Class Visits Volunteer- Library Service
North Somerset Library Service
To help library staff to host visits for school classes. These visits teach children how libraries work, what they offer and give children an opportunity to explore the books themselves. If possible, staff will ‘theme’ the visit around the current class topic.
Help get the library ready for the class visit (move kinder boxes, tables and chairs etc.); • Find books on a particular topic or by a certain author in preparation for the visit; • Prepare additional materials for the visits e.g. activity sheets, quizzes; • Support staff as they talk to children about libraries. You may be asked to lead a small group of children through an activity or run a story time session; • Answer any questions that the children have about the library, referring to staff if you are unsure; • Help children to find books that will help them with their homework; show them how to access the correct information using the Dewey Decimal Classification system and the contents and index pages; • Help tidy up at the end of the session (return tables, chairs etc. to their usual place). You do not need to have any previous experience of volunteering or working in a library
Advice, Information & Support,Teaching & Training,General & Helping
Organising & Planning
• An interest in libraries and desire to be an advocate for the service; • To be comfortable talking to children and helping them learn; • An interest in and an enthusiasm for libraries and reading; • The confidence to stand in front of a small group of children and to engage and keep their attention; • To be able to relate to children and their teachers / class helpers in a welcoming and friendly manner; • Good communication skills; • To be organised and motivated; • To be reliable.
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