Student/Intern LOCI Program

  • Hosting Service Unit: All Library of Congress
  • Program Contact: LOCI@loc.gov
  • Interests/Areas of Study: All majors are welcome including, but not limited to: Accounting; Business; Cataloguing; Chemistry and Science; Collections Conservation and Preservation; Communications; Copyright; Digital Stewardship; Education; Finance; Geography and Maps; Government and Business Administration; History; Human Capital Management; Humanities, Art and Culture; Information Technology; Law; Library Information Science; Outreach and Promotion; Policy Analysis; Project and Program Management; Public Relations; Research; and Web Development.
  • Citizenship: U.S. Citizen
  • Application Period: Ongoing
  • Application Notes: Apply via the contractor websites noted below. Please refer to each contractor’s webpage for further information on qualifications, deadlines, duties, compensation and application process: Hispanic Associations of Colleges and Universities (HACU); INROADS, Inc.; Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars Refer to the contractors noted above for specific deadlines.
  • Compensation: See the contractor websites noted above.
  • Academic Credit: Each intern will need to arrange with the intern’s educational institution and the contractor to receive academic credit, if desired.
  • Available Benefits: See the contractor websites noted above.
  • Program Duration: Short-term. 15 weeks in the spring or fall semesters; 10 weeks in the summer semester
  • Qualifications: See the contractor websites noted above.

The Library of Congress Internships (LOCI) Program is an internship program in which the Library works with contractors to increase access to the Library’s guided learning experiences. The contractors supply the Library with paid interns. These opportunities are temporary in nature, and the interns work on projects across the Library.

The Library has entered into contracts with three vendors with demonstrated experience recruiting interns and administering national internship programs.  These vendors are:  HACU (Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities); INROADS, Inc.; and the Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars.

The Library typically recruits talent for the LOCI Program three sessions per year—in the spring, summer, and fall. These seasonal opportunities match interns with a wide range of opportunities available across the entire agency, fostering the interns’ academic and career development while contributing to the fulfillment of the Library’s mission.