Volunteer Opportunities - April

From: Weeks, Roosevelt - HPL
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 1:46 PM
To: HPL - All Employees
Subject: Volunteer Opportunities - April

Team –

Please see these great volunteer opportunities for the month of April. These events will help us expand our reach into the community and bring awareness to our great services and programs. Here is what’s up for April:

Houston Children’s Festival
Location: Downtown – Next to Central
Date: April 4 & 5
Hours: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Volunteers needed: 12-14
Shifts Available: 10–2 and 2–6
Activities: Library card sign-up, disperse library material, provide information on library services and programs, assist customers on the Mobile Lab, etc

Earth Day Houston
Location: Discovery Green
Date: April 11
Hours: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Volunteers needed: 10
Shifts Available: 8-10, 10–2 and 2–6
Activities: Library card sign-up, disperse library material, provide information on library services and programs, assist customers on the Mobile Lab, etc

Healthy Kids and Family Day
Location: M. D. Anderson Family YMCA
Date: April 18
Hours: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Volunteers needed: Carnegie NL staff will handle
Shifts Available: 10–1
Activities: Library card sign-up, disperse library material, provide information on library services and programs, etc


International Festival
Location: Downtown
Date: April 18, 19 ; April 25, 26
Hours: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Volunteers needed: 30 - 35
Shifts Available: 10–2 and 2–6
Activities: Library card sign-up, disperse library material, provide information on library services and programs, assist customers on the Mobile Lab, etc

ADVANCE Head Start Community Fair
Location: Community Center @ Northwest Mall
Date: April 25
Hours: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Volunteers needed: 2-3
Shifts Available: 10–2
Activities: Library card sign-up, disperse library material, provide information on library services and programs, etc

If you would like to volunteer for any or all of these events, please contact Mike Moore or Marlana Mitchell. Please send your responses by Thursday, April 2, 2009. Thanks in advance for volunteering and I look forward to seeing you at some or all of these great events.

Regards
Roosevelt Weeks
Deputy Director of Library Administration
Houston Public Library
832-393-1327