Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Do you enjoy reading to young children? Become a a Reach Out and Read Storytimer!

REACH OUT AND READ STORYTIMER RESPONSIBILITIES

•Reads aloud to children either at the Franklin medical clinic in Santa
Barbara or at the Carpinteria medical clinic.

•Prepares for the session which includes: choosing books to be read from the library nearby or the in clinic reading collection,familiarizing yourself with the books chosen and practicing reading out loud.

•At the session: reads the selected books; interacts with participants and parents; provide library card applications and information on using our local public library; inform parents about ESL (English as a Second Language) classes in the local area and one on one Adult Literacy tutoring; and counts and logs the number of participants and parents.

THE DIFFERENCE YOU WILL MAKE TO THE LIBRARY

•Help to introduce young people and their parents to the library and
assist them to learn the joys of the library and reading. Provide local
children and their parents with the opportunity for fun, enjoying each
other, and meeting new people.

VOLUNTEER QUALIFICATIONS

•Is honest, reliable, punctual, enthusiastic, energetic and flexible. Is courteous and friendly to story time participants and their parents.

•Enjoys working with small groups of children and parents.

•Is familiar with children’s literature.

•Able to work in the indoor medical clinic.

•Ability to speak and read Spanish is highly desirable.

COMMITMENT REQUIRED

•Two (2) hours per week for a minimum of one (1) year.
CONTACT Robin Gray-Reed, Central Library Reach Out and Read Coordinator, 564-5621,rgray-reed@SantaBarbaraCA.gov.

Commitment requirement of 2 hours/week for a minimum of one (1) year, meet with the Reach Out and Read Coordinator, and fingerprint scan will be required.

This opportunity is sponsored by: Santa Barbara Public Library System

We need volunteers who are free at these times Weekdays Weekly

Contact Person: Janice Rorick, Program Coordinator, (phone), (email) View all agency contacts

Address:

PO Box 1019, 40 E. Anapamu St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Directions:

The Central Library is located at 40 E. Anapamu St., at the corner of Anacapa and Anapamu Sts. in downtown Santa Barbara. We also have branch libraries where volunteers serve or tutor, including the Eastside Library at 1102 E. Montecito St. in Santa Barbara, the Carpinteria Branch Library at 5141 Carpinteria Ave. in Carpinteria, the Goleta Branch at 500 N. Fairview Ave. in Goleta, the Montecito Branch at 1469 E. Valley Rd. in Montecito, and the Solvang Branch at 1745 Mission Drive in Solvang.   Nearest Bus Stop: All buses stop at Transit Center; also lines 1, 2, and others stop on the same block as Central Library, 5 minute walk