Summer teen volunteer opportunities available at Community Library

By LENNY C. LEPOLA

News Assis­tant Man­ag­ing Editor

Par­ents of teenagers often encour­age their chil­dren to seek sum­mer vol­un­teer oppor­tu­ni­ties to not only keep them­selves active while school is not in ses­sion, but also to enhance future col­lege appli­ca­tions; and, for­tu­nately, Big Wal­nut area teens don’t have to look any fur­ther than Com­mu­nity Library to vol­un­teer time in a safe and pro­duc­tive environment.

Com­mu­nity Library’s Junior Friends of the Library offers a whole host of teen vol­un­teer oppor­tu­ni­ties, but Fonda Kendrick, the library’s Head of Youth Ser­vices, said the appli­ca­tion dead­line for sum­mer vol­un­teer posi­tions is Fri­day, May 4.

In addi­tion to year round Junior Friends of the Library daily tasks, Kendrick said the sum­mer months offer a whole host of Junior Friends team activities.

Mem­bers of the Flash Mob Team (appli­cants must have fin­ished fifth grade or higher) help sur­prise Com­mu­nity Library patrons this sum­mer with its very own flash mob. If selected for this team, you will meet with group mem­bers on June 14 and 28; July 5, 19 and 26; and August 2 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. (all Thurs­days), and a secret date of the per­for­mance will be announced at a later date.

The Viral Video Team (appli­cants must have fin­ished sixth grade or higher) will help make an orig­i­nal video pro­mot­ing the library and/or read­ing that will be posted on YouTube, with a team goal for the num­ber of page views the video will hit. The team meets Wednes­days from 11 a.m. until 12 noon in June and July, start­ing June 20 and end­ing July 25.

Mem­bers of the Patriot Team (appli­cants must have fin­ished sev­enth grade or higher) assist with Com­mu­nity Library’s Inde­pen­dence Day float. Vol­un­teers will help dec­o­rate the float and/or par­tic­i­pate in Sunbury’s Fourth of July parade.

The Haunted Library Plan­ning Com­mit­tee (appli­cants must have fin­ished eighth grade or higher) help plan for, and then star in, the library’s Haunted Library, which will be pre­sented the evening of Sat­ur­day, Octo­ber 13. If selected for this team, you will meet with group mem­bers on Thurs­days in June and July from 1 to 2 p.m., begin­ning June 14. A few addi­tional meet­ings may be required on Sat­ur­day morn­ings in Sep­tem­ber and October.

If you enjoy learn­ing com­puter skills, the IDEA Team helps kids ages 7 to 10 learn basic com­puter ani­ma­tion skills (appli­cants must have fin­ished eighth grade or higher). Help kids cre­ate their own com­puter worlds and ani­ma­tion with two user-friendly appli­ca­tions designed to teach basic pro­gram­ming skills. Must enjoy work­ing with chil­dren, play­ing with com­put­ers and be will­ing to learn how to cre­ate your own ani­ma­tions. No prior pro­gram­ming expe­ri­ence is nec­es­sary. The team will meet to learn the basics of the pro­grams on Tues­days from 3 to 4 p.m. on June 12, 19 and 26. Team mem­bers will then help kids with their cre­ations from 3 to 5 p.m. on Tues­days, July 10, 17, 24 and 31.

Mem­bers of the Sum­mer Read­ing Club Team (appli­cant ages 16 and up, or two years prior expe­ri­ence in this posi­tion) work directly with chil­dren par­tic­i­pat­ing in the Sum­mer Read­ing Club by log­ging their hours read and hand­ing out prizes. Appli­cants must be orga­nized, great with kids and have excel­lent com­mu­ni­ca­tion skills. If selected, you will be assigned a weekly time to vol­un­teer dur­ing Com­mu­nity Library’s Sum­mer Read­ing Club, which runs from June 11 to August 4.

“We’re excited about our Junior Friends of the Library teen vol­un­teer oppor­tu­ni­ties avail­able this sum­mer at Com­mu­nity Library,” Kendrick said. “Work­ing on one of our teams is a great way to have fun, learn new skills and earn some vol­un­teer hours.”

Last sum­mer, 24 Big Wal­nut teens vol­un­teered at Com­mu­nity Library.

Appli­ca­tions for Junior Friends of the Library sum­mer vol­un­teer team posi­tions are avail­able at the library’s front desk, or call Com­mu­nity Library at 740–965-3901, or email < community-library@oplin.org >.

Com­mu­nity Library is located at 44 Bur­rer Drive, Sun­bury, and on the World Wide Web at < community.lib.oh.us >.

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