Culture Hack 18 – 24 years – Whitworth Library

Culture Hack 18 – 24 years – Whitworth Library

Would you like to join the volunteers in Whitworth Library?

If you love reading and the library and are able to commit to volunteering on a regular basis then becoming a Culture Hack could be a great opportunity for you.

Being a Culture Hack is a chance to make great things happen in your local community. It’s about having ideas large or small, supporting your community and making a real difference. As a Culture Hack you will have chance to support a range of activities as well as having the opportunity to develop your own project ideas.

Here’s some of the ways our Culture Hacks support activities in libraries:

• Children’s Reading Schemes  – Supporting activities as part of Lancashire’s Summer reading programme.
• Health and wellbeing – Being a young people’s health and wellbeing champion or supporting health and wellbeing activities.
• Games and Lego Clubs – Supporting children and families to play games together or encouraging creative Lego skills.
• Fun Palaces – Devising and hosting activities such as coding or slime making and supporting families to take part.
• Themed Book Displays – Putting together themed book displays for children and young people.
• Reading Groups – Hosting reading groups for children or teens encouraging them to talk about books they have read.
• Coding Clubs and Little Bits Electronics – Devising and running sessions creating bubble bots, arcade games, or simply experimenting with the electronics blocks to create new inventions.
• Science Club – Choosing experiments, hosting sessions, and researching the science behind the experiments.

As a Culture Hack we are offering you a chance to:

• Share your skills and interests with others
• Gain training, new skills, new experience and build confidence

Before applying – you will require two references from adults who have known you for at least two years and who are neither family members or your GP. Please contact a member of staff at Whitworth Library before applying for further guidance. The volunteer will be required on selected dates during school holidays and/or Saturdays between 9am – 1pm.

Tasks:

• Attendance at an agreed time
• To behave in accordance with library rules and regulations
• To comply with the Volunteer Acceptable Use Guidelines

Required Qualities:

• Have patience and understanding
• Be friendly and approachable
• Be reliable and committed to providing a good service