Columbus Metropolitan Library Volunteers

Volunteers! Have you RSVP'd for the Volunteer Celebration on May 2 at 6:30 p.m. at Main Library? Send an email to [email protected], and let us know that you're coming.

We want to celebrate YOU!

Northern Lights needs Reading Buddies!

Westbrook, Hyde Park, and Walnut Creek: Kids Need Your Help this Summer! Can you spare an hour each week to help build a child's future? New research from OSU shows that every session a child reads with you yields an increase in their MAP reading test scores. We're...

Do you want to help out?

Whitehall: Kids Need Your Help! Can you spare 90 minutes to 2 hours each week to help build a child's future? New research from OSU shows that every session a child reads with you yields an increase in their MAP reading test...

Save the Date: April 19, 2022, 7 p.m.

Join us for Shining a Light on the People and Causes that Inspire Us to Serve. An evening of updates and impact reports on what our volunteers do for us at CML.

Reading Buddies is gearing up to restart in-person sessions on March 7. If you don't already have an assignment and you're interested in joining us, please let us know.

With an abundance of caution, we are suspending our in-person Reading Buddies program until it is safe to meet with children in a one-on-one setting. If this program interests you, please wait until we reopen this opportunity to apply to help.

We're looking forward to a time when we can all safely help out.

From VolunteerMatch:

As we look for ways to uplift our spirits going into the school year in the classroom and in our communities, doing something kind for someone makes us feel good and brings joy to others. In fact, research from Born This Way Foundation of young people ages 13 to 24 in the U.S. found that most young people say experiencing more kindness would improve their mental wellness—be it from others (73%), themselves (74%), or observed in the world around them (71%). That’s why we’re excited about partnering with Born This Way Foundation’s campaign. Be a part of building kinder, more connected communities by practicing an act of kindness each day from September 1st to September 21st. You can also invite your friends, coworkers, classmates, or neighbors to join you. Take the pledge now!

The world needs your kindness! 🌏 💓 Sign up for Born This Way Foundation's and pledge to do one intentional act of kindness for yourself + others every day for 21 days this September at bornthisway.foundation/bekind21