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18 people are interested
School Library Team Member
ORGANIZATION: West Philadelphia Alliance For Children
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18 people are interested
The West Philadelphia Alliance for Children, a nonprofit organization, seeks volunteers to run 14 school libraries throughout West Philadelphia. Each school has the library staffed with volunteers 1-3 days a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays during regular school hours.
Volunteering for a WePAC library means being a part of a team of caring people passionate about sharing the love of reading with the children of West Philadelphia. Together, each library team plans read aloud sessions that support classroom learning. Volunteers read aloud to our students during storytime and help them select books to borrow during check out.
Library teams see classes on a regular basis, coordinated with each school’s schedule. We hold our library programs in the school libraries that we maintain. We are responsible for the appearance and organization of our libraries. Together, we decorate the library, catalogue donated books, check books in and out and reshelve books. We draw on the diverse skills of our team to nurture literacy in our children.
No library experience required.
School libraries make a difference. WePAC volunteers change stories.
Please visit us online at wepac.org to fill out a New Volunteer Registration Form or for more information.
More opportunities with West Philadelphia Alliance For Children
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About West Philadelphia Alliance For Children
Location:
PO Box 8891, Philadelphia, PA 19118, US
Mission Statement
WePAC’s mission is to promote childhood literacy by engaging volunteers in Philadelphia public schools through re-opening and staffing libraries and academic mentoring. In our vision, every Philadelphia student will be empowered with the literacy skills vital to the success of the child and the prosperity of our community.
Description
WePAC re-opens and staffs volunteer-run libraries in Philadelphia public elementary schools. WePAC volunteers can serves in a variety of functions. Library Team Members work together during regular school hours to host library sessions that support classroom learning. Every session includes a storytime and book check out for students. Library Cataloguers can work behind the scenes and at a varitey of school libraries cataloguing additions to our collections. If you are not sure how you'd like to volunteer with WePAC email katelin@wepac.org and ask to be added to our volunteer council list for special opportunities.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
5070 Parkside Avenue1414Philadelphia, PA 19131
DATE POSTED
January 13, 2017
SKILLS
- Child Development
- Mentoring
- Literacy / Reading
- Library Sciences
- Reading / Writing
- Customer Service
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- 2-3 hours per week