TLA Fall 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 October 26, 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
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Email
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example@example.com
Branch Location
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ex: Northeast Regional
1. What are the dates for the Fall internship?
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November 11 - December 25
October 19 - December 4
October 19 - December 18
October 24 - November 21
2. What are the four required components that all Teen Leadership Assistants (TLAs) must complete during this internship?
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All TLAs must work at their assigned library branch to support LEAP for 6 hours each week and attend the 2 Saturday professional development workshops at Parkway Central.
All TLAs must work at their assigned library branch for 15 hours each week and attend professional development workshops at Parkway Central every Friday afternoon during the program.
All TLAs must work in the library shelving books and reading for 10 hours each week.
All TLAs must watch the orientation video and complete the quiz, work at their assigned library branch to support LEAP for 6 hours each week, spend 1 hour per week working on the self-directed professional development assignments on the Bingo board, and attend the 2 Saturday professional development workshops at Parkway Central.
3. What are the dates for the Saturday professional development workshops?
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October 19 and December 4 from 4pm-7pm
October 31 and November 28 from 10am-1pm
October 17 and December 5 from 12pm-4pm
October 24 and November 21 from 10am-1pm
4. What is professional development (PD)?
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Professional development is not necessary for anyone going to college, because college teaches everything a person would need to know for their future.
Professional development is not an important part of this program.
Professional development is learning new skills and information that will help me in this role and in my future career, such as practicing interview skills, budgeting, SAT prep, and cover letters.
Professional development is not necessary for anyone not going to college because only careers requiring a college degree are professional.
5. What are the goals of this internship?
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Through this internship, TLAs can gain practical day-to-day work experience, practice important job skills such as communication and professionalism, build a professional community and make connections, and to think about the future with more confidence.
TLAs help out libraries, youth, and the community.
TLAs can learn and grow throughout the internship experience.
All of the above
6. What are the expectations for all TLAs?
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TLAs are expected to work in their branches on Mondays and Tuesdays from 2pm-6pm.
TLAs are expected to complete their homework assignments during LEAP hours.
TLAs are expected to follow the Standards of Acceptable Behavior, follow the instructions of library staff, communicate with library supervisors about their work hours, regularly check their email for announcements, and complete all LEAP work hours and professional development requirements.
TLAs are expected to ignore library staff and play video games on their phones.
7. TLAs may only work in the branch during regular LEAP hours. What are the hours for LEAP?
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LEAP happens only when the supervising librarian says it can, so I will need to call before going in each day.
LEAP happens on Saturdays from 10:00am-1:00pm.
LEAP happens from 3:00pm-6pm on Mondays and Tuesdays, and from 3:00pm-5:00pm Wednesdays through Fridays.
LEAP happens from 1:00pm-8pm Mondays through Fridays.
8. If you need to miss a Saturday professional development workshop, what should you do?
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Tell my mom. She’ll handle it. She handles everything for me.
Call Mr. JEVS at C2L.
Nothing. Professional development is a bonus activity like extra credit and isn’t required.
Contact the LEAP Team at teenleaders@freelibrary.org and complete the make-up professional development assignment.
9. What could happen if you stop coming to work at the branch or if you don’t complete the professional development component of the internship?
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Nothing, TLAs don’t have to work or complete requirements in order to be paid.
If a TLA stops coming to work, they can lose a stipend payment or be dismissed from the program. If a TLA doesn’t complete professional development, their last stipend payment may be rejected.
If a TLA stops coming to work or doesn’t complete the professional development assignments, they will be assigned to a different branch for the next session they apply to work.
If a TLA stops coming to work or doesn’t complete the professional development assignments, they are only allowed to eat Goldfish pretzels or Nature Valley granola bars during the next in-person workshop.
10. How many hours per week should you be working on this internship?
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TLAs should spend 6 hours helping with LEAP each week and 1 hour working on the self-directed professional development assignments each week.
TLAs should spend every afternoon in the library helping with LEAP and take as much time as they need to complete the entire Bingo board.
TLAs should work for 10 hours each week.
TLAs should stop by the library a couple of times during the fall session. They can leave if nothing is happening.
11. If you are going to be absent or late to your shift in the library, what should you do?
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Tell my fellow TLA. They’ll let everyone know for me.
Communicate with my supervising librarian by calling the library and sending a follow-up email, then talk directly with my supervisor to reschedule my hours.
Nothing. There’s no one at the library, so they won’t even miss me.
Tell my dad. He’s good at sorting that stuff out.
12. If your library is closed, what will happen?
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I can do extra assignments on the Bingo board to make-up the hours I miss.
I will get a text from Hello Insight to fill out a survey about what I think of my library being closed.
I can go to any library and tell them that I’m a TLA. They’ll let me work there. I don’t need to contact anyone else about it.
