New Student

Orientation

Library
Opportunities

Library Opportunities

• Advocacy

• Awards

• Employment

• Exhibitions + Curation

• Internships + Fellowships

Library
Advisory
Board

Up to 20 students join each year. They gather monthly to address a theme or question.

It shows the libraries really care what we think and you can see actual results from your input.

- Student Board Member

Advocacy

Awards

The A. Edward Newton Award is the longest-running collegiate book collecting competition in the nation. First prize $1000.

Spine Poetry Contest

Moore Student Fellowship Research a topic of your choice in the Friends Historical Library or Peace Collection. Receive $500 to spend one week in the collections.

Exhibitions

We invite students to propose and curate Pop-Up Exhibitions. You can open up conversation about relevant social issues or promote campus programming. Share your ideas.

Paid Internships

Swarthmore Libraries Internship offers an introduction to library & information science, promoting the American Library Association's values of Equity, Diversity, + Inclusion through weekly seminars and field trips.

Lib / Lab Fellows can expect a combination of open lab hours and weekly meetings, through which they will be exposed to web development and design, digital media, text analysis, and/or data visualization.

CiLIS – Careers in Library & Information Science is a multi-institutional week-long immersive to explore connections between librarianship, career options, and pressing social issues.

Employment

Circulation Desk
 

Reserves Desk
 

RIAs – Research & Information Associates
 

Archives
 

Collection Management
 

UX  – User Experience
 

Cornell Library

[science & engineering]
 

Underhill Library

[music & dance]
 

questions?

librarian@swarthmore.edu

swarthmore.edu/libraries/get-help

New Student

Orientation