Community Outreach Services

Jiahui Lu

Mission Statement To create relevant library services for Adult

Learners, Adult New Readers, and Persons with Disabilities

To develop closer relationships between Carriage Public Library and community groups

To implement outreach programs in the surrounding communities

To provide staff training

About the Library Consists of 10 libraries

Four central libraries with in-depth collections Six neighborhood branch libraries

Bookmobile Digital library

Special Events & Programs

Deaf History Month: May National Literacy Month: September

Branch Libraries Bay view Branch Kent Road Branch Milford University Branch Morningside Branch Weeping Log River Branch Wilderness Beach Branch

Community Outreach Programs Adult literacy Correctional facilities Elderly adults & nursing homes English as a Second Language (ESL) Persons with disabilities Persons without homes Senior citizens

Volunteering Guidelines Previous experience is not necessary Mandatory health screening Must complete initial volunteer training Must be available for at least nine months

after training Must volunteer at least twice a week for

four hours each week Be available to train other volunteers

Volunteer Opportunities

Literacy tutors Computer Instructors Children’s Hour Story Tellers

After-school story hour Book-mobile story hour