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Call for 2027 Resource Guide Team Volunteers
Are you a leader, or do you aspire to be one? iREAD is seeking Resource Guide Team volunteers to help shape the 2027 Resource Guide for Reading Expands Our Universe.
The goals of the individual Resource Guide Team volunteers are to submit original ideas and to recruit colleagues to submit their ideas for programming, craft and maker ideas, bibliographies and other resources, decorations, and getting started for all age groups. Library professionals can then take these ready-made ideas and implement them at their libraries.
Anyone is welcome to submit their name and interest for the resource team. The deadline for expressing interest via the form below is October 20, 2025. Volunteers will be contacted shortly after the deadline.
Volunteer for the iREAD Resource Team
Commitment timeline if chosen to be on the team for developing the 2027 iREAD Resource Guide with the theme Reading Expands Our Universe:
- October 1, 2025 and January 31, 2026
Each iREAD Resource Guide Team member will contribute at least 5 entries to the Resource Guide with their own ideas for publication. - By mid-December, 2025
Members will be able to assess how much else is needed in the guide and make determinations on the needs for each section (for example, need 10 more crafts for the teen section) - By January 31, 2026
Resource Guide Team members will encourage library professionals from around the nation to submit contributions for publication.
Benefits of volunteering for the iREAD Resource Guide Team:
- short-term but very involved and exciting commitment
- help shape iREAD future programs
- share your ideas and programming work with colleagues
- collaborate and work with librarians across multiple states
- have your name published in the iREAD Resource Guide
- build up your resume
Not ready to take on a role with the task force? You can still submit an idea for the 2027 Resource Guide. Forms available soon!