Library Summer Reading Intern

Job Type: Location Type: Not Specified

 

Salary: $23.39 Hourly
Location : Beaverton City Library-Main, OR
Job Type: Temp/On-call
Job Number: FY24/25-01068
Department: Library
Division: Library Collections and Community Engagement
Opening Date: 03/20/2025
Closing Date: 4/6/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

The Position
Join the Beaverton City Library Community Engagement Team as our Summer Reading Intern and get a real-world introduction to library work! The Summer Reading Intern is a position that helps us with the Summer Reading Program (SRP), training and overseeing teen volunteers, maintaining the summer reading books, and planning and facilitating storytimes at an outreach site. The internship will run from June 9 (or June 16, depending on intern availability) through August 16, 2025.
You’ll gain valuable professional library experience while sharing the joy of the Summer Reading Program with kids, teens, and their families.
The intern in this position will have a chance to gain skills and experience in:

• Leadership through training and overseeing volunteers
• Outreach, programming, and/or storytime
• Customer service and answering reference questions at a library service desk
• Library collection development.
• Planning and organization
• Communication in a professional library setting
• Library workflows, projects, and professional responsibilities
• Other opportunities possible depending on interests

The ideal candidate must be:

• Self-motivated and able to work independently
• Able to inventory and unpack books
• Responsible and dependable
• Able to complete tasks in a timely manner
• Willing to learn new skills and teach others
• Strong people skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Word
• Knowledge of other Microsoft Office applications

This is a part-time, seasonal position that will be scheduled for 20 hours each week. The schedule may include weekend work. There is one vacancy.
Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Beaverton’s online portal. You will need to fill out your work history and respond to several supplemental questions. Your education, skills, and experience will be evaluated using the main application form and supplemental questions; a resume and cover letter are not required and do not substitute for a complete application and work history.

Responsibilities

• Train and oversee teen volunteers and coordinate and schedule substitute volunteers.
• Assist with the Summer Reading Program, including collecting and organizing SRP statistics and marketing the library’s summer offerings.
• Unpack, inventory, and later repack the summer reading books – includes moving small boxes.
• Assist with storytimes at a local park.
• Perform professional library work under the supervision of a librarian, which could include:
  • Outreach to a community partner location
  • Observing and assisting at library reference desks
  • Collection development for a small part of a library collection
  • Planning activities for a library program or presenting pop up programs
• Complete other projects and performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:

• High school junior or senior, or currently enrolled in a college or university; and
• At least 16 years old by the internship start date; and
• Able to pass reference checks and satisfy the requirements of a background check.

The City of Beaverton is committed to supporting a culture of accountability, equity and inclusion for all, especially marginalized groups. We pledge to continue the ongoing, difficult and essential work needed to address institutional racism and historical inequities in all forms.
Beaverton is a diverse city, boasting a large population of qualified persons, including women, veterans, Black, Indigenous and people of color, persons with disabilities, generational groups, persons who speak many languages and are of diverse national origins.
Studies have shown that many candidates, especially women, are less likely to apply for a job if they do not believe they meet 100% of the hiring criteria. The city’s talent acquisition goals include hiring the candidate who is best able to meet the performance objectives of the role. We therefore encourage persons with non-traditional skill sets and experiences to apply, even if you believe you do not meet 100% of the qualifications and hiring criteria described.

Compensation
Wage: $23.39 hourly
This position does not receive benefits.
01

All persons hired as a summer intern must be 16 years of age or older at the time of hire.

• I understand this requirement.

02

What best describes your current school enrollment status?

• I am a junior or senior in high school
• I am a college student
• None of the above

03

Do you possess full professional proficiency to read, write and speak one or more of the city’s priority languages (Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Arabic, Japanese, Russian)?

• Yes
• No

04

If you answered yes to the question about languages, which of the City of Beaverton’s priority languages do you speak, read, and write fluently?

• Spanish
• Arabic
• Korean
• Vietnamese
• Chinese
• Russian
• Japanese
• None of these

05

Do you have previous experience with a library summer reading program (for example as a participant or as a volunteer)?

• Yes
• No

06

Please select any age group(s) you have experience working or volunteering with:

• Children (0-9 years)
• Tweens (10-12 years)
• Teens (13-17 years)
• None of the above

07

Please explain briefly why you are interested in this internship.
08

Please describe briefly what aspects of library work you’re most excited to learn about or participate in.
Required Question