Book Bank Volunteering Event

BOOK BANK VOLUNTEER EVENT

Location: Shedpoint, 1212 34 Avenue SE (Bay 120 on East side of the building)

What is the “Book Bank”? We are like a food bank: For families furthest from opportunity, we’re here to nourish the hearts and minds of children in Calgary with board, picture, chapter and teen books. From our shelves at the Book Bank at Shedpoint to our shelves of the Little Red Reading House, Reading Place affiliates, community agencies and Little Free Libraries, our book access movement has given thousands of children books of their very own to keep and get hooked on reading.

What will volunteers do? Volunteers will receive book donations, thank donors and/or sort the donated books into categories (board, picture, chapter and teen books). This process helps prepare us for book orders from community agencies & organizations working with families furthest from opportunity.  

On the day:

9:45 Volunteers arrive

9:50 we will give volunteers a quick run down of the layout of the book bank and training on book sorting. We will also provide instructions on the loading dock and greeting & thanking donors.

10:00am we will open the loading dock (depending on weather we may keep it closed) and volunteers will then greet book donors, help bring in books, give some examples of where the books go and thank them for their donation.

I will provide a cheat sheet on the day. Some volunteers will be greeting donors and some in the Book Bank sorting books. (Groups can switch half way if they want to)

 At 1:00pm we will make sure all book donations are in the Book Bank and the loading dock area is left as we found it.

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