Dedicated Volunteer receives TPL Years of Service Award at Albert Campbell branch
Albert Campbell branch has been fortunate in attracting excellent volunteers to its Leading to Reading program. One of these volunteers, Shane MacKinnon, will be receiving a TPL Years of Service Award in recognition of his dedication to the Leading to Reading program.
Shane MacKinnon has been a volunteer for the Leading to Reading program for seven years. His initial interest in volunteering at the library was to gain experience working with children and share his love of reading. Since becoming a volunteer, Shane has worked with six students helping them improve their literacy and reading skills. When asked to share his advice for new volunteers, Shane’s advice is simple – listen to the student and let them have a say in what is being covered in the session. With a supportive and encouraging attitude like this, it is no wonder Shane has had such a positive experience with the Leading to Reading program!
4 thoughts on “Dedicated Volunteer receives TPL Years of Service Award at Albert Campbell branch”
Congratulations Shane! I also found volunteering in this program to be a very rewarding experience; I had 2 very different students and agree with Shane that you need to understand the child’s perspective.
Way to go, Shane! It’s great to see someone being such a positive influence.
Excellent article Sara. Congratulations Shane on 7 years of passing the knowledge of reading skills and opening new interests for the child in the program.
Thanks Trudy. Albert Campbell is very lucky to have excellent volunteers like yourself and Shane. We really appreciate your hard work and dedication!