Volunteer role
To provide support to people who cannot visit a library due to long or short term illness or disability by reading to them in their homes and/or by visiting residential homes to read to groups of people
Time commitment
1 hour per week, usually same day/ time as per agreed with client.
Volunteer duties
- Source suitable reading materials for your client or group.
- Visit your client or group to read for as long as comfortable for both parties.
- Visit your client or group on a mutually agreed day and time.
- Return and exchange and reading materials obtained to your local library with necessary.
- Adhere to the LiveWire confidentiality agreement.
Qualities and skills required
- Competent out-loud reader
- Reliable
- Patient
- Good communicator
- Enjoy meeting people
- Enjoy reading for pleasure