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Hi there! Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it), all of our volunteer positions are filled at this time. We appreciate your interest in helping out the library and hope you’ll check back with us soon.

Want to show some library love? Looking for a rewarding way to spend your free time? Ever thought, “I wish I could do more to support my library?” That chance has come.

We’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers over the age of 18 to help us live our mission, values, and pledge – community partners to work with us side-by-side to provide everyone helpful and friendly service. Take a look at the available opportunities and, if you’re interested, sign up below.

Available positions

Book Wrangler

Put books and movies on the shelves
Ensure that things are in alphabetical or Dewey Decimal order
Keep shelves and displays neat and tidy
Organize and shepherd donated materials

Time commitment: 2 hours/week

Media Repair Helper

Do you enjoy crafting and working with your hands? You could help us by:

Operating the buffing machine to repair scratched and dirty audiobooks, DVDs, and CDs
Updating and replacing old labels and artwork

Time commitment: 2 hours/week; must be available between 9 and 1, Monday-Friday

*Selected applicants will be asked to come in for a follow-up interview. Selected volunteers will need to complete a background check. At this time these opportunities are for adults 18 years of age and older.

Why we welcome volunteers

The mission of the Chapel Hill Public Library volunteer program is to increase our capacity to provide services to our community whenever, wherever, and whyever. Our volunteers share our values of opportunity, hospitality, and stewardship and provide friendly, helpful, responsive, and engaged service in a variety of tasks. Our volunteer program is an opportunity for community members to express their affinity for and support of the library.

Expectations

As a Chapel Hill Public Library volunteer, you agree to:

· Advance the mission and core values of the Chapel Hill Public Library.
· Arrive on time.
· Do my best with the tasks assigned to me.
· Accept supervision graciously.
· Follow the library’s behavior policy.
· Conduct myself in a manner befitting a representative of the public library.
· Do my part to uphold the high standards of library service.

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