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Civic Life & Volunteering
Local clubs, mutual aid, neighborhood groups, libraries, and community service.
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NJ Volunteers Deliver Rosh Hashanah Holiday Meals To Seniors, Holocaust Survivors | Maplewood, NJ Patch
4+ hour, 13+ min ago (161+ words) ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Jewish Family Service of MetroWest NJ recently continued its tradition of delivering holiday meals and care packages to older adults and Holocaust survivors throughout the community ahead of Rosh Hashanah. Volunteers delivered 139 holiday meals in North Jersey,…...
Small acts are showing Aurora teens just how much they matter
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (814+ words) Sometimes making a difference starts with something as simple as a handwritten card, a homemade bookmark or a few encouraging words left for a stranger to find. For at least eight years, the library's Acts of Kindness program has given…...
CUW Day of Caring & Sharing to benefit Mineral County agencies
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (223+ words) Volunteers do some landscaping around the Frankfort High School sign during a previous year's CUW Day of Caring and Sharing. KEYSER, W.Va. – Volunteers will be fanning out across Mineral County Thursday as part of Potomac Highlands United Way’s annual Day…...
Service oriented: Volunteers canvas county during United Way Day of Caring
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (1464+ words) Walls needed painting, gardens were in desperate need of weeding and offices required major organization. About 300 volunteers spread out across the county Tuesday for the United Way of Johnson County’s annual Day of Caring. They would be giving their time…...
Long Beach Public Library to celebrate 8th annual Vida Latina Celebration
3+ hour, 5+ min ago (334+ words) Long Beach community members can explore Latin American culture during the Long Beach Public Library’s eighth annual Vida Latina series. Through Oct. 31, all 12 library locations will offer free programs and activities for children, teens, adults and families to celebrate the…...
How libraries in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and other Pennsylvania communities evolved from subscription clubs to vital public institutions
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (792+ words) (STATE COLLEGE, PENN.) As a librarian who researches and writes about library history in Pennsylvania, I was delighted to see the American Library Association’s efforts to celebrate its 150th anniversary this year, while making several mentions of Pennsylvania. The ALA highlighted…...
Exchange $5 for a good cause
7+ hour, 33+ min ago (198+ words) McMinnville Exchange Club is set up near the petting zoo barn once again this year, offering parking to those looking to be close to the festivities. For $5, you can park in the lot just across from the barn, close to…...
Billings Public Library expands community resources through new social work partnership with The University of Montana
8+ hour, 9+ min ago (301+ words) BILLINGS, Mont. - The Billings Public Library is expanding its role as a community resource through a new partnership with the University of Montana. The partnership brings social work student Katie Meier into the library, where she will help people navigate…...
Inside the Outdoors invites volunteers to 42nd annual California Coastal Cleanup Day
1+ day, 2+ min ago (314+ words) Quick look: Inside the Outdoors will welcome students, families and community members to California Coastal Cleanup Day at Upper Newport Bay on Saturday, Sept. 19, where volunteers will assist with cleanup activities at the coastal wetland. Volunteers are invited to join…...
Guest Commentary: If the answer is ‘buy the book,’ what happens to the library?
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (727+ words) If your response to seeing Florida’s latest list of 620 instances of school library censorship is, “You can always buy the book,” I hope you understand what you’re really saying. Florida’s leaders are arguing in court that citizens do not have…...