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I love books. I love them so much that I won second place in my college’s book collecting contest. If you feel the same way, then an internship with the Library of Congress might be an awesome way to spend the summer. In case you aren’t aware, the Library of Congress “is the nation’s oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections.” Now that we have the Internet that may not impress all of you, but I think it’s pretty cool that they’ve compiled so much information under one roof.
I don’t have a very high opinion of Congress these days, and according to recent polls, not many do. I think their library might be the best thing that they have going for them. That thought is reinforced by the blurb that they used to start the press release about their Junior Fellows Summer Internships:
Rare comic books, wax-cylinder recordings, novelty postcards, hand-colored films and a tale told on a hooked rug were among the treasures uncovered by the 2008 class of Junior Fellows Summer Interns, who located them among the copyright deposits and gifts that have come into the nation’s library.
It kind of sounds like the Antiques Road Show, which is awesome. You can find the full details on the program here. The internships last 10 weeks and comes with a $3,000 stipend, which is pretty solid. Applications are due by March 11th, and they do allow you to specify an area of interest. The application process is pretty intensive, so be sure to follow the directions carefully.
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