Summer Reading is popping out all over the place but take a special look at Aurora Hills, Cherrydale and Shirlington branch libraries. Thanks to some remarkable artists from Department of Parks and Recreation after-school programs, those branches can–for the next few months–boast literary classics come-to-life just outside their doors. The main materials were clay, steel [...]
Proud to Help Provide Quality Service Colleen started volunteering at Central Library in 2009, and switched to the Columbia Pike Branch Library after she moved to Alexandria in 2011. She volunteers on Columbia Pike’s 2nd Floor Info Desk, and occasionally in circulation processing delivery, holds or the paging list. We asked her to tell us a [...]
Filling Hold Lists and Finding Great Books to Read Gwen has been a volunteer at the Westover Branch Library since October 2012. She loved working in her school library during college and although her career has taken her in a different direction, she says, “I truly feel I have found “my people” in libraries, and [...]
Runner Says Volunteering is a Fun Change of Pace Ruth has been a volunteer at the Cherrydale Branch Library for almost a year. She says it’s a nice escape from her 9-5 job, because the staff is so friendly and supportive that her volunteer “work” never feels like work! We asked her to tell us [...]
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Leon Shares a Few of His Favorites Last week we talked to one of our young readers at the Aurora Hills Branch Library about some of his favorite books: Graphic Novels. Leon is a 3rd grader, who says he likes graphic novels because they’re funny. He shared some of his favorites with us: Star Wars: Clone Wars [...]
Enthusiastic Teen Who Loves to Help Her Community Shalma will celebrate her first anniversary as a Library volunteer this winter – she’s been volunteering in Central Library’s Youth Services department since last March, 2012, and as a Cyber Center Help Desk assistant since last October. We asked Shalma a few questions about herself: What makes [...]
“Why Being Young Doesn’t Make You a Social Media Expert” Last week Mashable published an excellent article by Rebecca Levey, about why web-savvy kids still have a lot to learn about email, apps and social media: “I live a good deal of my life online. The ease with which I move between Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, blogs, [...]
Storytime! Did you know that singing slows down your speech patterns, which helps children hear the sounds inside of words? This is why our baby storytimes are designed to teach you and your child fun songs and games, to help children associate books with fun, and help your child develop a love of reading: This [...]
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