Volunteer

Put your truck or minivan to use for a great cause! Drivers are needed to take too-well-loved to our off-site recycling partner.

What you'll do:

• Pick up totes of books at the Lawrence Public Library (707 Vermont St.)
  • Totes can weigh up to 50 lbs., and you'll pick up about 20 of them per trip
• Drive three miles to our recycling partner
• Unload totes, and bring back empty totes

When we need help:

• Weekday mornings, you decide the time
• Once or twice a month, you pick the days

Why this helps:

• You are helping keep damaged and dated books out of the landfill
• You are helping fund the programs and services offered by Lawrence Public Library

Volunteers are needed to welcome newly donated books!

What you'll do:

• Check newly-donated books for quality
• Based on quality, send books to the next step in our process
• You will be lifting books, usually one at a time

When we need help:

• Hours are flexible, and no weekly commitment is required
• Donation center is always open Monday through Friday, 9 AM until 12 PM
• Some weekend and afternoon donation hours available

Why this helps:

• Books that are in good shape will be sold to support library programs that support literacy and build community
• Books that aren't in good shape are sent to recycling to they can stay out of the landfill

If you aren't a fan of dust or having to recycle books that have been too well-loved, this is not the position for you.

If you love all kinds of books and are excited to support library programs, this position is for you!

Do you love a treasure hunt? Then you might want to join LPLFF as a Book Scanner.

• Use internet databases to find the value of newly donated books (typically Amazon and AddAll Used)
• Books will be sold to support library programs and services
• Hours are flexible, and no weekly commitment is required
• You will need to pick up books, usually one at a time, and move them frequently

If you are curious, flexible and don't mind a bit of computer work, this gig is for you!

If you don't like computers or investigating mysteries, this might not be for you.

Do you like a party? Events Assistants help make the party happen through planning, set up, showtime, and tear down. Tasks can be as varied as our past events: After Hours at the Library, Literary Trivia, Adult Summer Reading Party, Harry Potter Book Night, Drag Bingo, Sip & Spell, Caddy Stacks mini golf.

Help us create a book lover’s paradise at our volunteer-run book sales.

• Cashiers - tally books and process payments
• Attendants - help patrons find that perfect book, offer bags and boxes for book-laden shoppers, and straighten shelves
• We have three major sales and five one-day sales each year
• Each sale shift is two hours long--take as many as you’d like
• All proceeds of these sales support programs and services at our library

If you love seeing happy shoppers get great deals, this position has your name all over it!

If you don't like crowds or noise, this position may not be right for you.

On the library side of the volunteer program, you will help one department in the library shelve their books. We lug books! When books are returned to us, they are placed on a cart, and those carts need shelved. Your valuable effort helps make time for our librarians to Imagine More library services

Learn important job skills and spend time at your favorite library! These one hour shift positions are scheduled in the evenings and on the weekends to accommodate your school schedule. We ask for a semester-long commitment with the option to extend.

Do you love all things Summer Reading? Help us keep it going strong by assisting with our many youth programs throughout the summer. Learn fun new crafting skills, help us set up for summer lunch, and so much more.