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Internships

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Program Goal

To promote public librarianship by providing paid, on-the-job training for library school students while preparing them to work as extra-help library interns on Santa Clara County Library reference desks.

Training

The training begins with three days of centralized training on Library mission and values, policies and procedures, and the catalog. This is followed by four weeks (12 hours per week) of sheltered reference experience at a community library working alongside experienced librarians. Training and experience will include time in both the children's and adult reference departments, observation of a children's story time or program, meeting with the Community Library Supervisor of a library, and becoming familiar with commonly used print and electronic reference sources. In addition, special training in collection, outreach, teen services, and other special projects may be available.

Internship

After the successful completion of the seventy-two hour training, qualified candidates will be added to our extra-help roster as Graduate Library Interns and can work on the reference desks of the community libraries in our system.

Eligibility and Application

Students currently enrolled in San Jose State University's School of Library and Information Science who are interested in the program should contact Davi Evans at devans@library.sccgov.org.