Agency: San Diego Public Libraries

Description: Description: October 3, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Location: Metro – San Diego, 92117

Description: Volunteers are needed to assist with a hands-on cleaning project at the San Diego Public Library's North Clairemont Branch. The library's 36 upholstered and steel meeting room chairs are in need of a good scrubbing to help beautify the library and maintain the chairs' use.

Connection to Poverty in San Diego County: A free community resource, public libraries have a profound impact on poverty. Literacy and poverty are inextricably linked; studies have proven low literacy rates correlate to lower academic achievement, fewer job skills and less opportunities for personal advancement. Less skilled readers are also less likely to vote or engage in social and civic activities. In addition to access to information and literacy programs, San Diego public libraries offer training in life skills, parenting and nutrition, as well as free tools for job searching. In the current economy, libraries nationwide have seen a surge in use of online job searching resources.

Minimum Age: 5 with an adult; 14 without an adult

Volunteers Needed: 8

This project is approved for volunteers with the following restrictions: Allow Pending Members

Impact Areas: Adult Education and Literacy, Children & Youth: Literacy, Renovation, Revitalization and Repair, Adult Education and Literacy

Interests: The interests recommended for this project are:
Types of Volunteering: Short-term / One-time Opportunities, Types of Volunteering, Types of Volunteering: Family, Types of Volunteering: Group Opportunities

Skills: The skills helpful for participation in this project are:
General, General: Organizing / Sorting / Cleaning