Panel presentation with Quanetta Batts (The Ohio State University), Kian Flynn and Elliott Stevens (University of Washington - Seattle), Nancy Garrett (Seattle Public Libraries) and Liz Crouse (Seattle Public Schools). Video online.

The paid internships for high school students at The Ohio State University, Princeton University, and the University of Washington are very different. From 2017-2019, they developed independently of one another, but they all began for the same reason, the same big Why: to diversify higher education and the field of librarianship and to learn from young people who have been historically underrepresented and excluded from these resources and institutions. These internships have included students of color, students from immigrant and refugee communities, and students who are the first in their families to attend college.

This panel discussion will include the organizers of these internships, their partners, and some of the students who went through their programs. People who attend this session will learn not only about why these internships were started but also about how they were assembled, challenges and lessons learned, and dreams for future growth and direction.