{"id":44,"date":"2020-01-31T14:45:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T14:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/lms\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2025-02-04T12:41:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T18:41:55","slug":"volunteer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/libraries\/volunteer\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Volunteer<\/h1>\n<p>We\u2019re looking for parents, grandparents, empty-nesters, lovers-of-libraries, people who get satisfaction out of organizing, bibliophiles, people who want to make a difference in their neighborhood schools, people with a mild addiction to the smell of books, and undercover superheroes!<\/p>\n<h2>Reasons to become a school library volunteer<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Help connect kids with great books!<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Support literacy in our community.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boost access to library resources.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn about current books and authors so you can recommend titles to friends and family.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide an important service to your neighborhood school.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The process<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fill out a volunteer application to let us know you\u2019re interested.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indicate which school or neighborhood you would like to serve.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attend a brief training session, in which security forms will be submitted, job expectations explained, a schedule set, and thorough instructions provided on how to complete responsibilities.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start volunteering!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Requirements<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anyone over the age of 18 can apply.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Must be able to push, pull, or lift at least 20 pounds.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Must have strong attention to detail and sound appreciation for curious children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Responsibilities may include:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Checking in and checking out materials to students.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shelving items.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Helping students locate books.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shelf reading (making sure everything is in alphabetical or numerical order).<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Small projects such as cutting, laminating, or material preparation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Application<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/10UsGK41kZlu62JdGv8Z3UGVMmUPYg-H7\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mail-in Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSex2-WjfPfjEwdAhXRpQ_p2v9XK-2MKllRPYqXRJrZdBGHPvA\/viewform\">Online Form<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information contact Library Services 402-436-1628 or email <a href=\"mailto:chaeffne@lps.org\">chaeffne@lps.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"725\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/libraries\/files\/2020\/03\/Irving_10-1024x725.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/libraries\/files\/2020\/03\/Irving_10-1024x725.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/libraries\/files\/2020\/03\/Irving_10-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/libraries\/files\/2020\/03\/Irving_10-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"904\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/libraries\/files\/2020\/03\/Adams_12-1024x904.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/libraries\/files\/2020\/03\/Adams_12-1024x904.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/libraries\/files\/2020\/03\/Adams_12-300x265.jpg 300w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/libraries\/files\/2020\/03\/Adams_12-768x678.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/libraries\/files\/2020\/03\/MLane_12-1024x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/libraries\/files\/2020\/03\/MLane_12-1024x750.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/libraries\/files\/2020\/03\/MLane_12-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/libraries\/files\/2020\/03\/MLane_12-768x562.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volunteer We\u2019re looking for parents, grandparents, empty-nesters, lovers-of-libraries, people who get satisfaction out of organizing, bibliophiles, people who want to make a difference in their neighborhood schools, people with a mild addiction to the smell of books, and undercover superheroes! 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