Internship update

I met with the coordinator of my internship on Wednesday for a brief meeting concerning my internship schedule. I have to complete 20 hours a week in order to fulfill SU's internship hour requirement. After realizing we were falling short on hours, I decided to add a few more projects to my internship. I will be working with the Bookmobile about 6-8 hours a week. The details of when and where are still in the works as they prepare the summer schedule but I will be attending a bookmobile training this coming Friday. I am excited to be more involved in this project this year. I will also be implementing a graphic novels club for pre-teens and teens. It has always been a passion of mine and I want to be able to motivate reluctant readers to read as well as advanced and average readers. I will also be compiling a suggested bibliography of graphic novels for the library to purchase to expand their collection.
I definitely have my work cut out for me but I am very excited preparing for this internship!

Summer internship

I met with the director of the Public Computing Center a few weeks ago to discuss an internship. The woman is a retired school librarian herself which made our conversation very interesting. I will be starting my internship when I get back from the ALA Conference in the first week of July. I get to work with the digital media club with two other lovely ladies. The club uses various digital media tools to promote fitness and nutrition while learning new technology. Since the library is a partner of the local Bookmobile, I will also have the opportunity to volunteer there as well. I am excited because I enjoyed the time I spent volunteering last summer. The last part of my internship requires me to create and implement social media and internet safety workshops for teens. It's a program I have been dreaming of implementing since I thought of the idea last summer. I think social media is a great vehicle for students' expression, creativity, and knowledge; but I also want students to know how to safely use it and not broadcast personal information to the world wide web. I cannot wait to get started on this venture!