Skip to main content

Volunteer Opportunity for Authors Unlimited Event


Event Information:
Authors Unlimited will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at St. Joseph’s College in Patchogue, NY. This free event is brought to you by the public libraries of Suffolk County and St. Joseph’s College. The mission of Authors Unlimited is to celebrate reading by connecting teens and authors. Teens in grades 6-12 have the opportunity to apply to become an Authors Unlimited volunteer. As a volunteer, you will be paired with an author and will stay with that author throughout the day.
To be selected as an Authors Unlimited volunteer you must be available from 9:00AM-4:00PM on Saturday, April 27, 2013. You must have your own transportation to and from St. Joseph’s College, 155 West Roe Boulevard, Patchogue, NY 11772.

•
Volunteering is your commitment. In the case of an emergency or illness, you (not your parent) are expected to call Ms. Doherty at The Commack Branch (631) 543-0998 as soon as possible so we can find a replacement volunteer.
• When signing up to volunteer at this event:
o You must adhere to the hours you signed up for.
o You can not show up the day of the event and get community service hours unless you have been notified ahead of time that you have been selected to be a volunteer.
o You must check in and out with a librarian when you are arriving/leaving.

You are expected to conduct yourself in a professional manner while working with your author.

• At the end of the day you will receive a volunteer certificate listing your completed community service hours for the event.

• Teens must have ONE Character Reference
filled out by a coach, employer, librarian, or teacher.

• A parent or guardian must sign the
Volunteer Application form.

• In order to qualify for consideration the following forms must be completely filled out:
Volunteer Application and Character Reference.

The forms must be returned to your library’s young adult librarian or mailed to:
Sheila Doherty
Smithtown Library-Commack Branch
3 Indian Head Road
Commack, NY 11725

All forms must be handed in no later than: Friday, March 22, 2013
To access the Application and Reference form, go to the Authors Unlimited Volunteer Site

Some authors attending that day are:

Andrea Cremer
Robery Lipsyte
Barry Lyga
Patricia McCormick

More can be found on the Authors Unlimited site

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Dealing with Grief

Below are some sites that can help you cope with the grieving process. Death and Grief Teen Grief Support Help for Teens Teens and Grief Support for Grieving Teens Grief Speaks: Death of a Friend
Post a Comment
Read more

8 YA BOOK CLUB BOOKS TO READ FOR GREAT DISCUSSIONS

Alice Nuttall   Sep 5, 2023 B ook clubs aren’t just a way to enjoy reading and branch out by trying books you wouldn’t have picked for yourself — they’re also a great way to get into discussions of multiple different subjects inspired by the reading you’ve done together. While book clubs can be beneficial to people of all ages, they can be a particularly helpful place for teens to engage with new ideas, put their opinions forward, and take part in friendly discussions about everything from social issues to the writing process. I’ve been in a few book clubs over the years, and while I certainly haven’t loved everything I’ve read as part of them, it definitely led me to YA book club books I otherwise would never have tried and got me looking at a whole range of different perspectives. School is back in session for the autumn, and whether you’re an educator yourself or just want to help the teens in your life discover new books, a YA book club is a great way to get young people engage...
Post a Comment
Read more

CLASSIC YA BOOKS THAT MADE YOU FEEL SEEN

  K.W. Colyard   Jul 26, 2023 SPEAK   BY LAURIE HALSE ANDERSON I’m sure I’d heard of another book about rape before  Speak  came along. Hell, I might even have read one. But these days? This is the only book I can remember that dealt with one of the myriad possible reactions to sexual assault: silence.  Speak  and other books that deal with similar subject matter have the ability to empower victims of abuse to label what’s happened to them and seek help. ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET  BY JUDY BLUME Once a staple on banned books lists, Judy Blume’s most famous novel has been teaching preteens about puberty — including menstruation and boob exercises — since 1970.  Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret  was far ahead of its time, being one of the first children’s books to show an interfaith family on the page, and — along with Lois Lowry’s Anastasia Krupnik — depicted a child allowed to make up her own m...
Post a Comment
Read more