GSLIS Announcements Archives

• May 2009
• April 2009
• March 2009
• February 2009
• January 2009
• December 2008
• November 2008
• October 2008
• September 2008
• August 2008
• July 2008
• June 2008
• May 2008
• April 2008
• March 2008
• February 2008
• January 2008
• December 2007
• November 2007
• October 2007
• September 2007
• August 2007
• July 2007
• June 2007
• May 2007
• April 2007
• March 2007
• February 2007
• January 2007
• December 2006
• November 2006
• October 2006
• September 2006
• August 2006
• July 2006
• June 2006
• May 2006
• April 2006
• March 2006
• February 2006
• January 2006
• December 2005
• November 2005
• October 2005
• September 2005
• August 2005
• July 2005
• June 2005
• May 2005
• April 2005
• March 2005
• February 2005
• January 2005

« previous | main | next »

Internship Opportunity - Kimball Union Academy (Meriden, NH)

Filed under GSLIS Jobs and Opportunities
Posted by GSLIS, May 08, 2009
View all posts for May 2009

POSITION: Library Intern Kimball Union Academy Meriden, New Hampshire

Founded in 1813, Kimball Union Academy is a college preparatory boarding school with 345 students and 53 full-time faculty located on 1300 acres in west-central New Hampshire. The school is located two and a half hours from Boston, two hours from Burlington, Vermont, and 30 minutes from Hanover, NH. The mission of Kimball Union Academy is “to discover with each student the right path to academic mastery, to creativity, and to responsibility.” The Coffin Library at Kimball Union supports this mission and the school’s rigorous curriculum with a collection of over 20,000 volumes, a dozen online databases, numerous periodicals and non-print materials, and a growing instructional program. The library participates in the New Hampshire inter-library loan system and has a separate inter-library loan arrangement with Dartmouth College.

Summary of responsibilities:

This is a residential position in a dynamic and demanding boarding school environment. The library intern will assist the Librarians in circulation, reference, instruction, and cataloging/processing while also engaging in many aspects of boarding school life.

The internship is conceived to provide an enthusiastic, energetic candidate with the opportunity to be involved in all aspects of running a school library, including reference and instructional services, cataloging, and instruction and communications.

Qualifications:

• MLS or MLS in progress, with recent experience in reference, preferably in an academic or school library.

Salary or hourly wage:

• Salary commensurate with experience and specific responsibilities.

Specific information to apply for the position:

Please email a letter of interest, a resume, and the names and telephone numbers of two references to Ms. Marianna McKim, Head Librarian: mmckim@kua.org. No telephone inquiries, please.