Volunteers commit to read one-on-one with a child for one hour. All of our volunteers receive an orientation that includes the importance of reading aloud, tips on how to select books, handle distractions, conduct other literacy-related activities, and how to encourage family reading and library use. All volunteers must have or apply for state clearances of criminal and child abuse records. Beginning with Books will provide the required forms and, if necessary, cover the cost. Volunteers read with children in local libraries after- school and in the early evenings on weeknights and on Saturday morning. Library reading sessions take place at one of 18 branches of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.

For more information contact Gloria Townsend, Coordinator, Reading & Mentoring: Read Together at 412-361-8560 or email Gloria Townsend