Summer Mentorship Component

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1. A log my mentorship hours:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqjYoq8XhtlcdFJCSDBfelZVS1d2OGRlTWFTWVZ1V2c&usp=drive_web#gid=0

2. Volunteer contact information:

Ernest Romero 

Teen Services Librarian at the West Covina Library

(626) 962-3541 

emromero@library.lacounty.gov

3. What questions were raised because of your 10 hours of experience? 

• Can I create an EQ from the work I do at this place/my topic?
• Is this what I want to use for my senior project topic?
• How can I apply what I do and learn here to my senior project throughout the year?
• Can I make an hour-long presentation out of this at the end of the school year?

Interpretive

4. What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?

The most important thing I have gained from this experience is the knowledge of how to deal with people. By people, I mean people of all ages. The ability to deal with people is priceless because it is something I will be doing indefinitely, and thinking on my toes as I do when helping others at the library is a universal skill. Another part of dealing with other people is explaining how to do something, which I feel I am proficient at thanks to my experience volunteering at the library.

Applied

5. What is your senior project topic going to be?  How did what you did help you choose a topic?  Please explain.

My senior topic will be Library Teen and Youth Services. My volunteering over the summer has helped me choose this topic because I had a surprising amount of fun volunteering at the library, have met excellent people, and feel that the employees at the library are doing a great service by reaching out to the youth of the community. I felt inspired and as if I could do a lot with the library for my senior project.