What are the responsibilities and job description for the Library Internship- Youth Services position at Southfield, City of (MI)?
30 hours per week, including day, evening and weekend hours
Interns are an integral part of the Southfield Public Library’s operations. An internship is available in the Youth Services division. During an internship, you will gain experience working on both adult and youth public service desks, providing reference and reader’s advisory service. You will assist patrons with their mobile devices and show them how to use our digital collections. Programming experience will be gained by assisting librarians with library programs and learning to develop and facilitate your own programs. You will learn collection development by being responsible for assigned collections. You will have an opportunity to create and maintain book displays. The overall goal of the library internships is to provide students with real life library experience and guidance while working alongside professional librarians.
• Bachelor’s Degree• Current enrollment in a Master’s degree program in Library and Information Science at the time of hire
• Willingness to work collaboratively
Desired qualifications:
- Customer service experience
- Experience working with youth between ages 0-18
- Experience with the Adobe Creative Suite or Canva
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office 365 and TEAMS
- Experience working with social media platforms, video content creation and streaming video
Salary : $15 - $16
