The Library of Congress Internships (LOCI) is a paid, 10- or 12-week seasonal internship program that enables undergraduate, graduate students, and recent graduates to gain career experience by working on various projects to support the Library of Congress’ mission and goals.
Through working with staff members in various divisions, LOCI interns support the Library of Congress’ IT infrastructure, explore collections, support management of programs and projects, and produce products that position the Library of Congress as a dynamic center for fostering innovation, sparking creativity, and building lifelong connections.
With guidance from mentors, LOCI interns are exposed to a broad spectrum of library and administrative work, including project management, communications, cataloging, visitor engagement, public programming, copyright, and information technology.
No previous experience is necessary, but internships are competitive and special skills or knowledge are usually desired. Selections are based on narrative responses to vacancy announcement questions, reference calls, and an interview with a selecting official.
The Library of Congress Internships (LOCI) Program is made possible by gifts from the Library Internship and Fellowship Trust Fund and the Mellon Foundation.
There are multiple positions both onsite and remote. Here are a list of a few of the projects. Review the LOCI website for the complete list of projects as you will need to indicate which projects you are interested in on your application.
- Onsite Projects for LOCI Summer 2026
- #01 The Source Youth Engagement and Operations (Onsite)
- # 02 Visitor Engagement Specialist (Onsite)
- # 03 Modern End User Engineering Internship (Onsite)
- # 04 Modern Desktop Management and Support Internship (Onsite)
- # 05 Economic Research on Copyright and Creative Industries (Onsite)
- # 06 Workflow Wizard: Documentation Transformation for the Digital Imaging Lab (Onsite)
- # 07 Federal Appellate Court Records and Briefs Inventory and Metadata Intern (Onsite)
- # 08 COVID-19 American History Project (Onsite)
- # 09 Less Commonly Taught Language Metadata Intern (Onsite)
- Remote Projects for LOCI Summer 2026
- # 01 Internship and Fellowship Programs (IFP) Program Assistant (Remote)
- # 02 Talent Recruitment (TR) Specialist (Remote)
- # 03 User Experience Design – Design Systems Intern (Remote)
- # 04 Quality Assurance Automation Testing with SAFe Methodology (Remote)
- # 05 User Experience (UX) Research for Digital Library Services (Remote)
- # 06 Alternative Text Accessibility Intern (Remote)
- # 07 Artificial Intelligence Community Specialist (Remote)
- # 08 LOC CRS SharePoint Migration and Modernization Project (Software Engineer) (Remote)
- # 09 PMO Strategic Support Internship (Remote)
- # 10 LOC CRS SharePoint Migration and Modernization Project (SharePoint Migration Intern) (Remote)
- # 11 IT Asset Management Operations (Remote)
- # 12 Quality Assurance Automation Testing – Intern 1 (Remote)
- # 13 Quality Assurance Automation Testing – Intern 2 (Remote)
- # 14 Enterprise Architect IT Product Support (Remote)
- # 15 IT Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery – Intern 1 (Remote)
- # 16 IT Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery – Intern 2 (Remote)
- # 17 Communications and Marketing Intern (Remote)
- # 18 Public Policy Topics Web Archive Collection Review (Remote)
- # 19 Native American Newspaper Title History Intern (Remote)
- # 20 Literary Programming at the Library of Congress (Literary Initiatives Office) (Remote)
Apply Now – DUE January 23
A complete application package consists of:
- resume
- legible copy of latest college/university transcripts, and
- responses to vacancy questions
Note: All items must be submitted through USAJOBS during the open application period. Follow the LOCI Summer 2026 Onsite and LOCI Summer 2026 Remote links to apply. Incomplete application packages will not be considered.