{"id":388,"date":"2009-05-08T11:52:31","date_gmt":"2009-05-08T18:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wkiri.com\/today\/?p=388"},"modified":"2009-05-08T11:52:31","modified_gmt":"2009-05-08T18:52:31","slug":"first-step-towards-volunteering-at-the-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wkiri.com\/today\/?p=388","title":{"rendered":"First step towards volunteering at the library"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I visited the brand-new Monrovia library<\/a> to interview with their volunteer coordinator. We discussed their various volunteer needs and settled on what could be a good fit for me: sorting, mending, and pricing donated books (“We need people with good research skills for this”), greeting visitors at the door (“The library is brand-new and no one knows where to find anything”), and possibly helping in their computer center (“We have such a need”). I’m absolutely thrilled to get a chance to work with library books behind the scenes. The idea of helping people use computers gives me flashbacks to my time as a computer lab assistant as an undergraduate, but hey, I have no doubt that the need is there.<\/p>\n

Satisfied with our discussion, the coordinator gave me an application to fill out. She glanced at my educational history and said, “Ah, so you finished school last year?” Without thinking, I replied, “Well, unless I decide to go back again,” and she laughed and said, “Yes, it’s always good to be open to more schooling!” <\/p>\n

I think I’ll fit right in.<\/p>\n

There is a volunteer orientation to attend next Tuesday, during which we’ll work out scheduling and all of the volunteers will get to meet each other. It might take a while before I actually get to dive in, though, because the Human Resources department apparently needs about a month to process my application. This not only involves calling my references but also getting my fingerprints and testing me for drugs, alcohol, and TB. <\/p>\n

Note: the library’s grand opening is next Saturday, May 16, and Ray Bradbury will be attending! He’s giving a speech at 3:30 p.m. I’m so there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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