Summer Reading at Northwest Library
ORGANIZATION: Multnomah County 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.
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About Multnomah County Library
Location:
Volunteer Services, 919 NE 19th, Suite 250, Portland, OR 97212, US
Mission Statement
Empowering our community to learn and create
Description
Multnomah County Library is the oldest public library on the west coast, with a history that dates back to 1864. Today, Central Library and 18 other neighborhood libraries make up a library system that offers more than 2.8 million books and other library materials. As Oregon's largest public library, Multnomah County Library serves nearly one-fifth of the state's population.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2300 Northwest Thurman StreetNorthwest LibraryPortland, OR 97210
DATE POSTED
May 28, 2024
SKILLS
- Literacy / Reading
- Reading / Writing
- English
- Spanish
- Vietnamese
- People Skills
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 11
- Orientation or Training
- One two-hour weekly shift for eight to nine weeks between June 16 and August 31
- Attend in-person or online training before volunteering