Jeremiah's Library Internship

Congratulations to Jeremiah for taking the initiative to create an internship with his Elementary School Library. Jeremiah, who also initiated the Purim Reading Challenge earlier this year took his interest in reading a step further by inquiring of his school librarian how he could assist in the library.

The Librarian positively responded by giving Jeremiah an internship position that will allow him to checkout/scan library books for students and make the students aware of any overdue books. Jeremiah will also recommend and assist students with finding new books.

Considering a Career in Library Sciences - Library and information science is an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary field that applies the practices, perspectives, and tools of management, information technology, education, and other areas to libraries; the collection, organization,preservation, and dissemination of information resources; and the political economy of information

Most professional library jobs require a professional post-baccalaureate degree in library science, or one of its equivalent terms, library and information scienceas a basic credential. In the United States and Canada the certification usually comes from a master's degree granted by an ALA-accredited institution, so even non-scholarly librarians have an originally academic background. In the United Kingdom, however, there have been moves to broaden the entry requirements to professional library posts, such that qualifications in, or experience of, a number of other disciplines have become more acceptable.

Salary Ranges - According to U.S. News & World Report, library and information science ranked as one of the "Best Careers of 2008."The median annual salary for 2007 was reported as $51,400 USD in the United States,