Gaining Experience as a Future Librarian while serving with Public Allies Racine/Kenosha

In this episode of The S-Files, we are exploring the service done by AmeriCorps member Michael Smith, who is currently serving with Public Allies Racine/Kenosha (PARK) at the Racine Public Library. Michael discusses the different programs that he has overseen at the library to boost literacy efforts and to support the community. He also shares about the activities he has done with his fellow PARK AmeriCorps members, including projects supporting nonprofit organizations in the Racine and Kenosha area, as well as ways they came together as a cohort during their activities at the beginning of the year. Listen to learn about how Michael both followed his mother’s steps in becoming an AmeriCorps member with Public Allies and is forging his own trail toward becoming a librarian through his service.