Opening Date: 7/11/12
Closing Date: 8/3/12
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 for the duration of one semester, September 2012 – December 2012, 6-10 hours per week and 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:
· Candidate must 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
(612)543-8579
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