Volunteer Services assists volunteers and potential volunteers in orientation, placement and training.

• Why should I volunteer?
• What jobs do volunteers do?
• How do I become a volunteer?

Why should I volunteer?

• To give back to the community
• To help others
• To feel good
• To build your resume and gain job experience
• To better understand your library, your community and yourself

What jobs do volunteers do?

Some of the jobs volunteers include:

• Assisting in the library office
• Mending books and other materials
• Shelving books and magazines
• Greeting patrons at the door
• Helping patrons with the library’s computer resources
• Assisting the children’s librarian
• Teaching an adult to read

Hours and work locations are flexible.

How do I become a volunteer?

Step 1: Are you eligible?

• Adults: Must be at least 18 years of age or older.
• Teens: Must be at least 16 years of age AND volunteering in order to fulfill community service hours for school.

Step 2: Complete a Volunteer Application*.

Volunteer Applications are available:

• At any branch library. Click here for a list of library locations.
• Click here to download either an under 18 volunteer application or an adult volunteer application.
• By mail. Call or e-mail Volunteer Services to request an application by mail.

*Teens: If you are 16 or 17 years of age, you must complete a paper copy of the application, and have the completed application signed by a parent or guardian.

• A fingerprint requirement must be completed before applicant can be placed. The Library System will cover the cost of fingerprinting.

Step 3: Opportunities

Click here for a list of volunteer opportunities.