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April 19-25 is National Volunteer Week

This year's National Volunteer Week is themed "Ignite Volunteerism" to recognize the power of civic participation in Canada. Coinciding with International Volunteer Year, this week honors the millions who donate time to communities.

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  • The Life Heroic

    How to Unleash Your Most Amazing Self

    Svoboda, Elizabeth,
    Examines the qualities shared by everyday heroes, explaining to readers how the people making the greatest impact are not always the ones making headlines.
    Book, 2018San Francisco : Zest Books, 2018. — J 155.232 SVO
  • Standoffish Eloise Deane, in need of volunteer hours for her college applications, is paired with an agency that offers social support to lonely seniors and meets a dynamic elderly woman and a cheerful fellow volunteer who unexpectedly make her…
    Book, 2023New York : Simon & Schuster BFYR, [2023] — TEEN FIC COO
  • Secondary School students knit items, which are donated to people in need, in our community. Knitting instructions and supplies are provided. Beginners welcome.
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  • Just Help!

    How to Build a Better World

    Sotomayor, Sonia, 1954-
    In a story inspired by her own family's desire to help others, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor takes young readers on a journey through a neighborhood where kids and adults, activists and bus drivers, friends and strangers all help one another…
    Book, 2022New York : Philomel Books, 2022. — E FIC SOT
  • Volunteers with this program help older adults with computers/tablets in a classroom setting. The program runs over a series of dates at different branches.
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  • Hamilton author. This illustrated nonfiction book for middle-grade readers examines how artists are using their creativity to help the environment and build a more sustainable world. What's the big idea? Orca Think introduces us to the issues making…
    Book, 2024[Victoria, BC] : Orca Book Publishers, 2024. — J 704.94933372 ROS
  • HPL offers opportunities for teens to play video games on Nintendo Switch. Teen Gaming Volunteers host sessions and assist with the set-up, take-down and monitoring of gaming equipment as part of the Teen Hub Zone program.
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  • One of the easiest ways to be an active and involved citizen is to volunteer your time and services in your community. Readers will learn about the importance of community service and volunteering. This interesting social studies subject is brought…
    eBook, 2018[United States] : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc, 2018. — EBOOK
  • Teen Review Crew is a virtual volunteer opportunity. It’s all about sharing your opinion and promoting the Hamilton Public Library's collections of books, movies, music, and more. You write reviews for library items, we post them online and you…
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  • If you've ever been a room parent or school volunteer, Jen Dixon is your hero. She says what every class mom is really thinking, whether in her notoriously frank emails or standup-worthy interactions with the micromanaging PTA President and the…
    Book, 2019New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2019. — FIC GEL
  • Kezia Cooper Hobson, recently widowed, arrives in New York from San Francisco. Determined to make a fresh start, she has just completed the sale of her Pacific Heights home, not to mention her husband's venture capital firm, and in doing so, is also…
    Large Print, 2024New York : Random House Large Print, [2024] — LP FIC STE
  • Repair Cafés promote sustainability, foster community spirit, encourage lifelong learning, skill building and intergenerational connections. Repair Café “fixers” share a variety of skills to help community members fix common household items. HPL…
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  • Eddie Winston is 90 years old. He has lived and he has loved, but he has never been kissed. A true gentleman and incurable romantic, Eddie spends his days volunteering at a charity shop, where he sorts through the donations of the living and the…
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Harper, [2024] — FIC CRO
  • More than a movie about the devastation that a tsunami caused in a country that sustained over 118,000 casualties. It is a movie about volunteering. Four people with little money and no experience race off to help out in tsunami-ravaged Sri Lanka.…
    DVD, 2011New York, NY : Virgil Films & Entertainment, 2011. — DVD 974.71044092 THI
  • Reaching Mithymna

    Among the Volunteers and Refugees on Lesvos

    Heighton, Steven
    A poet's firsthand account of a month volunteering on the frontlines of the Syrian refugee crisis.
    eBook, 20202020. — EBOOK
  • Can We Help?

    Kids Volunteering to Help Their Communities

    Ancona, George
    Describes how children can help their communities in different ways, from tending a community garden and training service dogs to volunteering to help people with disabilities and mentoring younger students.
    Book, 2015Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2015. — J 177.7 ANC
  • Before You Say Yes--

    a Guide to the Pleasures and Pitfalls of Volunteer Boards

    Pendgracs, Doreen
    Doreen Pendgracs has sat on various boards of directors for the past twenty-five years. During that time, she has gleaned valuable information that she shares in an easy-to-understand, conversational style for novices and seasoned members alike.…
    Book, 2010Toronto : Dundurn Press, [2010] — 658.048 PEN