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Library Summer Reading Intern
The Position
Join the Beaverton City Library Community Engagement Team as our Summer Reading Intern and get an intro to library work! The Summer Reading Intern is a grant-funded position for a high school intern to help with the Summer Reading Program (SRP), train and oversee teen volunteers, maintain the summer reading books, implement a service project, and plan and facilitate storytimes at an outreach site.
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 in:
- Supervisory experience through training and supervising volunteers
- Outreach including storytime experience
- Programming experience
- Customer service and answering questions at a library service desk
- Planning and organizational skills
- Communication skills within a professional library setting
- Knowledge of library workflow, projects, and professional responsibilities
- Possible other teaching opportunities available 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
- Able to work well with people from many backgrounds
- Proficient in Microsoft Word
- Knowledgeable about other Microsoft Office applications
This is a temporary, part-time internship. It will be scheduled to work 17 hours per week which may include weekend work. The internship will go from June 8 to August 15, 2026.
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 supervise 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.
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Perform professional library work under the supervision of a librarian, including:
- Outreach to a community partner location
- Observe at the library reference desk
- Help with collection development for a small part of a library collection
- Plan activities for a library program or presenting pop-up programs
- Implement a service project over the course of the internship
- Complete other projects and perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:
- At least 16 years old by June 8, 2026; and
- Currently (at time of application) enrolled in high school as a sophomore, junior, or senior.
Compensation
Wage: $24.56 hourly
This position does not receive benefits.
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