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Please contact us to
inquire about volunteer opportunities.
After
contacting the appropriate person, they may ask you to fill out
an application.
Click here for the
General Application Form.
Thank you for your interest in helping the Library.
Volunteering in the Reference
Department
Library Docent
Position Summary/Description
Volunteer docents assist library patrons in locating books and
other materials in the library. The docent is stationed at a
table in the main Reading Room and the station may circulate in
the stacks on the second and third floors.
Requirements:
 1
year commitment of 2-4 hours per week.
Demonstrable
knowledge of searching the card catalog for an author or title
and locating an item in the library by Dewey Decimal number.
10
hours of training by a staff member.
Booktalk
Volunteer
Position Summary/Description
Volunteer gives
3-5 minute booktalks on 5 books once a month at local senior
facility.
Requirements:
1
year commitment of once a month booktalk (1 1/2 hour).
Voracious
reader able to talk about books in different genres. (frequently
LT books and 60 books/per year).
Ease
in talking to groups of seniors.
For
information about volunteering in the Reference Department,
please contact Christy Coombs at 947-8336 ext. 126 or email at
ccoombs@bpl.lib.me.us
Volunteering with Technical Services
Position Summary/Description
This position assists with covering
books. Manual dexterity and precision are appreciated.
Special Requests:
Afternoons
are preferred.
Please
call to discuss a schedule to allow the department to properly
prepare materials.
No
heavy lifting.
Quiet,
pleasant work environment.
For information about
volunteering with Technical Services, please contact Judie
Leighton at 937-8336 x 148 or
judiel@bpl.lib.me.us
Volunteering in the
Children’s Department
Position Summary/Description
This position assists in preparing
for storytimes and crafts; shelving books and other items;
keeping the Library in good order; and other tasks as assigned.
Special
Requests:
Volunteers
interested in helping for one-time events like our New Year’s
Eve party.
Teen
volunteers interested in helping in the evenings from 5:00 -
8:00 pm.
Volunteers
interested in shelving during the day.
Teens
volunteers should fill out the
Teen Volunteer Application.
Age Range
All
12-18 year olds.
Adults
on approval of the Children’s Department Head, Christine
Erickson.
For more information, please call 947-8336 x110
or email Christine Erickson at
cerickson@bpl.lib.me.us
Volunteering in Local History and Special Collections Department
Position
Summary/Description
The volunteer
opportunities in local history are varied with respect to tasks,
and skills required to perform them. Most require a degree of
training by our staff and usually a long term commitment. An
example is collections processing.
Special Requests
Interested
parties should contact Bill Cook to discuss opportunities.
For information about volunteering in the Local
History/Special Collections Department, please contact, Bill
Cook at 947-8336 ext. 103 or email at
billc@bpl.lib.me.us
Volunteering in the Adult Department
This
Department is fully staffed.
For information about future volunteer
opportunities the Adult Department, please contact Margo, the
adult volunteer coordinator, at 947-8336 ext. 128 or email at
mdow@bpl.lib.me.us
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