Pre-Volunteer Reflection

As I have yet to find time in my schedule to volunteer at the Lexington Public Library, I truly am looking forward to my first opportunity to volunteer. The library is the perfect service learning organization for me because I genuinely love to work and interact with kids. I appreciate having the opportunity to positively-influence a young kid within the realm of education, because I see a lot of importance in pursuing knowledge and constantly bettering yourself scholastically. I hope to be able to provide help to a young student who may not get the same kind of help with their homework at home.

I also look forward to being able to get more involved within the community in Lexington outside of the University of Kentucky's campus. I love Lexington, so I'll take advantage of any chance I have to give back to the city. 

The service learning organization itself seems to be very well-organized and put together. The times to volunteer are Monday-Thursday from 4-8, and Heather Prichard, the contact we’ve been connected with, was able to inform us that volunteers are needed most around 6. I’m impressed by the flexible schedule of the organization, which makes it easier for us to all find time to drop in and volunteer.

While the website is very organized and informative about the services that the library offers, and the calendar can keep viewers aware of upcoming events, one convenient feature caught my attention. There is a mobile app available called “lexpublib2go,” through which you can search the library’s catalog for books, movies, and music. This impressed me because it shows that the library itself is concerned with branching out and becoming more conveniently-accessible for the public through social media. Below is an attached link for the webpage that gives information about the app:

Lexington Public Library mobile app