ACRL College & Research Libraries News

College & Research Libraries News

ACRL Internship Program

The Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association, announces the selection of four interns to participate in the third year of its program for administrators of predominantly black college and university libraries. The three-year program, funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, is intended to accelerate the development of the management ability of librarians in black colleges and universities by providing them with experience in the administration of strong and progressive academic libraries.

The third-year interns are: Claude Green, library director, Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, North Carolina; Reta J. Lacy, catalog librarian, Morris Brown College, Atlanta, Georgia; Alberta J. Mayberry, teacher education librarian, Texas Southern University, Houston; and Brenda D. Sloan, circulation librarian, Virginia State College, Petersburg.

During the period of the nine-month internship, each intern will work closely with the director of a major academic library. The host libraries in the third year of the program are: Austin Peay State University, Emory University, Mt. Holyoke College, and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The Mellon Foundation grant provides salaries, benefits, and approved expenses for the intern. The host library provides the training experience. Several workshops for the participants are also planned.

Brenda Sloan

Alberta Mayberry

Claude Green

Reta Lacy

Applications from librarians and host institutions were reviewed by the project’s advisory committee, chaired by Virginia Lacy Jones, dean, School of Library Service, Atlanta University. Other members of the committee are: Phyllis B. Cartwright, Miami, Florida; Richard

M. Dougherty, University of California, Berkeley; James F. McCoy, Hudson Valley Community College; Annette L. Phinazee, North Carolina Central University; Katharine M. Stokes, Alexandria, Virginia; and David C. Weber, Stanford University. Casper L. Jordan, university librarian, Atlanta University, serves as project director. Beverly P. Lynch, executive secretary, Association of College and Research Libraries, is principal investigator. ■ ■