The Morgan Library & Museum 2026 - Sherman Fairchild Reading Room Summer Internship
About The Position
The Sherman Fairchild Reading Room seeks an intern that will be an active member of the Reading Room team. The successful candidate will experience invigilating rare material, conduct preliminary research for readers and retrieve material from our Reference Collection. They will be supervised and mentored by the Head of Reader Services. Intern tasks will include but are not limited to sorting, paging, and reshelving reference books and other secondary source materials, including microfilms and internal files, as well as inputting and updating electronic records. The intern will also work on other library projects and miscellaneous office tasks related to statistical gathering and processing. The intern will work primarily in the Sherman Fairchild Reading Room. Candidates must be committed to working 28 hours per week.
Requirements
- Current enrollment as an undergraduate or graduate student
- Strong interest in a career in the museum or library field
- Eligibility to work in the United States; international candidates must be eligible to participate in a paid internship program in the United States
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Candidates must be committed to working 28 hours per week.
Responsibilities
- Invigilating rare material
- Conduct preliminary research for readers
- Retrieve material from our Reference Collection
- Sorting, paging, and reshelving reference books and other secondary source materials, including microfilms and internal files
- Inputting and updating electronic records
- Work on other library projects and miscellaneous office tasks related to statistical gathering and processing
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
