LIBT Internship

LIBT Internship

Weeding and Collection Shifts

This week during my internship, I had the opportunity to actively participate in the weeding process by selecting Spanish language materials from the collection using the guidelines provided by the Collection Services Department. This was a valuable hands-on experience that allowed me to apply weeding criteria such as condition, relevance,

LIBT Internship

Branch Collection Changes and Merchandising Experience

LIBT Internship

Library Assistant Forum: Customer Service

This week I attended a Library Assistant Forum meeting focused on customer service for the Sacramento Public Library system. These forums provide an opportunity for Library Assistants across the system to share experiences, discuss common challenges, and learn strategies that can help improve service to patrons. The meeting was facilitated

LIBT Internship

Learning to Encode RFID Tags

During this week of my internship at the Belle Cooledge Library, part of the Sacramento Public Library system, I learned more about how RFID technology is used in library circulation and materials handling. Books in the Sacramento Public Library system contain RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags, which allow items to

LIBT Internship

Branch Tasks and Responsibilities

During my internship at the Belle Cooledge Library, part of the Sacramento Public Library system, I learned more about how branch tasks and responsibilities are assigned among staff. At SPL it is common for branch supervisors to assign specific tasks to Library Assistants. At my branch, these assignments rotate approximately