If you're committed and passionate about libraries in the United States and understand how crucial they are in helping Americans succeed, you can join us as a volunteer or an intern to help build the political and social support we need to protect them.
EveryLibrary (501c4) and the EveryLibrary Institute (501c3) support library-specific research, public education, support to campaigns and elections, as well as local, federal, and state issues related to libraries and information access.
You should be interested in and passionate about literacy, reading, information access, First Amendment rights, and libraries. You should also be passionate about learning how to create political movements online and offline. Depending on the project, you may work with the EveryLibrary Institute or EveryLibrary.
Many of these projects are for individuals who love and support libraries, but we don’t expect you to have experience in politics or librarianship! We’ll teach you everything you need to be successful, and you’ll have room for creativity and to explore areas that interest you.
This is an opportunity to take action for a cause you care about or get hands-on experience in a field you're passionate about, and we want you to enjoy it and put your passions to work to support libraries across the United States.
General Qualifications
- Must be passionate about politics and libraries or information access and First Amendment rights.
- We are a distributed office, so you must be comfortable in a remote work environment and familiar with digital meeting spaces such as Slack, Google Meet, and Zoom.
- Must be comfortable in a digital environment and basic tools such as the Google suite of tools and Microsoft.
- Strong time management skills are a must, as is the ability to keep up with changing task prioritization in a fast-paced team environment.
- Willingness to work as part of a team and take creative direction from superiors and constructive criticism from other team members.
- Excellent attention to detail and superior communication skills.
- Willingness to communicate and work with other team members on large projects.
- Self-motivated and excited to make a difference!
- Bi-lingual individuals are highly encouraged to apply!
While interns and volunteers are responsible for various programs and services in the organization, they will work closely with full-time staff to accomplish these goals. Upon completion of training, they may take leadership roles, and there are opportunities for full-time employment that grow from part-time internships.
The projects below are our current listings. There are opportunities to work beyond these roles. Of course, you are expected to fully commit to communicating with other teams and groups and engage with other team members to complete projects.
