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Volunteer roles
These are our current and upcoming opportunities for volunteers.
Greeters
Greeters will be scheduled for 2-hour shifts and will be stationed near the Library entrance.
We will train you to
- welcome the public back to the Library
- let people know what to expect and what’s required
- monitor the number of people entering and leaving the building so we stay within occupancy limits
- answer routine questions or refer questions to us
- direct people to the right staff member or area
Storytime Readers and Presenters
Library programs are now online, both live on Zoom and as prerecorded videos. We’ll work with you to coordinate scheduling, solve technical issues, and promote your program.
We hope before long to resume offering programs in person.
Storytime Readers
Our first priority is for readers to create online storytimes for children from preschool to grade 2. Storytimes run for 30 minutes.
Presenters
Are you interested in creating other programs? We know there are many talented people in Kingston, and we invite you to propose a program for any age. You could teach a craft or a skill, or share your interests with the community.
Make a Fidget Spinner with Ella B
Learn how to make your very own fidget spinner with Ella B from the Kingston Public Library Youth Advisory Council!
Printing for curbside pickup
Pickup hours are Mondays 1 – 7 and Tuesdays-Fridays 11 – 4.
More details can be found here.
If you submit a form and don’t hear from us within 3 days, please call us at 781-585-0517 and we’ll straighten it out.
Thanks for your patience.
Curbside pickup email form
Pickup hours are Mondays 1 – 7 and Tuesdays-Fridays 11 – 4.
More details for this service can be found here.
If you submit a form and don’t hear from us within 3 days, please call us at 781-585-0517 and we’ll straighten it out.
Thanks for your patience.
Ella from the Youth Advisory Council – Swinging Snail Craft
Join Ella from the Kingston Public Library’s Youth Advisory Council and learn how to make a swinging snail craft! What to join or find out more about YAC? Click here!
Star Wars Day Craft with Eme & Brook
Kids Star Wars Day craft with Eme & Brook of the KPL Youth Advisory Council. MAY THE 4th BE WITH YOU!
https://www.facebook.com/jennie.mclauthlen/videos/3159525914106538/
Kingston Public Library YouTube Channel
The staff of the Kingston Public Library have curated playlists on the these topics: Do It Yourself (DIY), Library/Community, History, Live Music, Music, Science, and Natural World. Click here to visit our YouTube channel.
Keep checking back as we’ll be updating our channel with new content!
Paperback Book Crafts With Debbie Grace – Birdhouses & Fairy Houses
Join Library Trustee Debbie Grace and learn how to make a birdhouse or a fairy house out of an old paperback book. Check out Kingston Community Fun’s Facebook Page to see more fun activities!
Gale Culinary Arts
Gale OneFile: Culinary Arts contains more than five million articles from over 250 major cooking and nutrition magazines, as well as material from books like, About Wine, Introduction to Catering, Advanced Bread and Pastry, and Eat Fit Be Fit. Have your library card ready to find some new recipes.
Category table
| Audience | Place | Gen. desc. | Reso. type | Info. type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Front | Read | Library-no-card | Promo |
| Adult | Featured | Watch | Library-card | Status |
| Teen | 1st | Listen | ToK | How-to |
| Kids | 2nd | Learn | Outside | Admin |
| Family | 3rd | Explore | Other | News |
This is a proposed streamlined version of categories.
Each post should have categories from each column so that it shows up on the page(s) that call it.
Each super-category (heading of the table) has at least one associated page that aggregates posts as they’re made.
Featured is for specific audience pages (kids page, teen page); front is for the main landing page of the whole site. The ordinals are for specific placement.