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3 people are interested
Afternoon Reading Fun Volunteer - Library
ORGANIZATION: Broomfield Library
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3 people are interested
Children's Services has a new volunteer opportunity - the lead volunteer for Afternoon Reading Fun program (description here: https://www.broomfield.org/2611/Story-Times-Ongoing-Programs).
2 Thursdays a month, our ARF dog teams come to the library and kids (K-5th) who struggle to read spend 10 minutes reading to a dog. This is a fantastic program and has helped many a child. However, we need a lead volunteer to run the program.
The Lead does not need a dog, but does need to enjoy dogs. The Lead volunteer needs to be able to talk to families about signing up their kids, help kids enter and exit the room for their turn, monitor the time so no child runs over their allotted 10 minutes in the program and chat with families about the program while their child is in the story room reading to the dog. The Lead volunteer will arrive at 3:45pm to help sign up interested kids and stay until the program is over at 5 p.m.
The Lead needs to:
- be dependable and be able to commit long term
- be flexible and adaptable when the program does not go according to plan (e.g. one of the two dog teams does not show up)
- be organized (the Lead will time the child's time with each dog)
- be personable (the Lead will talk to the parents and families waiting for the story time about the program, the library, and general conversation)
- be a strong leader
September 7 & 21
October 5 & 19
November 2 & 16
December 7
January 11 & 25
February 8 & 22
March 8 & 22
April 12 & 26
May 10
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About Broomfield Library
Location:
3 Community Park Rd., Broomfield, CO 80020, US
Mission Statement
Providing opportunities for all Broomfield residents to pursue lifelong learning, satisfy their reading, viewing and listening interests, receive answers to their questions, achieve personal literacy goals and gather with neighbors in a welcoming place.
Description
We are a public library in a growing community. We are focused on being an integral part of the growth and betterment of our community.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
3 Community Park RoadBroomfield, CO 80020
DATE POSTED
September 20, 2017
SKILLS
- Literacy / Reading
- People Skills
- Animal Therapy
- Public Speaking
- Relationship Building
- Reading / Writing
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Minimum 6 month commitment, but longer for ARF.