Student Intern; Unclassified, Part-Time; Library Department

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The award-winning San José Public Library (SJPL) consists of more than 600 employees, a 23% bilingual workforce, and has 24 branch libraries across San José, in addition to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, which is the city’s main library jointly operated through a unique partnership with San José State University. SJPL serves a diverse community of roughly one-million residents and currently has nearly 700,000 library members It annually attracts over 6 million visitors (pre-pandemic) and circulates more than 8 million items per year.

Over the past few years, SJPL has cultivated a 21st century library experience dedicated to public service and committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion at the core. In addition to providing library services to the community, SJPL proudly leads two citywide initiatives - the Education and Digital Literacy Strategy and the SJ Access digital equity initiative, which has become the number one provider of free public access to Wi‑Fi connectivity, tech device lending, and multi-lingual digital literacy programs and support.

SJPL is led by Jill Bourne, City Librarian, who was nationally recognized in 2017 as Library Journal’s “Librarian of the Year.”

SJPL enriches lives by fostering lifelong learning and ensuring that every member of the community has access to a vast array of ideas and information. The library department is a place where people do great work and make a difference in our community. To see examples of SJPL’s work and learn more about its impact, visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Join us to make a difference!

• Assist with department wide employee engagement projects like new employee events, newsletters, and service recognition programs.
• Support staff trainings –assist at training sessions, coordinate attendance, contribute to communications etc.
• Help maintain the department eLearning catalog by working with content point to keep trainings fresh, engaging, and accessible for Library staff.
• Work with the Personnel team on digital and physical data management.

• An undergraduate student who’s passionate about learning, organizational development, public service, Human Resources, or Library operations.
• Someone who is detail-oriented, organized, ready to learn, and self-motivated.
• A strong written and verbal communicator who can work well both independently and with others.
• Comfort using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) - or enthusiasm to learn!

• Real-world Human Resources experience in a public-sector setting.
• Insight into professional learning and development, employee engagement, training strategies, and organizational development.
• New professional skills, mentorship from experienced staff,…