Summer Reading at St. Johns Library

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Summer Reading is a program that gets kids and teens excited about reading during the summer and encourages them to become lifelong library users. Summer Reading volunteers register kids for the game and award prizes. Volunteers may also help with projects, recordkeeping and more. Volunteers do not read to kids, check out books to patrons or shelve books. Volunteer shifts begin on June 16 and end on August 31.

Currently seeking volunteers for:

• Central Library, 801 SW 10th Avenue, Portland, OR 97205
• Gregory Heights Library, 7921 NE Sandy Boulevard, Portland, OR 97213 - limited spots left!
• Gresham Library, 385 NW Miller Avenue, Gresham, OR 97030 - limited spots left!
• Holgate Library (opening in July), 7905 SE Holgate Boulevard, Portland, OR 97206 - limited spots left!
• Multnomah County Library at University of Oregon, 2800 NE Liberty Street, Portland, OR 97211
• Northwest Library, 2300 NW Thurman Street, Portland, OR 97210 - limited spots left!
• Rockwood Library, 17917 SE Stark Street, Portland, OR 97233- limited spots left!
• St. Johns Library, 7510 N Charleston Avenue, Portland, OR 97203- limited spots left!

Benefits

• Make friends while working at the library
• Earn volunteer hours for school
• Gain valuable skills for your resume or college application

Minimum qualifications

• Entering grade 6 or higher in the next school year
• Available to work a two-hour weekly shift for eight to nine weeks between June 16 and August 31
• Enjoy working with other people, including talking to kids and adults
• Responsible and dependable
• Fluency in written and spoken English

Preferred qualifications

• Prior Summer Reading volunteer experience
• Fluency in one of the following languages: Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Vietnamese or Somali.
• In-depth knowledge or lived experience with Indigenous, Black communities or both. This experience can be demonstrated by knowledge of traditions, values and customs.