Position Title: Ready to Read Volunteer

Branch: Available at most branches

Department: Children's Department

Supervisor: Children's Staff

Length of Commitment: A year. Must attend and successfully complete a Ready to Read training (provided at a central location in Fairfax County).

Time Involvement: 3 – 4 hours a month

Position Summary:
Using the concepts of the Public Library Association’s Every Child Ready to Read program, a Ready to Read volunteer will visit preschools and child care centers in a branch library’s service area to present story times and share information about the library. During their story times, Ready to Read volunteers will model the six pre-reading skills for teachers and caregivers. Preschool and child care center visits may be made with a volunteer partner or alone.

Major Responsibilities:
Under the direction of the children’s staff, prepares story time presentations using books, fingerplays, and songs; schedules monthly story times visits with preschools and child care centers; drives to preschools and child care centers; meets school staff; presents story time(s), modeling six pre-reading skills; talks about neighborhood library branch and distributes library materials to children and staff.

Qualifications:
Experience working with groups of young children, preferably through teaching or children's programming, is required; good English skills; self-motivated; has a valid driver's license and is able to drive to preschools and child care centers; available during weekday daytime hours.

Please fill out the Ready to Read Questionnaire and take it to your local library branch. Please send any questions or comments to the Early Literacy Outreach Office. Thank you.