Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Services Office: 303-441-3114

Interested in providing invaluable and much appreciated help at your public library? Make an appointment to talk with our Volunteer Coordinator about your interests and availability. Our needs are varied, so don't hesitate to ask if you have a special area of interest. For more information, call Grayson Hardman in the Volunteer Services Office at 303-441-3114.

Volunteer Program Application [198 KB PDF]

BoulderReads! Adult and Family Literacy Program

Literacy volunteers to be matched one-on-one to adult learners to help them develop their reading and writing skills. For more information, please visit How to Volunteer or call or email Laurie at 303-444-5599 or watkinsl@boulderlibrary.org

Homebound Delivery Program

The Homebound Delivery Program needs:

a volunteer to deliver books to north/central Boulder patrons on Tuesdays- volunteer will need a car for deliveries
volunteers for deliveries and pickups at Mesa Vista nursing home on the 3rd Wednesday and the 3rd Thursday of each month
volunteers for office administrative support

Please call the volunteer office for more information about these positions.

Reference Department

Assistance with Maintaining Newspaper Clippings
The Reference Department needs assistance with maintaining newspaper clippings for Municipal Government Reference Collection. Must be able to commit to approximately 3 hours every two weeks.

Children's Department

General Assistance:
The Children's Department needs weekly volunteer assistance on Mondays and Tuesdays for the first three weeks of each month. Duties include making phone calls, replenishing displays, and general office support. Training is provided. For more information please call 303-441-3114 or 303-441-3099.
Family Game Days staffer:
A volunteer is needed to transport a Wii game from the main library to Meadows
for our Family Game Days on Friday, November 13th and Friday, December 11th, and to staff these game days from 4-5:45. Volunteer must have a car and a familiarity with both Wii and board games. Please contact the volunteer office at 303-441-3114 for more information.
Program Assistance:
The Children's Department needs weekly volunteer assistance on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for the first three weeks of each month. Duties include monitoring program spaces during drop-in play time, keeping attendance statistics, and general office support. Training is provided. For more information please call 303-441-3114 or 303-441-3099.
Photographer:
The Children's Department needs a photographer twice a month to take photos of children's and teen's events. The photographer can use his or her own camera or a digitalcamera can be provided. The schedule is flexible- photos are needed weekday mornings, after school and Saturdays. For more information please contact the volunteer office at 303-441-3114.

Concert Staffing

Concert Staffing
Volunteers are needed to staff Boulder Public Library concerts on Sunday afternoons, some mornings and some evenings during the week. Training is provided.
Contact: Grayson Hardman (303-441-3114)

Public Relations

Web Assistance
A volunteer is needed to insert information about library programs into local online media calendars. For this position you can work from home during hours that suit you. Training is provided.

Pulse Point Volunteers

Pulse Point Staffing
Volunteers are needed to staff our new Pulse Point area in the main library during performances, lectures, and other programs. Pulse Point programs are scheduled for weekdays, evenings and weekends. Schedules are variable. Training is provided.
Contact: Grayson Hardman (303-441-3114)

Outreach Program

Spanish/English Speaking Volunteers
Bilingual (Spanish/English) volunteers for help in occasional translation and interpretation.
Conversations in English
Accepting volunteers who would like to substitute or teach a class.
Citizenship Class
A volunteer is also needed to serve as a backup instructor at our Citizenship Class (Mondays, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. in the main library).
General Office Assistance
Volunteers are also needed for general office assistance a few hours per week. Computer skills are not a must.

For more information please contact the Volunteer Services Department at 303-441-3114 or Library Outreach at 303-441-4941 or e-mail elturkg@boulderlibrary.org .

Maria Rogers Oral History Program (Carnegie Local History Archive)

Database Assistance
Volunteer needed to transfer oral histories from tape to computer files and to enter information about the oral histories in an Access database for online oral history site. Must be comfortable with video camera and computer equipment, and with using text and database computer programs. Training provided. Can listen to oral histories while doing this work.
Oral History Transcription
Volunteers are needed to transcribe oral histories at the Carnegie Library. Excellent typing, spelling and grammar skills required as well as attention to detail. Volunteers can work from home.

For more information, e-mail or call Grayson Hardman in the Volunteer Services Office at 303-441-3114.