What are the responsibilities and job description for the Library Services Summer Internship position at City of Northfield?
Purpose of the position: Northfield Public Library invites exploration, empowers people, and engages community by providing free and open access to information, resources, spaces, learning opportunities, and helpful staff. Interns will gain valuable experience and an understanding of the operations, services, organization, staffing, and resources of a public library with additional opportunity to learn about the workings of an academic library at the Gould Library at Carleton College. Interns will provide support to the library’s Adult and Youth Services teams as needed working on projects such as children’s programs, collection management, communications, and marketing, teen programming, and outreach.
Please indicate in your cover letter whether you prefer working with youth or adults.
What can an intern expect to do? You might:
Student at Northfield Community College Collaborative or NHS TORCH participant.
Recent NHS graduates who participated in TORCH and are currently enrolled in college are also eligible. Ages 16 and up may apply.
The Library Services Intern will gain skills in the following areas:
Please indicate in your cover letter whether you prefer working with youth or adults.
What can an intern expect to do? You might:
- Help people use computers, mobile devices, online resources, and library apps
- Assist with or lead storytime and other youth programs
- Join library staff at outreach events like our summer concerts in Way Park
- Help people find and check out books, get a library card, and answer questions
- Sign people up for summer reading and share information about the program and other activities
- Work with Outreach Manager to create and deliver community programs
- Create promotional materials and engage on social media
- Assist people of all ages at the Library Oasis
- Help people navigate digital resources
- Assist with adult and youth collections, activities, and book displays
- Join staff at outreach events with the BookBike and/or Bookmobile
Qualifications
Required:Student at Northfield Community College Collaborative or NHS TORCH participant.
Recent NHS graduates who participated in TORCH and are currently enrolled in college are also eligible. Ages 16 and up may apply.
- Reliable
- Friendly and welcoming to people from all backgrounds
- Computer and technical skills
- Effective communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Creative and comfortable sharing new ideas
- Fluent in Spanish and English
The Library Services Intern will gain skills in the following areas:
- Project management and program evaluation
- Community engagement and public programming
- Customer Service
- Communications and marketing
Hours:
- 20-24 hours per week
- Most hours will be worked between 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Monday through Friday and occasional weekends. Intern must be available to work a minimum of 20 hours per week to be eligible for childcare stipend.
- Internship dates run during summer break, approximately late May/early June, to the end of August depending on high school/NCCC academic calendars.
