Useful information for volunteer activities

Please refer to volunteer activities in schools and communities.

Reading aloud (PDF: 2,280KB)

We publish story-telling volunteer handbook "let's expand the world of books" distributed at the library.

Children's songs and hand-playing songs

We introduce children's songs and hand-playing songs that can be used in the storytelling party.
In addition, reference books are also introduced.

Book talk

About book talk that conveys the fun of books to children.
This page introduces how to create scenarios and reference books.
A video of the demonstration by the librarian is also posted.

Book repair (PDF: 854KB)

The text used in the library repair course is posted.

Since October 2014, the City Library Volunteer Email Magazine has been distributed. We send monthly City Library events and information useful for volunteer activities in the community, such as reading stories, book repair, and library maintenance. Please use it for everyone's activities.
You can register (external site) here.

Yokohama City Citizen Collaboration Promotion Center

Based on the collaboration of citizens and Yokohama City, the Yokohama City Citizens' Collaboration Promotion Center is a place for dialogue and creation in which exchanges and cooperation of various actors are born in order to solve various issues in the area and create new approaches. We develop each business as place and promote approach of "collaboration" in the city.
In addition, Yokohama-shi social movement support center ended business on March 31, 2020. For new business, please confirm "Yokohama-shi citizen collaboration promotion center" mentioned above.

Citizens' Activities Support Centers in each ward

In order to support social activities in familiar areas, the Citizens' Activities Support Centers in each ward carry out distinctive businesses.

While planning cooperation with the "Citizen Collaboration Promotion Center", we will provide detailed support closely related to the community.