The Library of Congress Internships (LOCI) program is a seasonal, 10- or 12- week paid internship program that enables undergraduate, graduate students, and recent graduates to gain experience through applied learning and professional development opportunities that advance the academic and career pursuits of participants.
Must be a U.S. citizen. Permanent residents are ineligible for consideration. MUST be a U.S. Citizen currently enrolled at time of application in a degree-granting program of study at an accredited institution of higher learning (community college, college, university, or tribal college) at the undergraduate level or graduate level, AND/OR have graduated or will graduate between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025. MUST BE AVAILABLE TO REPORT TO WORK ONSITE FOR FULL TEN-WEEK PERIOD from June 1 through August 7, 2026. MUST be available to attend mandatory orientation on Monday, June 1, 2026. NO EXCEPTIONS. Must be available to work a full-time schedule, Monday – Friday (dependent upon project assignment) during the Library’s core business hours: 6:30 am – 6:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. MUST be able to commute to the Library of Congress main campus in Washington, DC to conduct work duties for the duration of the internship. Appointment/retention is subject to a favorable evaluation of a personnel security/suitability investigation. Note: If selected, you must assist us to expedite processing of your application by responding quickly (within one week) to the Personnel Security Department. It is your responsibility to meet the concrete deadlines set forth under this announcement. It is also your responsibility to ensure that you respond and complete the necessary components of the background investigation within the given timeframe. Application Requirements Federal-style Resume (please note, there is no page restriction to your resume, and you are allowed to upload a resume longer than two pages in the resume section within the application process. When the application system prompts, please proceed to the agency site to complete your application). Responses to all Vacancy Questions. Latest transcript from the current or most recently attended college or university OR official registrar documentation certifying enrollment in Spring 2026** Unofficial copies of transcripts are acceptable at time of application. If you are freshman at your institution and do not have an unofficial transcript at your disposal OR your unofficial transcript does not display enrollment in the Spring 2026 semester, please submit another document from your institution and/or registrar’s office to certify your current enrollment. A legible copy of your latest college/university transcripts is required with your online application. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at the time of application. Your transcript will be used to certify your eligibility for the program. Official transcripts will be required if selected for the position. Transcripts must be issued by the college or university, and must include your name, the name of the institution, and the courses and course dates. Screenshots, JPEGs, Word or other text documents, and stand-alone course lists are not acceptable. Failure to submit the required legible documentation at the time of application will result in disqualification. If you do not have an unofficial transcript at your disposal, please submit another document from your institution and/or registrar’s office to certify your current enrollment. Certifications via Clearinghouse are acceptable to verify enrollment. Two (2) references (name, email and phone) that can attest to the applicant's proficiency, skills, work ethic, reliability, quality of work, and capacity to work on teams. PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR REFERENCE NAMES, AND CONTACT INFORMATION AT THE TIME OF YOUR INTERVIEW. DO NOT ATTACH REFERENCE INFORMATION TO YOUR APPLICATION. Letters of Recommendation are NOT required for the application. For all documents except professional references, you should follow the steps for submitting documents found below in step 5 of the "How to Apply" section. IMPORTANT NOTE: Once selected and hired for the internship, every effort will be made to accommodate project selections. Due to the popularity of some areas of interest, preferred project placement cannot be guaranteed. All project areas may not be available at the time applicants are selected and others may be added. Applicants should be sure to indicate three project areas of interest within their applications. Please refer to the “How You Will be Evaluated” section for more information.
The position description number for this position is 404866. This is a non-supervisory, bargaining unit position. The 2026 Summer session of the Library of Congress Internships Program includes options for in-person, onsite project work. Interns hired under this announcement will be expected to commute to a Library of Congress facility in Washington, DC to conduct work. This program offers undergraduate, graduate students and recent graduates insight into the environment and culture of the world's largest and most comprehensive repository of human knowledge. Interns will be exposed to a broad spectrum of library work: copyright, preservation, reference, access standards, and information management. Near the end of their appointments at the Library, the interns join together to present their accomplishments and share their insights on the impact of their work. The assignments will span many professional fields at the Library, including information technology, human capital, event planning, communications, collections support and research. Interns work with Library staff on mission-critical projects that utilize the interns’ existing skills. Interns are exposed to additional opportunities to expand their skills through special assignments, professional development training and workshops, mentoring, and other enrichment activities. Interns participate in a wide range of projects offered across the Library of Congress that are designed to challenge and strengthen the skills of emerging professionals and fulfill the mission and vision of the Library of Congress. 2026 Summer Projects: The onsite project names for summer 2026 are listed below. For full project descriptions and list of required skills for each project, applicants must review the information at this link prior to applying. The Source Youth Engagement and Operations (requires intern to work Tuesday through Saturday) Visitor Engagement Project (requires intern to work Tuesday through Saturday) Modern End-User Engineering Modern Desktop Management and Support Economic Research on Copyright and Creative Industries Workflow Wizard: Documentation Transformation for the Digital Imaging Lab Federal Appellate Court Records and Briefs Inventory and Metadata COVID-19 American History Project Less Commonly Taught Language Metadata (Germanic, Slavic, and Eastern European) **Please note, there is no page restriction to your resume, and you are allowed to upload a resume longer than two pages in the resume section within the application process. When the application system prompts, please proceed to the agency site to complete your application.