Charlotte Mecklenburg Library completes first summer in landmark internship program
This summer Charlotte Mecklenburg Library joined 38 other libraries across the U.S. by serving as a pilot site for a new internship program intended to help attract young people to careers in librarianship. Through its Inclusive Internship Initiative (III) , the Public Library Association (PLA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), sponsored paid, mentored public library internships for 50 high school juniors and seniors from diverse backgrounds in 25 different U.S. states. With individual guidance from a mentor,