Oak Ridge Public Library — Oak Ridge Room
Location Description
Oak Ridge Public Library is a municipal library serving a community of 31,000 people. The Oak Ridge Room serves as the city's local history room, preserving the municipal and social history of the City of Oak Ridge. Many visitors to the Oak Ridge Room are interested in how their relatives were employed during World War II, the Manhattan Project, and the history and social role of nuclear energy. The Oak Ridge Room collection contains documents, maps, photographs, oral histories and recordings, and audiovisual material. Projects in the Oak Ridge Room will consist of evaluating, organizing, preserving, and digitizing collections in order to make them publicly accessible. Interns will be responsible for bringing a collection to the digital stage and will gain practical, hands-on archival experience.
Practicum Work Mode
On site
Semesters or Time Period Available
Spring
Location
1401 Oak Ridge Turnpike
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
https://orpl.org
Contact
Julie Forkner
Director
jforkner@oakridgetn.gov
865-425-3468
Student Tasks
Evaluating, organizing, preserving, and digitizing a singular collection.
Type of Mentoring Provided to the Student
This position is mentored by the Technical Services Librarian and our Local History Specialist. Each brings decades of experience in archives and records management as well as in-depth knowledge of the history of Oak Ridge and the Manhattan Project.
Student Interaction With Others at the Location
Interns will be part of the city-wide cohort and will be introduced to working in a municipality as a whole. Introductions to other departments (Police, Fire, Legal, Public Works, Planning and Development) as well as weekly gatherings with your cohort are part of your intern experience. This is an excellent opportunity to be paid for experience working as part of a large and complex organization. To apply, pleases go to https://www.oakridgetn.gov/378/The-Oak-Ridge-Internship-Program-Fall-Sp
Applications for the spring semester 2025 close on January 6, 2025. This is an ongoing opportunity that will be offered each Fall and Spring.