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Service Learning Summary

Jason Atilano-Lopez

College of Southern Nevada

11-2-17
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Importance of Service
As I was looking for places to start my service, I said to myself “why not complete my

service in a place close to the community where I live?” It would be much more impactful, and it

would mean so much more, if I participate in a place that I have been knowing my whole life.

So, I decided to start my service in a nearby CCSD Sunrise Library.

When I first entered the Library, I was greeted by my service coach and I was told to read

all the rules before I got started. I was being guided through all the tasks that needed to be done.

In addition, I received instructions on where to get started, so, my first task was shelving DVD’s

in alphabetical order by movies, and TV series, while also looking for misplaced DVD’s and

placing them where they belong. I also had the task to gather up audiobooks and organizing them

by alphabetically by authors last name. Organization and neatness were extremely crucial in the

Sunrise Library, as anyone would expect.

There were many benefits that I provided for others/visitors. A benefit would be the fact

that I made stuff easier for the guests to get around and browse without any trouble. Another

benefit would be the help I provided to also guide them where to find what they are looking for.

Finally, I also provided others with the best organization and best service, that I was capable of

providing.

I learned many key points in my experience at the Library, the first being the importance

of organization. The Library would not be a “Library” without this key point, arguably the most

important. I also learned how hard people work in a Library, it is easy for people to just return

books, but they have got to be more appreciative to all of the people that make it possible for

them to check out what they need. The tasks are extremely time consuming, for example, it can

take anyone an hour to shelf a cart of audiobooks alone! I learned to be more appreciative of all

the free services that are provided to all of us.

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