The Civic Center Library, part of the Scottsdale Public Library system, is seeking helpers to assist with their Tail Waggin’ Tales program. This program is where new readers can read to a therapy animal, usually a cat or dog. In order to facilitate this popular program, we need volunteer! Volunteers in this role would pull books from the baskets and open the Sky Room and set out carpet spots in circle, they would also keep count of how many people attend and help break down program afterward (i.e. shelf books and return carpet squares, turn off lights and close room and then report stats to staff member on desk).
The program is on the first Sunday of the month, and we would need volunteers from 2:30pm-4:30pm. Upcoming fall dates are 10/6, 11/3 & 12/1.
3839 N Drinkwater Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251, US
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Located in the beautiful Sonoran Desert, Scottsdale, Arizona is bordered by Phoenix to the west and the McDowell Mountains on the east. Scottsdale is annually rated among the nation's most desirable communities to live in, visit and do business in.
History of Scottsdale Public Library
The Scottsdale Public Library was started in the summer of 1955 by Lou Ann Noel and Beth Fielder. Located in the un-air-conditioned Adobe House, which at the time served as a community center, the library was originally open for only two hours, two mornings a week, and its collection consisted of 300 donated books.
In 1959 the Friends of the Library, a non-profit, community organization made up entirely of volunteers, was organized to support and fund-raise for the library. In 1960 the City of Scottsdale assumed responsibility for the library and hired the first professionally trained librarian. Later, the City hired additional paid staff to keep up with the demands of the community and, in 1968, opened a new 37,000-square-foot main library.
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3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd.Scottsdale, AZ 85251
August 30, 2024
