INFORMATION RELEASE
Media Contact: Heather O'Connell

(239) 461-2924 or hoconnell@leegov.com

 “Book Buddies” Volunteers Needed

FORT MYERS, Fla., March 9, 2006 – Americorps is working with the Dunbar-Jupiter Hammon Public Library to recruit and train teen and adult volunteers to get together in weekly 30 minute sessions with school age children for reading and related activities.  This program is called “Book Buddies,” pairing a Big Buddy volunteer with elementary age children for a shared reading experience. 

The minimum age for Big Buddy volunteers is 14. 

A training session for Big Buddy volunteers is scheduled for on Wednesday, April 5 from 4:30 to 5:30.  To sign up as a Big Buddy volunteer, please visit the Dunbar-Jupiter Hammon Public Library, 3095 Blount Street.  For more information, call 334-3602 and choose option 3.

The Dunbar-Jupiter Hammon Public Library is located at 3095 Blount St. in Fort Myers. For more information about the program or to register, please call the library at (239) 334-3602.  A sign language interpreter is available with 48-hour notice.  Call the Deaf Service Center at (239) 461-0334 (voice) or (239) 461-0438 (TTY).  Assistive listening devices are available upon request.

Check the Lee County Library System’s Web site at www.leecounty.com/library, or pick up an events calendar on your next visit, to find out about programs at other locations. Call the host library, or Telephone Reference at (239) 479-INFO (4636), for more information about a specific program. 

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