May 30, 2023 Library Welcomes Junior Fellows to Summer Internship Program
Working Onsite and Online, Emerging Professionals Expand Access to Library Collections

The Library of Congress announced the appointment of 50 undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students to its Junior Fellows Program on May 22. Following three years of being conducted virtually in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s students will work in a new hybrid style, either remotely or on-site.
This year’s students are from 21 states and the District of Columbia. The group will work on 29 projects across the Library. These projects include: “If we Tweet, Will They Come?” “Effective User Research at the Library of Congress,” “Cine Latine” and “Black Press in Chronicling America.”
“Since its origins in 1991, this program brings stakeholders across the agency together along with our talented cohort of interns to create unique learning experiences and enduring value,” said Kimberly Powell, chief of talent recruitment and outreach at the Library. “Each year we learn from each cohort and make adjustments to improve the program. Library service units offer priority projects and talented project mentors and colleagues who ensure we broaden and extend access to the public. The impact of the work of the Junior Fellows to complete projects will widen a path of access to Library content for generations to come.“
Fellows also will participate in virtual professional development opportunities to enhance their skill sets outside of their assigned projects, interacting with program alumni and Library leadership through a twice-weekly professional development series to increase engagement with Library collections and develop skills for securing employment.
The cohort will present its most significant findings and accomplishments online to Library staff, mentors, and colleagues via an interactive session Display Day on July 19. The public will be invited to experience the online version of this virtual exhibition in the fall. The internship concludes on July 28.
Learn more about the Junior Fellows Program at loc.gov/item/internships/junior-fellows-program/. For more information about internships and fellowship opportunities, visit loc.gov/ifp/.
The 2023 fellows (with hometown and school) are:
Destiny Abercrumbie; Matteson, Illinois; North Carolina Central University
Pheolyn Allen; Dallas, Texas; Pennsylvania State University
Mateo Arango; Roselle Park, New Jersey; University of Maryland, College Park
Sara Augustin; Rockland County, New York; Emory University
Callie Beattie; Richmond, Virginia; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Kate Bennett; Salt Lake City, Utah; The University of Alabama
Karla Berrios; Kannapolis, North Carolina; University of North Carolina Wilmington
Abby Bingham; Suffolk, Virginia; Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
Easton Brundage; Jacksonville, Florida; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Karla Camacho; Brownsville, Texas; Yale University
Noelle Charbonneau; Macomb, Michigan; Grand Valley State University
Lum Chi; Andover, Minnesota; University of Minnesota, Twin-Cities
Erika Cooley; Port Orange, Florida; University of South Florida
Abigail Cottingham; Kansas City, Kansas; University of Nebraska Kearney
Mark DeSantis; Chester, Pennsylvania; Cheyney University
Victoria Dey; Rochester, New York; Northeastern University
Nikki Dobbins; Southern Pines, North Carolina; The University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Emily Evans; Orlando, Florida; Davidson College
David Fiora; Cincinnati, Ohio; Indiana University
Jasper Forster; Plymouth, Michigan; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Bailey White Foster; San Antonio, Texas; Texas Woman's University
Evangeline Gahn; College Park, Maryland; University of Maryland
Rosalia Garcia; Alice, Texas; University of North Texas
Madeline Griffin; Knoxville, Tennessee; University of New Mexico
Sabrina Gunn; Sacramento, California; San Jose State University
Isabel Hernandez; Naples, Florida; Florida Gulf Coast University
Olivia Hewang; Los Altos, California; Wellesley College
Carter Jackson; Boston, Massachusetts; Boston University
Rob Johnson; Braintree, Massachusetts; University of Maryland
Yeji Kim; Hudson, Ohio; Yale University
Ester Luna; Washington, D.C.; Yale University
Amina Malik; Pekin, Illinois; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Hannah Meyer; Kensington, Maryland; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Natalie Miller; Arlington, Virginia; Cornell University
Courtney Murray; Buena Vista, Georgia; Pennsylvania State University
Lindsay Musil; Plano, Texas; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Elle Nicoletti; Los Angeles, California; Boston University
Madison Price; Brownsville, Texas; Emporia State University
Vierra Queen; Silver Spring, Maryland; Spelman College
Erica Quinones; Hagerstown, Maryland; University of Delaware-Newark
Amanda Roberts; Boonton, New Jersey; Simmons University
Suzanne L. Schulz; Woodside, New York; Hunter College, City University of New York
Savannah Scott; Salisbury, Maryland; Bridgewater College
Katie Senn; Green Bay, Wisconsin; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Grace Shao; Buford, Georgia; Georgia Institute of Technology
Samiah Sudler-Brooks; Bear, Delaware; Howard University
Majestie Varnado; San Antonio, Texas; Texas Woman's University
Kara Watts-Engley; Loudon, New Hampshire; Simmons University
Hannah Whitaker; Gainesville, Florida; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Alexandra Yaralian; Granada Hills, California; University of Maryland, College Park
The Junior Fellows Summer Internship Program is made possible by a gift from the late James Madison Council member Nancy Glanville Jewell through the Glanville Family Foundation and the Knowledge Navigators Trust Fund. For a third year, the program is also supported by an investment from the Mellon Foundation through the Library’s Of the People: Widening the Path initiative.
About Of the People: Widening the Path
Launched in January 2021, Of the People: Widening the Path is a multiyear initiative to connect the Library more deeply with Black, Indigenous and other communities of color historically underrepresented in the Library’s collections. Supported through a gift from the Mellon Foundation, it provides new opportunities for more Americans to engage with the Library and add their perspectives to the Library’s collections. This work will expand the Library’s efforts to ensure that a diversity of experiences is reflected in our historical record and inform how we use those materials to understand our past.
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Media Contact: Deanna McCray-James, demc@loc.gov
Public Contact: Junior Fellows Program, juniorfellows@loc.gov
PR 23-051
05-25-2023
ISSN 0731-3527
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PR 23-051
2023-05-31
ISSN 0731-3527