Westbrook, Hyde Park, and Walnut Creek: Kids Need Your Help this School Year!

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ORGANIZATION: Columbus Metropolitan Library

Reading Buddies
Grab a book and read with a buddy.

Can you spare an hour or two each week to help build a child's future? New research from OSU shows that every session a child reads with you yields an increase in their MAP reading test scores.

We're finding that with COVID children have lost ground regarding their reading skills, and we want to fix that...with your help!

Join the crew at our Northern Lights branch each week, and participate in the adventure of learning. We have two programs needing your support: School Help, working with kids K-12 on their studies and Reading Buddies which helps children build reading skills with the K-3 crowd.

Care to share your great love of learning with a child? Then this is the place to be!

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About Columbus Metropolitan Library

Location:

Main Library (Downtown Columbus Location), 96 South Grant Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215, US

Mission Statement

Columbus Metropolitan Library includes Main Library (Downtown Columbus Location) and 22 branches across Franklin County. Columbus Metropolitan Library envisions a thriving community where wisdom prevails. The library’s purpose is to inspire reading, share resources, and connect people.

Description


Open to All
since 1873, Columbus Metropolitan Library is well known for its signature services and programs like School Help, Reading Buddies, Summer Reading Challenge and Ready for Kindergarten. With its Main Library and 22 branches, CML responds to areas of urgent community need: kids unprepared for kindergarten, third grade reading proficiency, high school graduation, college and career readiness and employment resources.

CML was named a 2011 National Medal Winner by the Institute for Museum and Library Services for work in community service, the highest honor for libraries and museums. CML was also named 2010 Library of the Year by Library Journal.

CAUSE AREAS

Children & Youth
Community
Education & Literacy
Children & Youth, Community, Education & Literacy

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

4093 Cleveland AvenueColumbus, OH 43224

(40.0524,-82.95434)
 

SKILLS

  • Tutoring
  • Literacy / Reading
  • Teaching / Instruction
  • English as a Secondary Language (ESL)
  • Reading / Writing

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 16
  • Orientation or Training
  • We ask that volunteers be available 90 minutes a week on a regular basis. Our young customer quickly become attached to volunteers who work with us consistently.
  • Must be comfortable working with students, have a passionate love for reading and enjoy working with children.

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