Job Description

Dive into the world of glass information! Join our team of reference librarians as the public services intern and help connect everyone - from grade school students to studio artists to advanced scholars - with our multidisciplinary collections. Our collections span everything from chemistry to art to history and ranges from rare books and manuscripts to ebooks and streaming media. At our Library, you will work with top museum professionals, scientists, artists, and scholars in the field of glass. Shape your experience to reflect your academic areas of interest and career goals and pursue the skills that matter the most to you.

• Gain public service experience

• Learn how a specialized museum library works

• Gain experience in areas such as reference, instruction, outreach/communications, and assessment.

Potential learning tracks

The applicant should indicate which learning track they are most interested in.

Track One: Reference & Instruction:
Make researching glass a blast!
Help develop a program or project with the public services staff related to reference, instruction, or research tools. Develop rich, multimedia content for our online knowledge base, create programming or virtual interactives for visitors and groups, develop online research guides, or assess/evaluate public service functions.

Track Two: Outreach
Get social about glass!
Help plan and execute outreach programming and content marketing. Create a blog series or social media campaign; write for our donor newsletter; assess outreach campaigns; and plan and participate in Library events.

Track Three: Special Projects
Create your own glass adventure!
With the public services team, develop a project that addresses challenges for our Library.  Reveal invisible collections. Plan a Wikipedia edit-a-thon. Capture glass history through our oral history program.