Preservation Internship
Opening
Date: 4/9/14
Closing
Date: 4/30/14
Job
Type: Internship
Location:
Minneapolis Central Library, 300
Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota
The
Position
The Preservation team with Hennepin County Library plays a vital role in ensuring the long-term viability of the Library’s print collections through repair and restoration measures, book binding and other preservation methods. Preservation also performs a consulting function to staff on preservation matters.
The Preservation team with Hennepin County Library plays a vital role in ensuring the long-term viability of the Library’s print collections through repair and restoration measures, book binding and other preservation methods. Preservation also performs a consulting function to staff on preservation matters.
This unpaid internship is from May - August, 2014 for 6-10 hours per
week. It can be used for college credit or work
experience.
Primary Duties and responsibilities include:
· Preservation bookbinding
· Construction of preservation enclosures for library materials
· Simple mending of library materials
· General processing of library materials including some clerical work
Best Qualified Candidates will:
· Have attention to detail and good manual dexterity
· Coursework and/or experience in book preservation helpful
·
Have not had an internship with Hennepin County
Library in the past
To Apply:
Submit a resume, brief cover letter outlining your qualifications for this internship, and contact information for two references to:
Submit a resume, brief cover letter outlining your qualifications for this internship, and contact information for two references to:
Barb
McKenzie
Hennepin County Library - Ridgedale
12601 Ridgedale Drive
Hennepin County Library - Ridgedale
12601 Ridgedale Drive
Minnetonka,
MN 55305
bamckenzie@hclib.org
bamckenzie@hclib.org
(612)543-8579
