TLA Spring 2026 Orientation Quiz
Watch the orientation video and review the Free Library of Philadelphia's Standards of Acceptable Behavior. Then, complete the following quiz by February 23, 2026 to receive full credit for your C2L-PHL internship hours with the library. You will receive your quiz score via email. Please retake the quiz if you do not earn 80% or higher.
TLA Name
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First Name
Last Name
Email
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example@example.com
Branch Location
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ex: Northeast Regional
1. When and where does LEAP happen?
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On Saturday mornings at Parkway Central Library
Every day after school at every library in Philadelphia
Every day at every library in the United States
Year round at every library, school, and rec center in Philadelphia
2. What are the goals of this internship experience?
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To gain work experience that you can put on your resume
To practice professional skills like time management, teamwork, and leadership
To network with like-minded peers and get support from professional mentors
To explore college and career resources
To have time to plan for your next steps after high school
All of the above
3. Between the direct work experience during LEAP and completing self-directed professional development activities, how many total hours should you plan to spend each week towards this internship?
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5 hours
6.5 hours
7.5 hours
10 hours
4. How do you receive your stipend payment?
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It is direct deposited into a bank account at the end of the program.
Through a paper check that your library supervisor gives you each week.
It is automatically loaded onto a pay card every two weeks.
It is sent to you through the mail in January 2027.
5. What are you paid for doing as part of your stipend for the C2L internship with the Free Library?
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Assist with LEAP at the library 10 hours each week.
Attend the Saturday trainings and help out kids who have homework for 7.5 hours each week.
Watch the orientation video and earn at least 80% on the quiz, help out with LEAP for 6.5 hours per week, complete the self-directed professional development, and to the best of your ability attend the 2 Saturday workshops.
Watch the orientation video and earn at least 80% on the quiz, assist with LEAP when I'm done with my homework or take a nap in the library.
6. What are the expectations for how you should engage with youth who attend the LEAP program?
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Make the library a friendly environment by actively engaging with youth, talking with them about their interests, and getting to know them.
Talk to youth only when they are being disruptive.
Talk to youth in the library only when the adults tell you to.
Talk to youth only when they ask you for help -- which is easy because they never ask for help.
7. What should you do if you are sick?
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Call the library to warn them that you're sick and then leave early.
Stay home.
Stay home, but call your library to let them know that you won't be there and then email your supervisor to confirm in writing.
Go to work because you can't make up hours, and kids at the library are always sick.
8. What could happen if you stop coming to work or "ghost" your librarian when they try to contact you?
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Your supervising librarian could set up a meeting to talk with you about your performance.
Your supervising librarian could talk with the LEAP team to reach out to you to talk with you about your performance.
You could lose one or more of your stipend payments.
You could be asked to leave the program for the remainder of the semester.
All of the above
9. What is the last day of the Spring semester for this internship?
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February 9
February 27
March 21
March 27
10. What should you do if you are running late to your shift or if you must be absent?
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Nothing. Librarians are nice people and will understand.
Text the LEAP office.
Have your mom handle it.
Call the library and send a follow-up email to the supervising librarian.
11. How can you make up hours due to an absence or library closure?
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Talk with your supervising librarian to schedule additional time during LEAP hours and before March 27th.
Volunteer to work for the LEAP team.
Do an additional BINGO! row for self-directed professional development.
Nothing. You can't make up hours, and you lose the stipend payment.
12. What will happen if your library is closed?
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Your supervising librarian will contact you, so check your voicemail and email each day before going into work.
You can reschedule time missed due to a library closure during LEAP hours before March 27th.
You might be asked to work at a different library if your originally assigned library is closed for longer than a day or two.
You can call the LEAP office at 215-686-5372 for advice about what to do.
All of the above.
13. What is the policy for using your phone while at work?
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You may not use your phone at all while at work.
You may use your phone as a resource to help look for information online or briefly check messages.
You can text or talk on your phone as much and as loudly as you need.
This is a trick question! There isn't a policy or recommendation for cell phone use at the library.
14. You can take care of younger family members or babysit for your neighbors at the same time that you are in the library working as a TLA.
True
False
15. You do not have to follow the Free Library's Standards of Acceptable Behavior when you attend the Saturday morning professional development workshops at Parkway Central.
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True
False
16. Which of the following should you do to ensure your personal safety while at the library?
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Know where the emergency exits are.
Tell library staff your work schedule and greet them when you get to the library.
Plan to stay at the library during your scheduled shift. If it's an emergency, let someone know if you have to step out or leave early.
Be sure an adult staff member is with you at all times when you are working with library patrons.
All of the above.
17. Who can you contact if you need to report bullying or sexual harassment at the library or during a professional development workshop sponsored by LEAP?
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Your library supervisor
The LEAP Team
The JEVS C2L-PHL Team
Any or all of the above
18. Who is your supervisor?
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the library branch supervisor
the after-school leader
Ms. Alyson
Mr. Jevs
19. What do After School Leaders do?
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The ASL is in charge of the library and is your supervisor.
The ASL shelves books and manages the check out desk.
The ASL runs professional development trainings on Saturday mornings.
The ASL runs LEAP activities, helps youth with homework after school, and is your mentor -- but not your supervisor -- for this internship.
20. Who should you contact about changes to your schedule, what you should be doing that day in the library, or about ideas you have for running a program?
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Your ASL only
Your supervising librarian and the ASL
You don't need to check in with anyone
Your fellow TLAs -- they will let everyone else know for you
21. Why should you save your library's phone number and exchange contact information with your library supervisor?
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That's a trick question! You shouldn't share emergency contact information with your supervising librarian.
You will be able to contact your supervising librarian if you are running late or will be absent, and your supervising librarian will be able to contact you if your library is unexpectedly closed.
You can let them know your snack preference for the afternoon.
They can send you book recommendations via text.
22. As a Teen Leadership Assistant, what are some specific things you can do to help youth who attend LEAP?
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Help with homework
Show youth how to do an activity
Keep the space tidy
Remind youth of game rules
All of the above
23. What do you need to do in order to complete the self-directed professional development BINGO board?
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Look up the words on the BINGO board using Google AI and then tell your supervising librarian what ChatGPT tells you about the topic.
Watch this orientation video and do what the ASL tells you to do.
Attend the Saturday trainings and write a short essay about what you learned.
Finish 5 activities on the BINGO board by clicking on the titles and completing the activity sheet, then talking about them with your supervising librarian.
The Standards of Acceptable Behavior
If you have not yet done so, please review the library’s Standards of Acceptable Behavior to help you answer the following questions: https://libwww.freelibrary.org/about/standards-of-behavior
24. Smoking, including vaping, is prohibited in the library.
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True
False
25. It is okay to leave your coat and backpack in the doorway, write in a library book, or take a nap in the library.
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True
False
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