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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 25, 2025 9:03 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> NLS-REPORTS@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Operations Alert No. 25-93 (Erica C. Vaughns NLS Aspiring Leaders Internship Program)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:63.0pt;text-indent:-63.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">DATE : November 25, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:63.0pt;text-indent:-63.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">FROM : Johnny Davis, Head, Administrative Services
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:63.0pt;text-indent:-63.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">SUBJECT : Erica C. Vaughns NLS Aspiring Leaders Internship Program
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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please help us spread the word that applications are now being accepted for the NLS Aspiring Leaders Internship Program. We have included language below that you can use for social media, websites and newsletters.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Established through the National Library for the Blind Endowment, this paid internship offers legally blind individuals the opportunity to work at NLS in areas that support services for the blind, including collections
building, program delivery and business oversight and management. Through this program, interns will gain valuable experience and explore potential career options while being guided through mentorships and developmental activities. The next session runs for
10 weeks during the summer of 2026.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Application Process<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students and those who have graduated within the past five years from an accredited two-year or four-year college or university are eligible to apply. In addition,
applicants:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">must be legally blind <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">must be able to work remotely<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A complete application package includes a cover letter expressing interest, a resume, a recent official or unofficial transcript and an application form that is completed online.
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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Applicants interested in the summer 2026 session must submit completed applications by March 1, 2026.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To learn more about the program and the application process, visit
<a href="https://www.loc.gov/nls/about/internship-program/">www.loc.gov/nls/about/internship-program</a>.
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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Outreach Language<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), supported by the National Library for the Blind Endowment, has launched a paid internship that offers individuals who are legally blind the
opportunity to gain work experience and explore career options working in the areas of collections building, program delivery and business oversight and management. Application details can be found at
<a href="https://www.loc.gov/nls/about/internship-program/">www.loc.gov/nls/about/internship-program</a>. The deadline for the summer 2026 session is March 1. All interns will have an opportunity for in-person or virtual employment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information, please contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Johnny Davis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Head, Administrative Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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