The Library of Congress is seeking applicants for its next Junior Fellows Program, a summer internship held remotely and onsite from May 19 to July 25, 2025.
The Junior Fellows Program is a paid, full-time internship that enables the next generation of diverse cultural institution professionals to experience and interpret the collections, programs, and services of the world’s largest, all-inclusive library.
Projects increase access to Library of Congress collections and promote awareness of the Library’s resources to Congress and people in communities across America. With guidance from mentors, Junior Fellows produce products that position the Library as a dynamic center for fostering innovation, sparking creativity, and building lifelong connections.
The deadline to apply is Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Prospective applicants can read the full list of projects and apply to the program by visiting loc.gov/item/internships/junior-fellows-program/.
The Library anticipates hiring approximately 40 interns for 35 projects. This year’s projects provide rewarding opportunities for Junior Fellows to engage with the Library’s resources, interpret collections and share their findings with audiences through a variety of channels. Below is a sampling of the 2025 projects:
Music and the Arts as Vehicles for History, Civics, and Democracy (Remote): In this project, the Junior Fellow will develop strategies for using primary sources as a way to tell a “people’s history” of the United States, encompassing diverse stories and perspectives including those from Black, Indigenous, Hispanic or Latino, Asian American and Pacific Islander and/or other communities of color.
Video Preservation from Shelf to Video Lab and Beyond (Onsite – Culpeper, VA): The National Audio-Visual Conservation Center (NAVCC) is home to the world’s largest moving image collections as well as state-of-the-art preservation laboratories. With guidance from mentors, the Junior Fellow will participate in the processing, digitization, and ingest of moving image materials, following the life cycle of content from acquisition to archiving for long-term preservation.
Digital Rewind: Exploring Connecting Communities Digital Initiative’s Impact Through Digital Engagement and Storytelling (Remote): Junior Fellows will create a dynamic, collections-oriented digital storytelling project that documents and shares the work of CCDI’s impact on stakeholder communities, helping to ensure that histories of underrepresented communities are preserved and shared on a national platform.
Providing Access to American History and Culture (Onsite): Manuscript Division collections typically comprise material types such as correspondence, photographs, born digital media, and other ephemeral materials, documenting diverse cultural and historical events and people throughout United States history. During this project, the Junior Fellow also will work with division staff on tasks like cataloging, finding aid preparation, born digital processing, and preservation assessments.
Enhancing Accessibility: User Research for Inclusive Library Services (Remote): The National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Print Disabled serves as a crucial resource for individuals with visual impairments. This project will focus on supporting NLS’ patron experience research initiatives (including usability testing, one-on-one interviews, and focus groups) to gain insights into the needs and experiences of NLS patrons. Under the mentorship of experienced user researchers, the Junior Fellow will engage with patrons to understand their interactions with NLS’ resources and services.
The Junior Fellows Program is made possible by a gift from the late James Madison Council member Nancy Glanville Jewell through the Glanville Family Foundation, the Knowledge Navigators Trust Fund and by an investment from the Mellon Foundation.
Download instructions on how to apply to this summer internship program.