Volunteer

From shelving books at your local library to instructing an Internet training session, volunteering at the library strengthens the community.

Volunteering is as flexible as your schedule. Last year, more than 1,200 volunteers gave more than 40,000 hours of their time to the library system.

If you are...

patient
dependable

If you have...

a sense of humor
a strong attention to detail
a genuine desire to help the community through volunteer service

If you . . .

Love libraries, reading, books, learning
Enjoy meeting a wide variety of new people
Communicate effectively with people of all ages and cultural backgrounds

. . . then check out volunteer opportunities at a library near you!

Print off the form and either mail to:
      Volunteer Coordinator
      400 Civic Center
      Tulsa, OK 74103
or drop it off at your local library to be routed to the Volunteer Coordinator. Call 596-7962 for more information.

Are you between the ages of 13 and 15 and interested in volunteering for the library? Why not apply to be a part of the Teen Team?

Literacy Volunteers

The Library's Adult Literacy Service offers one-on-one tutoring to adults and young adults (16+) who wish to improve their reading and writing skills. Our tutors are people from the community. Our tutors are people who find that a couple hours a week spent helping someone learn to read -- helping someone better his or her life -- is time well spent. Our tutors are people like you.

Of course, it's not easy. Tutoring takes time, patience, planning, patience, flexibility, caring, and patience. Did we mention patience? In addition to possessing these qualities, our tutors must fulfill these more specific requirements:

Complete our free 12-hour tutor training. The training is usually divided into 4, 3-hour classes. See the current workshop schedule.
Commit to tutor for a minimum of one year. Yes, you may have to miss a week here and there for graduations, illness, vacations, etc. However, working one-on-one takes trust and understanding, which take time to develop. For someone learning to read, having to switch tutors often can be discouraging, even overwhelming. Adult learners need a partner who is willing to stick with them.
Devote 2 or more hours per week to tutoring. Meeting times and places may be arranged for the convenience of you and your student. Pairs usually meet at a library or other public facility.
Be 18 years or older.

Visit the Ruth G. Hardman Adult Literacy Service Web site for more information.