The Department of Public Instruction has opened the competitive application process for $2,500 grants for up to seven Wisconsin Libraries to fund library internships for local high school juniors or seniors to be completed between June 1st, 2025, and August 31st, 2025.
This grant has multiple goals:
- The goal for the Wisconsin Teen Internship, based on the PLA Inclusive Internship Initiative (III), is for libraries to offer paid, mentored internships to high school-aged students from diverse backgrounds, allowing them to experience the work of librarianship firsthand and explore how to use their talents and perspectives to impact their communities.
- Teen interns will increase skills working on a connected learning project. They will also more fully understand the scope of library work and be able to identify how their interests and skills match that work.
- Library mentors will develop leadership, communication, and coaching skills.
- Participating libraries will better understand how to engage and support students while also creating career and programmatic pathways to increase diversity in the field.
Each library will be awarded up to $2,500 to recruit and hire an intern, in compliance with applicable nondiscrimination laws and minor workers laws, and in collaboration with the library’s human resources and finance staff.
The application period is now open and will close at 4 p.m. on Friday, February 21st. The informational webinar presentation slides and scoring rubric are available for your review and can also be found on the DPI Youth Services webpage under the Teen Inclusive Internship Program dropdown menu.
Jeni Schomber
Public Library Consultant
Library Services Team
Division for Libraries and Technology
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
608-266-2749
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