Teen & “In BeTween” Internship Opp, Cold Spring Harbor Library (Long Island)

Teen & “In BeTween” Department Internship Opportunity


Cold Spring Harbor Library & Environmental Center
Fall 2016

The Cold Spring Harbor Library is offering this learning opportunity to a Library & Informational Sciences student who is interested in serving students in grades 5-12.

This unpaid internship may be used for credit in accordance with student’s school policy if applicable, but is otherwise for experience only.

The ideal candidate will be:

• Working toward a Master’s degree in Library and Informational Science with a focus on Youth Services
• Flexible, patient, and eager to learn about a career in Young Adult/Tween Services
• A creative and innovative thinker
• Experienced in working with children in 5th grade and up
• Skilled in fine art, graphic design, or wordpress website management a plus
Intern Responsibilities:
• Assisting in the creation and execution of diverse summer programming for students in grades 5-12.
• Helping to create an environment that attracts and invites teens & tweens to utilize collections by using bibliographies, book displays, and other visual elements.
• Aiding in various collection development projects in separate Teen and In BeTween sections of the library including weeding, series maintenance, and genre classification.
• Designing programs and activities for the fall and winter under the supervision of the Manager of Teen & In BeTween Services.
• Involving teens and tweens in planning and implementing services for their age groups by working with respective advisory boards.
• Performing public service duties as needed, assisting patrons with reader’s advisory, online resources, and other library services.
• Performing other tasks as assigned.

Please send resume, cover letter, and three references to:

Caitlin Sempowich
Manager of Teen and In BeTween Servicescsempowich@cshlibrary.org

The selected intern will have a fall semester start date. Hours are flexible.