St. John's University

St. John’s University, in partnership with the Queens Borough Public Library, the Office of School Libraries of the New York City Education Department, and the New York Hall of Science in Flushing, Queens, will improve literacy and academic performance of youth in underserved metropolitan areas by recruiting and training forty students for future employment in public libraries, school library media centers, and museums in the New York City Metropolitan area. In addition to receiving a graduate degree in library science, students will participate in internships and field work, attend conferences and workshops, and produce and evaluate the outreach programs offered as a result of the partnership.