Congratulations to our Living Library Volunteer Program for winning the Leader in Volunteer Engagement Award from Volunteer Calgary!

The award ceremony was held last night, April 17th, and in preparation for the celebration, Volunteer Calgary visited the Library to film a living library in action and interview some of the volunteers and staff about the impact of the program.

The Living Library is indeed a program that we are very proud of.

We would like to thank all of the Living Library book volunteers, and staff who make this program possible!

Every April Volunteer Calgary celebrates the best in volunteerism in Calgary with their annual Leadership Awards.

The Library is happy to nominate some of our innovative programs and amazing volunteers for their hard work and dedication to changing the lives of Calgarians.

Congratulations to all of our nominees:

• Maureen Proctor for the Heart of Calgary Award
• Arlie Ring for the Volunteer in Profile Award
• Lori and Mika Jarratt for the Volunteer Animal Award
• Denise Justino, representing the Living Library program, for the Leader in Volunteer Engagement category
• Karen Lam for the Leaders of Tomorrow Award (Not pictured)

Best of luck to all the nominees and thank you for volunteering at the Library!

Congratulations to Arlie, on being named Volunteer Calgary's V.I.P. for this month!

Arlie has been a dedicated Library volunteer for over 4 years, helping children learn how to read and providing a safe space for students to write exams.

Read her full story on the CTV Calgary website here!

If you'd like to learn more about our volunteer programs at the Library, click here for more information!

Check out this great video by Volunteer Calgary illustrating the many ways that everyone can help out through volunteerism- Zombies included!

If you are interested in volunteering with the library, please take a look at our list of Volunteer Programs and Frequently Asked Questions for more information.

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