Intern helps library revamp children's section

To help improve the children's section, the Petersburg library applied for a summer intern through the Alaska State Library Internship Project.

Veronica Bilenkin arrived July 10 and has been hard at work ever since.

"She's been doing great," said Tara Alcock, borough librarian. "We're really enjoying having her around staff, and she's getting a lot done for us, which is also wonderful."

Bilenkin comes to Petersburg from New York, where she is pursuing a master's degree in librarian and information science at CUNY Queens College. She'll be in Petersburg until Aug. 26. Previously, she worked as...