Today I started volunteering again at the library. I will usually go in on Fridays, but the coordinator will be out this Friday, so today was the day. The volunteer coordinator told me about a new program I will be working on: to bring reading opportunities to kids who are waiting for foster care placement. There are 2 social service agencies in the area, and books will be brought to the facilities for the kids to choose from and take to their foster homes. They can choose 3 books and they also get bookmarks and small backpacks. There is a mascot who will also visit and talk with the kids. But first the books need to be processed.
My job today was to enter the titles, authors, and age groups for the books into the database. The coordinator showed me the many boxes of books waiting to be processed. I got 2 boxes done, then I strolled around the library as I waited for the rain to stop. So I now have a good, useful feeling and I anticipate going back.
