Recorded on May 7, 2014.
NCompass Live - http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ncompasslive/
From advertising for the position to saying goodbye, thoughtful planning of an internship will go a long way to making the experience meaningful for you and your intern. Kathryn Brockmeier and Laura Johnson, from the Nebraska Library Commission, will also discuss ways your library and your community can benefit from an internship at your library. Time for brainstorming and sharing will follow the presentation.
The internship program is made possible by a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Nebraska Library Commission, in partnership with the Nebraska Library Association.
5. Advertising
Be serious… They’ll take it seriously.
Ann Arbor District Library
Employment Opportunity
Job Posting
http://nowhiringatyourlibrary.nebraska.gov/Internship/jobpostingexample.pdf
The Intern Nebraska Program
http://www.internne.com/
7. Complete the required paperwork
Once the intern has been hired…
Inform us of the start date and
estimated end date of the internship
8. Complete the required paperwork
At the start of the internship…
Direct intern to complete and sign
the survey completion consent form
Direct intern to complete the online
baseline survey
9. Complete the required paperwork
During the internship…
Track intern’s hours and activities
10. Complete the required paperwork
At the end of the internship…
Direct intern to complete the online
post-internship survey
Complete the online Final Report
11. Goals of the program
Interns get involved in real library work
that takes advantage of their
experience and interests
12. Goals of the program
The program introduces promising
interns to the varied and exciting work
of Nebraska libraries
13. Goals of the program
The internship functions as a
recruitment tool, helping the
participant view the library as a viable
career opportunity
14. Goals of the program
The internship provides participants
with an enlightened view of the roles
of libraries and librarians, an
understanding of
behind-the-scenes library
operations, and insights
into the role of technology
in libraries
15. Goals of the program
Libraries receive financial assistance to
provide stipends to interns who often
help expand a program or
complete a project and
bring in fresh ideas
16. Schedule of activities
Work with the intern to determine how supervision will
be conducted and what projects will be completed
18. Schedule of activities
Proposed Timeline and
Schedule of Internship Activities
http://nowhiringatyourlibrary.nebraska.gov/internship/ExampleTimelineSchedule.pdf
Sample Public Library
Orientation Plan
http://nowhiringatyourlibrary.nebraska.gov/internship/SampleOrientationPlan.pdf
20. Schedule of activities
… Sharing information about a library
service by posting to the library’s
Facebook page, composing an entry on
the library’s blog or Twitter, making a
flyer or poster, writing a short library
newsletter article, or similar task
22. Follow the intern’s progress
Save copies of
the intern’s
written works
and other
projects
Take pictures of
the intern in
action
Consider keeping a
scrapbook or diary
23. Join us on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/NebraskaLibrarians