Contact Us

For information about the PULSE program, Brooklyn Public Library, or the application process, please contact:

Jerome Myers
PULSE Project Manager
Brooklyn Public Library
665 New Lots Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11207
pulse@brooklynpubliclibrary.org (718) 649-0388

For further information about applying to Pratt SILS or the PULSE curriculum contact:

Pratt Institute
School of Information & Library Science
144 W. 14th St., 6th Floor
New York, NY 10011
infosils@pratt.edu
(212) 647-7682

Introduction

Public Urban Library Service Education (PULSE) is a collaboration between Brooklyn Public Library and Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science (SILS) and funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The project focuses on recruiting and educating library students who will make up the next generation of public urban librarians.

The goal of the PULSE Program is to allow MLS students to experience the many career opportunities available at a major public urban library. The PULSE Program will train students to be top public urban librarians and motivate them to commit to public urban librarianship.

The PULSE program creates a new area of concentration in the Pratt Library School curriculum that specifically addresses public urban library service. We provide a support network for dynamic interaction between program participants, library and school leadership, mentors, and PULSE program management.

PULSE will not only train highly qualified librarians, but library leaders with the mission, vision and ability to plan and implement programming. Explore the environment, the challenges, the opportunities, communities, cities, technology, public programs, literacy, educating users and virtual services. If you enjoy working with people, helping and providing access to information and information services, consider being a part of PULSE and become a library leader of the future.