Volunteer

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

*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.

Green Thumbs

• Remove invasive plants
• Help with assorted projects in Pritchard Park

Time commitment: 2 hours/month

*Volunteer days are posted in our calendar periodically. No application is necessary to participate.

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.

As a volunteer, you agree to:

· Advance the mission and core values of Chapel Hill Public Library
• Attend a training and shadowing session
• Arrive on time
• Do your best with the tasks assigned to me
• Accept supervision graciously
• Follow the library’s behavior policy
• Act in a manner befitting a representative of the library
• Do your part to uphold the high standards of library service

Selected applicants must attend an in-person interview and complete a background check. That process can take 2-6 weeks.

We’ll ask you to attend an orientation session and then one or more two-hour training sessions. That can take 1-2 months

Once trained, volunteers can choose a regular two hour weekly shift according to their availability, and are welcome to do more than two hours per week.