Get Involved
There are many ways members of the ĢƵ community and the public can get involved with Special Collections and the Libraries. Learn about opportunities for student employment, internships, and awards; plus, options for stewardship, engagement, and collaboration.
Student Professional Development Opportunities
Student Employment & Internships
Undergraduate and graduate students can gain real-world experience through a variety of opportunities to work alongside Special Collections and Library and Information Technology Services (LITS) professionals.
Student assistant positions are integral to the work we do in Special Collections. We hire students to staff the reading room, catalog and rehouse objects, photograph and digitize our collections, among many other projects. Students are typically hired at the end of the Spring semester for the next academic year.
Special Collections also offers summer internships, with application deadlines usually occurring in March.
Curatorial Fellowships
Additionally, for advanced graduate students, the Graduate Group in Archaeology, Classics, and History of Art offers Curatorial Fellowships. Fellowships can be completed at ĢƵ's Special Collections and other institutions in the Philadelphia area and the United States.
Seymour Adelman Book Collector's Prize
Special Collections organizes an annual award contest during the spring semester to celebrate the art of book collecting and a chance for students to show off their bibliographic skills. The Seymour Adelman Book Collector's Prize was established in 1979 and is open to all registered ĢƵ undergraduates who are book collectors and book collectors in the making!
Gifts of Support
Contributions to Special Collections and the ĢƵ Libraries come in many forms, from supporting internships, exhibitions, and lectures, to helping the Libraries undertake special projects as needs arise. Learn more about sponsoring our efforts below.
You can make a one-time or recurring gift, designated to Special Collections or the ĢƵ Libraries directly online by visiting the Alumnae/i Relations and Developement Make a Gift online donation form.
Friends of the Libraries
Friends of the Libraries help to provide contemporary facilities for learning and scholarship; underwrite opportunities for students, faculty, and the public to engage with ĢƵ’s extraordinary collections.
Donate Objects or Collections
The ĢƵ Libraries welcome gifts of materials that meet the scope of its collecting activities, items of interest to faculty for their teaching or research, and to students for their courses of study. Learn more about our gifts in kind policy.
Subscribe to Mirabile Dictu
Mirabile Dictu, Latin for “wonderful to relate,” is the official newsletter of the ĢƵ Libraries. Published annually, the newsletter contains exhibition spotlights, student project features, and library news and events. Read archived issues online or become a member of the Friends of the Libraries to receive the latest print copy.
