Volunteering

It's been awhile since I've written,

I need to tell you something about volunteering for the libraries this summer when school is out.

Most of us, for some reason, including I, will be a volunteer in the future or have been one in the past. Every summer our libraries provide you with the opportunity to volunteer. Basically, you volunteer for the library's summer reading program. Each of our libraries has one.

What do you do? It depends on the library branch you volunteer for. But the general idea is to have you help out the librarians and library staff with the summer reading program. This means, giving out prizes, signing people up for the program, assisting with the summer reading events and activities that each branch plans, keeping records (easy.) Sometimes, you may help us out with other work we do. Nothing tough. A volunteer usually has a schedule for the summer reading program; sort of like a job. You would be here at this day and at this time every week. Usually you cannot work more than two hours a day. And, if you are between the ages of 12-15, you are allowed to work no more than 8 hours a week. Like I said before, each branch handles their volunteer hours and schedules a little differently but we all abide by the same rules.

If you are interested in volunteering, visit one of the libraries and fill out an application. You can also download the application from our website http://www.cabq.gov/library
Make sure your parent signs it and you provide a valid ID (this can be a school ID.) The deadline for applying is June 4th. I know, that doesn't give you much time.

If you don't feel like volunteering, that's okay. But one thing that you may want to do that is super easy is to sign-up for the summer reading program. You sign-up as a teen.
You are given a card when you sign-up. You put your name on it and contact info. Keep the card with you. Every hour you read, you make a mark on the card. After ten hours of reading, you drop your card off at the library, get a new card, and we enter you in a drawing to win some nice prizes. There are weekly drawings and the grand prize drawings (the grand prize drawings happen at the end of summer reading.)
Prizes for weekly drawings include: Movie Passes, Dion's Gift Certificates, Hinkle's Passes, Hasting's Gift Certificates, and Books.
Grand Prize drawings include:$100 gift card to shope at the mall, $100 gift card to shop at Target, $50 gift card to Active Imagination, Digital Camera. REMEMBER, THE DRAWING FOR THE GRAND PRIZES ARE AT THE END OF SUMMER READING. The more you read, the better chance you have to win one of these prizes.

Even if you can't or don't feel like volunteering I understand, but you should sign-up for the summer reading program. It's easy. You can read anything, someone can read to you, or you can listen to an audiobook if you like those the best.

Many of our libraries are also having special teen activities and events planned. If you look on our website http://www.cabq.gov/library you will find a pig splashing into a pool (yes, I know.)
Click on find out more and you will find the different activities and events going on at each of the libraries around town.

I'll be in touch soon.

-A highly wired lady.