SAG-AFTRA Foundation BookPALS Reader Workshops are open to SAG-AFTRA and AEA and 4A's Union members only, unless otherwise specified.

All prospective BookPALS volunteers are required to attend a Reader Workshop as well as be fingerprinted via the NYC DOE. 

Volunteers do not qualify for a Reader Workshop until application and supporting documents are processed. 

Volunteers will not be placed in a school/classroom until their application is processed and they attend a Reader Workshop.

You MUST bring your valid SAG-AFTRA or AEA ID  or other Union card (or your receipt of current payment) for admittance. 

Late arrivals will not be admitted.

When you register for a BookPALS Reader Workshop, you are expected to stay for its entirety. Two hours.