Junior Fellows Summer Internships

The Library of Congress' Junior Fellows' Summer Intern program offers undergraduate and graduate students insights into the environment and culture of the world's largest and most comprehensive repository of human knowledge. Working with the staff, curators, and the incomparable collections of the Library of Congress, interns will be exposed to a broad spectrum of library work: preservation, reference, access standards, information management, the U. S. copyright system and gift collections.

No previous experience is necessary, but internships are competitive and special relevant skills are desirable. Selection will be based on academic achievement, letters of recommendation, and in most cases an interview with a selection official.

See http://www.loc.gov/hr/jrfellows/about.html for more information about the program.

Applicants must be U. S. citizens currently enrolled in a degree-granting program of study at an accredited institution of higher learning at the undergraduate (college, university, or Tribal College) or graduate levels, or have graduated since August 2007 from an undergraduate or graduate program.

Summer internships will begin June 2, 2008, and run through August 8, 2008. The comprehensive orientation program scheduled during the first week includes training in conservation techniques and instructions for the safe handling of rare copyright deposit materials, many of which date back to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

Interns will work full-time (40 hours per week), Monday through Friday, and will receive a taxable income of $300.00 per week.

Interns are temporary employees of the Library of Congress and are not eligible for Federal Employee benefits and privileges. However, they are protected by worker's compensation laws and eligible for Metrochek, a transit subsidy program for qualified individuals who use the Metro System, Virginia Rail Express, MARC commuter trains, and county and commercial buses and qualified commercial van pools to commute to their jobs at the Library.

The application package must include the following materials:

1. A detailed cover letter indicating at least three (3) subject area(s) in which the applicant is interested, language abilities if relevant, and statement of professional objectives.

Subject Areas of Interest:

• American History and Literature
• History of Popular and Applied Graphic Arts, Architecture, and Design
• History of Photography
• Manuscript Drama
• Film, Television, and Radio
• Sound Recordings
• Music
• Rare Books and Manuscripts
• American Popular Culture
• Preservation and Conversation
• Area Studies (Asian, Hispanic, European)
• Veterans History Project
• Serials and Government Publications

2. Completed Forms OF612 (Application for Federal Employment) and OF 306 (Declaration for Federal Employment). PDF or Word Versions of both forms are available at this link for download. To expedite the application and selection process, please include email address on all forms and correspondence. The Background Survey Questionnaire is optional.

• Application for Federal Employment OF612
  Word version
• Declaration for Federal Employment OF306
  Word version
• Background Survey Questionnaire
  Word version

3. Two (2) letters of recommendation from an appropriate professor or employer attesting to the applicant's proficiency, reliability and the feasibility of his/her carrying out assignments. These may be sent by the authors directly to interns08@loc.gov. Be sure to include applicant's name in subject line.

4. Transcript(s) from the current or most recently attended university or college. Unofficial photocopies will be accepted.

Applications will be accepted only on-line and should be sent to:

2008 Summer Intern Program Coordinating Committee at interns08@loc.gov.

Questions about the program can be emailed to: questions08@loc.gov.

5. Applicants are responsible to ensure their applications and supporting materials are received by the application deadline.

BEFORE YOU SUBMIT
Ensure that your application package is complete.
Ensure that each document is in a separate file.
Incomplete applications not processed.

• Is your cover letter complete and does it provide 3 areas of interest?
• Is your cover letter included?
• Is your Application for Federal Employment OF612 included?
• Is the Declaration for Federal Employment OF306 included?
• Is the Background Survey Questionnaire included?
• Are the 2 letters of recommendation included?
• Are recent transcripts included?
• Are the documents in separate files? Note: You may send the document files in separate emails, if you experience problems sending everything in one email. Please label your documents.

6. The inbound maximum message size is 10MB. If you sent multiple emails please label them with applicant's name + 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of x.

Selection Process

Applications will be forwarded to selecting officials in the Library who will arrange telephone interviews with promising applicants, based on materials submitted. Those selected will be provided with detailed information on reporting for their internship on June 2.

The Library of Congress Junior Fellows Summer Intern Program is a joint project of the U. S. Copyright Office, Library Services, Office of Workforce Diversity, Human Resources Services, the Office of Strategic Initiatives, and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer.

The Library of Congress is an equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities who meet eligibility requirements are strongly encouraged to apply.