is currently offering an internship opportunity at the Main Library in the Office of Public Services.
Library: LeRoy Collins Leon County Main Library
Department: Public Services
Location: 200 West Park Avenue, Tallahassee, FL 32301
Mailing Address: same as physical address
Website: leoncountyfl.gov/library
Compensation: unpaid internship; can earn 3 semester credit hours
Contact: Elizabeth Daniels, Library Special Services Coordinator
(850) 606-2618
Danielle Daguerre, Library Services Manager
(850) 606-2656
Job Description / Internship
Background
The LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library System enriches the community by inspiring a love of reading, providing a dynamic resource for intellectual, creative and recreational pursuits, and enabling residents to live a life of learning. The library is a department of the Leon County government and serves a population of 287,000 people. It is composed of the LeRoy Collins Main Library, six Branch Libraries, and Outreach Services. The library is in the midst of a multi-year plan of action, the Essential Libraries Initiative. Through this initiative we are re-envisioning how we deliver service to the community with the goal of keeping the library relevant and community focused.
The Office of Public Services is located at the LeRoy Collins Leon County Main Library, and oversees the operation of the six branches, the Circulation Department at the Main Library, Library Courier services Collection Services and Extended Services to Seniors.
Tasks
The Intern in this position will gain valuable achieving and service support experience. The Intern will assist in setting up a digitizing process and digitizing historical library documents. The Intern will assist with a variety of duties including collection maintenance, outreach to seniors, participating in staff training, and other duties. In this position, interns strengthen their research and organization skills, collection services skills, strengthen their customer service skills, and learn about best practices in a medium size public library setting.
Specific Tasks:
The Intern’s tasks may include the following:
- Research and recommending the best option for the digitizing project
- Developing written procedures for the continuation of the project
- Scanning documents
- Assisting with system wide collection management projects
- Weeding, mending, repair, and other collection maintenance activities
- Assisting on outreach visits to senior residences
- Rotating the collection on the outreach vehicle
- Assisting with special projects
- Participating in webinars and staff training
- Attending staff meetings
Interns will have the opportunity to travel to branch libraries and the main library for other experiences.
Student Intern Hours
The Intern’s hours will be scheduled during the Public Services office open hours, which are:
Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Skills Needed
Ideally, an intern must have the following skills:
- Time management and organizational skills
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- The ability to work independently
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- An interest in working with library collections and records
Application Procedure
Contact Elizabeth Daniels
Submit a cover letter and resume
If accepted, enroll in VolunteerLEON and attend an orientation session