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ACRL Internship Program

The Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association, announces the selection of ten interns to participate in the second 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.

Honor J. Davenport, archivist at the Interdenominational Theological Center Library, Atlanta; Sandra E. Days, head, Serials Department, Coppin State College Library, Baltimore; Donna A. Epps, head librarian, Friendship Junior College, Rock Hill, South Carolina; Claude Green, administrative librarian, Voorhees College, Denmark, South Carolina; Ella M. Hargett, readers’ services librarian, Livingstone College, Salisbury, North Carolina; Bernice Hawkins, senior media specialist, Federal City College, Washington, D.C.; Adele M. Jackson, associate director of libraries, Southern University, Baton Rouge; Ghulam Y. Siddiqui, acting head librarian, Wilberforce University; Patricia M. Singleton, head reference librarian, Alabama State University; and Birdie

Honor J. Davenport

Ella M. Hargett

Donna A. Epps

Sandra E. Days

Adele M. Jackson

Birdie Travis

Patricia Singleton

G. Y. Siddiqui

Not pictured are Claude Green and Bernice Hawkins.

Travis, periodicals librarian, Florida Memorial College, Miami, are the second-year interns.

During the period of the internship, which ranges from six to nine months, each intern will work closely with the director of a major academic library. The host libraries in the second year of the program are Austin Peay State University; Eastern Michigan University; Oberlin College; State University of New York at Albany; Syracuse University; the University of California, San Diego; the University of Massachusetts, Amherst; and the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. 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.

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. Applications for the third year of the program are now being received. All inquiries should be addressed to Mr. Cásper L. Jordan, University Librarian, Trevor Arnett Library, Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA 30314. ■■