The Library of Congress announced the appointment of 40 undergraduate, graduate, and recent graduates to its Junior Fellows Program on May 20. This year’s cohort will work in a dual-track program style, either remotely or on-site.
The cohort will complete 31 projects across the Library. These projects include: “Amplifying Artistic Projects that Use the Library’s Digital Collections;” “Mind the Gap: Taking Stock of Contemporary Composer Voices;” “African American Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship;” and “Year of Digital Accessibility.”
“The Junior Fellows Program is more than just a job experience,” said Kimberly Powell, chief of talent recruitment and outreach at the Library. “During their time at the Library of Congress, each Junior Fellow becomes part of our team. The projects they work on are important to the Library and will benefit patrons for years to come. Dedicated and talented project mentors and colleagues aim to ensure that, by the end of the program, Junior Fellows will have a keen understanding of what it means to work at the Library and that they will go on to become ambassadors for all that we do here.”
Fellows will also participate in professional development opportunities to enhance their skill sets outside of their assigned projects, interacting with staff, peers and Library leadership through a series of sessions to increase engagement with Library collections and accelerate career paths.
The cohort will present its most significant findings and accomplishments to Library staff and the public via an onsite Display Day event on July 17. The internship concludes on July 26.
The 2024 fellows (with hometown, school, and project) are:
Onur Ayaz; Brooklyn, New York; City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center
African American Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
Rose Bautista; Honolulu; University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Chloe Brettmann; Aspen, Colorado; University of Chicago
Georgina Broyles; Chesterfield Township, Michigan; University of Michigan
Ilayda Dogan; Rockville, Maryland; University of Maryland, College Park
Alaina Economus; Columbus, Ohio; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Heather Fabritze; Alburtis, Pennsylvania; Washington College
Ava Ferrante; Pasadena, California; University of Michigan
Lauryn Gilliam; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Commonwealth University
Akhila Gunturu; Coppell, Texas; University of Texas at Austin
Jason Guthartz; Chicago; San Jose State University iSchool
Lauren Harris; Indianapolis, Indiana; Indiana University Purdue University- Indianapolis
Shauna-Kay Harrison; Ann Arbor, Michigan; University of Michigan School of Information
Zoe Harrison; Tucson, Arizona; University of Arizona
Emma Hassel; Toledo, Ohio; Georgetown University
Micherlange Hemsley; Ontario, California; University of Michigan
Mila Hill; Hartford, Connecticut; Howard University
Miller Jaquet; San Jose, California; University of California, Berkeley
Christa Kileff; St. Louis; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Jacob LaBarge; Hyattsville, Maryland; University of Maryland, College Park
Pa Lor; Minneapolis, Minnesota; University of Michigan
Justice Menzel; Virginia Beach, Virginia, Old Dominion University
Avianna Miller; Cedar Knolls, New Jersey; Drew University
Kelsey Moore; Marshfield, Wisconsin; University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Camila Orr; Great Falls, Virginia; Cornell University
Kumari Pacheco, Hyattsville, Maryland; California College of the Arts
Emily Paterson; Warren, Michigan; Michigan State University
Aisaiah Pellecer; Chicago; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Janiya Peters; West Orange, New Jersey; University of California, Berkeley
Courtney Richmond; Canton, Georgia; University of Wisconsin, Madison
Jordan Ross; Odenton, Maryland; University of Pennsylvania
Kathleen Rowley; Santa Clarita, California; University of the Cumberlands
Nora Smolonsky; Takoma Park, Maryland; University of Maryland, College Park
Sarah Spain; Chevy Chase, Maryland; University of Maryland, College Park
Brenna Steinke; Eugene, Oregon; San Jose State University
Courtney Thomas; Dallas; University of North Carolina
Jonathan Walton; Decatur, Georgia; New York University
Lillian Williams; Wichita, Kansas; University of Missouri
Molly Williams; Silver Spring, Maryland; University of Maryland, College Park
Miguel Torres Yunda; Bogota, Colombia; University of Florida
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 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.
About the Library
The Library of Congress is the world’s largest library, offering access to the creative record of the United States — and extensive materials from around the world — both on-site and online. It is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office. Explore collections, reference services and other programs and plan a visit at loc.gov, access the official site for U.S. federal legislative information at congress.gov and register creative works of authorship at copyright.gov.
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Media Contact: Deanna McCray-James, demc@loc.gov
Public Contact: Junior Fellows Program, juniorfellows@loc.gov
PR 24-044
05-24-2024
ISSN 0731-3527