(age 12 and up; for families,
too!)
- Artwork
- Adopt-a-Shelf
- Register children for the Summer Reading Program
- Homework help for younger students
- Assist with children's programs
- Repair books, magazines, tapes
- Sorting and shelving books
- Gardening
Groups
- Set up "computer literacy" program offering group
demonstrations or one-on-one tutorials
- Set up a college information center
- Weekly mentoring program for at-risk teens
- Create and staff a Homework Center
- Build puppet stage, create puppets and props, participate
in puppet show
- Beautify Library grounds (coordinated by Master
Gardeners)
- Organize the picture book section
- Adopt-a-Shelf
- Help new Americans practice English conversation
skills
- Teach the public basic word processing skills
Lite (one-time projects for
groups)
- Create a Summer Reading Program outdoor family event
- Produce a Read-A-Thon
- Prepare a sophisticated, effective demonstration
of equipment for people with disabilities
- Help the Center for the Book coordinate an author
appearance
- Participate in a fundraising Call-A-Thon for the
Library Foundation
- Book sale setup, sales, cleanup
- Help open a new library (unpack, shelve books, etc.)
-
Create Library displays/signs with cultural/ethnic focus
- Present Internet demonstrations
Flexible hours, training
provided.
Review detailed
descriptions of volunteer positions.
Complete
an online
application.
Spice up these selections by adding
your bilingual skills (Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese,
Korean, Hindi, Urdu especially needed.)
