Housing and Development Newsletter
Visit the library s Teen Volunteer Opportunities webpage for more details on all of the teen volunteer programs and to complete the online volunteer application for minors.
The library is also welcoming applications for adult volunteers interested in providing online tutoring to help K-8 students succeed academically through the library’s virtual after-school program. Volunteers will tutor remotely from home and will receive training on using the library’s homework help resources, including BrainFuse HelpNow! and ProQuest Homework Central.
Tutoring sessions will take place 2-6 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. For more, contact Brent Field, supervising librarian, at [email protected] or 805-690-5137.
Housing and Development Newsletter
During each week, the two libraries will hold drawings for prizes such as themed gift baskets, gift cards to local restaurants, stickers, games, art kits and books. Readers are eligible for these prizes each week that they log at least one book.
In addition to the local prize drawings, the 10 libraries in Santa Barbara County with the highest participation in the challenge will win virtual visits from authors such as Sharon M. Draper and Stuart Gibbs, as well as a collection of 50 books from the Simon & Schuster Books Like Us collection.
The Santa Maria Main Library, at 421 S. McClelland St., is also holding two Winter Reading Programs. Through the youth program, which runs through Jan. 23, participants can log their reading online for a prize and entry into a grand drawing at the end of the program. Those who complete the program also receive an award from the library.
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