A librarian should call me. I can make up hours later in the fall session or work at a different library if the one I was assigned to is going to be closed for a couple weeks. I can always talk to my supervising librarian or the LEAP Team if I’m not sure what to do and need advice.
13. How will you receive your stipend?
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I will get a paper check or a direct deposit notification.
I will receive a book scholarship fund at the end of this internship.
I will receive 4 payments deposited on a pay card issued through C2L that my supervising librarian will give to me. If I’ve worked for C2L in the past, the stipend payments will be loaded onto that pay card.
I will earn an hourly wage of $10 per hour that will be given to me in cash.
14. What does the stipend payment include?
The stipend payment includes hands-on work with LEAP in the library and all components of professional development including the orientation video and quiz, attending Saturday workshops, and completing the self-directed PD assignments.
The stipend is for working a couple hours at a library and coming to an hour or two of a Saturday workshop.
The stipend is only for working in the library to help out with LEAP.
The stipend is for uploading all the paperwork for C2L.
15. Are you allowed to babysit in the library while you are also working for LEAP?
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Yes
No
16. What are the Standards of Acceptable Behavior and who needs to follow them?
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The Standards of Acceptable Behavior are usually overlooked during LEAP, so I don’t need to worry about them.
The Standards of Acceptable Behavior are rules that keep the library safe and accessible to everyone, so everyone in the library must follow them.
The Standards of Acceptable Behavior are not posted anywhere and are not available online, so I don’t need to worry about them.
The Standards of Acceptable Behavior are just for adult patrons. I don’t need to worry about them.
17. What is one way to make sure you stay safe while working at the library?
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If LEAP is held in a separate meeting room, ask an adult staff member to stay in the room with me so that I’m not alone with patrons.
Know where all of the emergency exits are and where to go if we have to evacuate the building.
Say hello to other library staff so that they know I’m here in the case of an emergency.
All of the above
18. Why is it important to stay in the library during your scheduled shift, even when you’re on a 15 minute break?
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So that people can find me if there is an emergency in the library.
Because my mom told me to.
So that I can be there when my bestie gets to the library.
To avoid going to the corner store and eating my entire paycheck in snacks.
19. What will happen if you are under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or if you are seen vaping in or around the library?
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My parent or guardian will be notified, and I will be sent home.
20. What should you do if you are bullied or sexually harassed, or if you witness bullying or sexual harassment in the library or among library staff or library patrons? You will not be in trouble for reporting bullying or sexual harassment.
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I can talk with my library supervisor.
I can contact the LEAP Team and talk with them – teenleaders@freelibrary.org
I can contact the JEVS / C2L-PHL Team – c2lphl@jevs.org
All of the above
21. What is the difference between your library supervisor and your library’s ARL / ASL?
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Library supervisors only work with LEAP staff. ARLs / ASLs only work with library patrons.
Library supervisors run the library; they submit timecards, and are the person to contact about work schedules and professional development. ARLs / ASLs oversee the LEAP program and help guide what I will do each day.
This is a trick question. The library supervisor is the same person as the ARL / ASL.
ARLs / ASLs run the library; they submit timecards, and are the person to contact about work schedules and professional development. Library supervisors oversee the LEAP program and help guide what I will do each day.
22. What are ways that TLAs help the LEAP program?
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TLAs help LEAP by being good role models and near-peer mentors, which helps build a safe community.
TLAs help LEAP by providing a youth perspective about the library and library programs, which increases youth engagement.
TLAs help LEAP by sharing homework tips and help to other kids.
All of the above
23. What should you do during your first week at the library?
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Take a tour of my assigned library and find the restrooms, power outlets, staff only break room, and emergency exits.
Greet library staff and exchange contact information with my library supervisor.
Get a library card.
All of the above
24. What information can you find on the Hub? https://sites.google.com/view/flpyouthservices/leap-on-the-hub/tla-professional-development
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The Hub provides guidelines about how to give homework help.
The Hub has the full catalog of every book in the entire Free Library system.
The Hub has TLA professional development assignments, the in-person workshop schedule, and links to library policies.
The Hub has the pay schedule calendar and information about which library I should report to.
25.What do you need to do to complete the required self-directed Bingo board activities?
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My supervisor will give me a paper homework pack each week.
The LEAP Team will send weekly assignments via email, so I should look for them.
I will get a PD folder when I go to the first Saturday workshop.
Open the Bingo Board online, then click on the title in one of the Bingo board squares. This will open an assignment page that I can complete. When I’m done with the assignment, I should talk with my supervisor about my new insights.
Do you have a library card?
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What are you most looking forward to doing in your role as a TLA this fall?
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What professional development topics sound the most interesting to you? Are there any topics that you would like the LEAP Team to offer in the future?
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