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Volunteer at The Nook!
Play and read with infants and young children and connect with caregivers!
Play and read with infants and young children and connect with caregivers!
This Opportunity At a Glance
Community Partner
Family Reading Partnership
Time Commitment
Once a week if possible.
Location
The Shops at Ithaca Mall, easily accessible from campus on TCAT
Contact
Beverly, beverly@familyreading.org
The Nook at Family Reading Partnership is now open at The Shops at Ithaca Mall!
This fun and relaxing space is designed with families in mind, and will continue to grow to meet their needs. We offer playthings chosen to encourage parent-child interaction and conversation, and books aplenty! It will be open (to start) 10am-4pm on weekdays and all caregivers and children under five are invited to wander in to play, read, and relax together, free of charge. Eventually we will be adding more organized programs such as story times and art exploration, but to start out the space is intended as a drop-in place for families to play and reconnect.
Our very small staff will need daily help to keep an eye on the space, care for the materials, and provide support to the families who visit. That’s where you come in!
We are offering our next training for volunteers (new and old, all Nook volunteers must complete training) on Friday, January 21st at 1pm. Light refreshments will be provided. Please fill out this form to register.
Can’t make it? Don’t worry, we will be offering more training sessions in the very near future. Please reach out to Beverly at beverly@familyreading.org and let her know you are interested so we can find convenient times for you!