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Cover letter for a 2-year fellowship providing experience in both public and technical services  
but focusing primarily on management training. 
 
Dear Search Committee members, 
 
With enthusiasm I write to apply for the xxxxxx Library Fellows position. My library 
experience

,

 coupled

 

with my education

,

 make me an ideal candidate for this 

 

position

.  

 

This academic year I am the President of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s ALA 
Student Chapter, a role which has afforded me the opportunity to gain extensive leadership 
experience. Our team of officers worked well together as we planned workshops, speaker 
engagements, and social activities. This responsibility, in conjunction with my class work, has 
helped me to realize that, in the long term, I would like to pursue employment in management 
and administration within academic libraries. I believe the xxxxxxx Fellowship would put me on 
the right path to achieving my professional goals. 

 

 
Currently, I am a paid intern in the Reference and Instructional Services Department of UNCG’s 
Jackson Library. This position has allowed me to gain valuable experience working in an 
academic reference environment by assisting graduate and undergraduate students as well as 
faculty with research in person, over the phone and via chat. All of the interns participate in 
weekly training sessions and workshops on different aspects of academic librarianship such as 
conducting the reference interview, finding legal resources, and researching government 
information. As part of this internship experience I co-taught

 

several English 101 classes and I 

discovered that I really enjoy teaching. 
 
I hold a BA in xxxxxxx from the University of xxxx and a master’s degree in xxxx from the 
University of xxxx, and I am scheduled to complete my ALA-accredited MLIS at UNCG on 
May 14, 2008. My degrees have provided me with the opportunity to take courses in a variety of 
fields, and in researching papers for those classes, I have gained extensive knowledge of both 
print and electronic resources in many of the humanities and social sciences disciplines. This 
background has been very helpful in my work as a Reference Intern.

 

 
I have also gained a great deal of experience in cataloging in technical service departments at 
UNCG, at xxxxx College, and at xxxx Public Library through my practicum and internship 
opportunities. Working in various capacities in three different libraries has been very enjoyable 
so I see this fellowship as a chance to get an even better understanding of how public service and 
technical service departments function in an academic library. 
 
As my enclosed resume attests, I have the skills and abilities to be an asset to the xxxxx 
Libraries. I would be happy to discuss my qualifications and abilities with you further. Thank 
you for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you. 
 
Sincerely yours, 
 

 

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