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Help out at a pop-up book sale in Georgetown

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ORGANIZATION: Turning the Page

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Georgetown-sale

Carpe Librum will be popping up in Georgetown for fundraising book sales through 2025: Sundays, March 2, April 6 and 28, May 4, June 1, July 6, August 3, September 7, October 5, 18, 19 November 2 and December 7! (With special Saturdays on April 26 and October 18). We will need volunteers to help us set up in the morning and box up in the afternoon This is a great opportunity to spend an hour or two supporting literacy and positive educational outcomes in the DC public school students.

Can you lend a hand?

The first shift is from 8:45am-9:30am, helping to set up the tables and shelve books according to category.
The 2nd shift is from 4pm-5:15pm, helping to pack up books.
If interested, sign up via VolunteerMatch and we will reach out with more details. If you’re interested in helping out at one of our other pop-up book sales around the city, you can view our sale calendar here: https://turningthepage.org/events/. Thank you!

(By the way, we’re not just any bookstore: we’re a fundraising bookstore! Carpe Librum collects donated books, CDs, and DVDs to support the DC nonprofit Turning the Page.)

10 Shifts

  • Sun Oct 05, 2025 - 08:45 AM to 10:00 AM EST - Spots available: 6
  • Sun Oct 05, 2025 - 04:00 PM to 05:00 PM EST - Spots available: 6
  • Sat Oct 18, 2025 - 08:45 AM to 10:00 AM EST - Spots available: 6
  • Sat Oct 18, 2025 - 04:00 PM to 05:00 PM EST - Spots available: 6
  • Sun Oct 19, 2025 - 08:45 AM to 10:00 AM EST - Spots available: 6
  • Sun Oct 19, 2025 - 04:00 PM to 05:00 PM EST - Spots available: 6
  • Sun Nov 09, 2025 - 08:45 AM to 10:00 AM EST - Spots available: 6
  • Sun Nov 09, 2025 - 04:00 PM to 05:00 PM EST - Spots available: 6
  • Sun Dec 14, 2025 - 08:45 AM to 10:00 AM EST - Spots available: 6
  • Sun Dec 14, 2025 - 04:00 PM to 05:00 PM EST - Spots available: 6
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About Turning the Page

Location:

80 M St SE, Suite 110, Washington, DC 20003, US

Mission Statement

Turning the Page is an education nonprofit engaging public school families for student success. We connect parents and other caring family members with teachers, school administrators, and communities to ensure that all students, regardless of income or home neighborhood, are fully supported in their education.

Description

Since 1998, Turning the Page has become a leader in family engagement, providing thousands of families with the supports, skills, and resources they need to best support their children's learning at home and at school, form positive relationships with their children's teachers, and become leaders in their school communities. Turning the Page currently partners with schools in Ward 7 and Ward 8 of Washington, DC.

CAUSE AREAS

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

WHEN

Sun Oct 05, 2025 - Sun Dec 14, 2025
08:45 AM - 05:30 PM
This opportunity has 10 shifts

WHERE

3217 P Street NorthwestWashington, DC 20007

(38.9094,-77.06403)
 

SKILLS

  • Organization

GOOD FOR

  • Teens
  • People 55+
  • Public Groups

REQUIREMENTS

  • This is a Done in a Day opportunity and there is no prior training or ongoing commitment needed.
  • Must be at least 15

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