Reynolds STEAM Pals Fall 2025

• STEAM Pals must be current 9th - 12th grade students.
• STEAM Pals will attend a 60-minute mandatory training and orientation session starting at 4:30pm on August 27, 2025, at Reynolds Library.
• On September 3, volunteers will arrive at Reynolds Library at 4:30pm and will meet with their Little Pals starting at 4:45 p.m. for the first full STEAM Pals session that day.

STEAM Pals Key Responsibilities:

STEAM Pal volunteers will engage with Little Pals while presenting a positive image of the Library in attitude, communications, and appearance.

STEAM Pal volunteers will guide Little Pals through the scientific process, lead scientific inquiry, and help with the journaling of experiments.

STEAM Pal volunteers will be responsible for arriving on time to prepare the meeting room for the day’s STEAM activity, and for leaving both the meeting room and storage room tidy. Volunteers are expected to commit to arriving at 4:30 p.m. and leaving at 6 p.m. 

The STEAM Pals program is 6 weeks long. STEAM Pals are expected to attend every scheduled session or to provide advance notice if unable to attend.

Volunteers will maintain the confidentiality of Little Pals and their caregivers.