Opportunities with Lancaster Public Library

AFTER SCHOOL GAMING MONITOR: TEEN AND TWEEN PROGRAM If you enjoy games of all kinds and have familiarity with using X-Box 360 and a Wii, consider volunteering with teens ages 11-18 at the Lancaster Public library from 4-6pm(3:30pm set up-6:30 pm clean up) on Tuesdays. The additional time includes set up and clean up and talking with participants and parents. Various Board Games are also available. V more

The Library is in the process of creating a database of Lancaster Newspaper obituaries. Currently, this information is unavailable in an index from 1960-1988. The volunteer will be working with microfilm to create an Excel Spreadsheet with the appropriate data. This is an on-going opportunity and hours are flexible. more

If you are an avid blogger and have the ability to teach others how to enter the blogosphere, join our computer teaching team at Lancaster Public Library. We are hoping to find someone who will teach about blogs and what they are, how to subscribe to and read a blog, how to create a blog and market a blog. Classes are scheduled on the instructors availability at any time the library is open and comput more

If you love dinosaurs, hedgehogs, worm races, pyramid parties, chemistry experiments,or dressing up as children's costume characters and sharing that enthusiasm with children, Lancaster Public Library has a place for you! We have programs throughout the summer scheduled at different times. Volunteers may choose to support programs according to their interests and schedules. Volunteering for a minimum o more

Lancaster Public Library West-Mountville Branch is seeking volunteers to work at the Circulation Desk on Thursday evenings or Saturdays. The volunteer should have great customer service skills, familiarity with computers, cash register, knowledge of the Dewey Decimal System, and willing to learn about library operations and technology. The volunteer will answer the phone, check out items, shelf read, h more

The Lancaster Public Library has a lovely landscaped courtyard planted with perennials. We are seeking someone with an eye for design to plant our garden containers and window boxes in the spring to help create a welcoming and beautiful courtyard area. Additional responsibilities could include maintaining the perennial garden in the front and back of the building. This activity might be great as a gr more

Join a team of experienced individuals who offer vital computer instruction to the community throughout the year. Volunteers work in teams of two, teach up to ten people per time for four week sessions teaching a wide variety of classes using Windows 7 and Office 10 including Introduction to Computers, Word-Levels 1 and 2,, Excel -Levels I and II, PowerPoint, and digital photography, etc. Classes are more

Work with a skilled ESL professional to teach English conversational and writing skills in a classroom geared to experiential learning and fun. The Lancaster Public Library is seeking individuals interested in tutoring adults who need to develop more fluency in writing and speaking in English. Tutors will work both one on one and in groups depending on the skills and specific learning needs of the par more

If you love to watch cooking shows but wish you could sample the delicacies created, please consider helping with Cooking and Cultures. Once a month on the fourth Wednesday, a presenter will speak about their country of origin and their traditions and share samples of food unique to their culture. Volunteers will be asked to assist with set up, greeting, clean up and other program details. This progr more

Join an energetic group of volunteers who create a family friendly First Friday each month at the Lancaster Public Library. Beginning in 2013, there will be children's authors and book signings featured as well as art each First Friday. Volunteers recruit artists, host book signings, make food, staff our bookstore, plan children's activities, create posters, and have fun.If you enjoy art, like selling more

Lancaster Public Library is seeking a graphic designer to eye-catching bibliographies to inform the public about library resources centered around specific themes such as literature, Civil War, Lancaster history, etc. The bibliographies would be designed as pamphlets to distribute to the public.These could also be adapted for the web if the volunteer wishes to do so. The time required is flexible alt more

The Juliana Bookstore features used books for all ages and is now relocated to the busy first floor of Lancaster Public Library .If you enjoy mixing with people of all ages, helping customers find the ideal books, using a cash register, and making attractive displays, the Bookstore is the place for you. This is a service to the community and a fundraiser for the Library. Volunteers are needed for a more

If you enjoy putting things in order, organization and detailed work, consider shelving books. Shelvers are asked to commit at least 2 hours per week to help keep our collections in order and accessible to the public. Volunteers may choose to work in the children or teen area or adult fiction and non-fiction areas. This is a great job for people who like to work independently and find satisfaction in o more

Learn more about Lancaster history, help make valuable historical materials available to the public by volunteering to work with materials from OPERATION REMEMBER. OPERATION REMEMBER represents almost 20 years of recorded interviews beginning in 1976 with Lancaster County residents. The project is now in progress being digitized and transcribed. We are in search of someone adept at research. Each int more

If you like to put things in order, make things tidy, and enjoy handling books, CDs, or DVDs , this is the job for you. Our book shelvers either alphabetize books or put them in numerical order and return them to the shelves. Teens over 16 may fill their service hours or school. If you are an early riser, you may also start your volunteer commitment at 8 or 9 am and be finished and on your way by 10. H more

The Library has a flourishing and increasing set of programs offered throughout the year. Volunteers will either assist with set up and sign in of program participants or may assist with planning and developing programs -adding ideas for setting the stage, decorations, planning a complementary food or beverage, appropriate music or art, etc. If you like to plan events, this is a great volunteer job fo more

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME VOLUNTEER If you enjoy working with preschoolers, consider volunteering for our Preschool Story Time at the Lancaster Public Library. Volunteers are needed at 10:30am on Thursdays to set up, break down, and run the story time. Volunteers should be 18 years or older, and should be able to energetically read stories and lead group song and activities. Other times of the week also po more

Help plan programs you wish were available in the community. We are in the process of identifying a team of individuals who are creative, resourceful, and connected to the Lancaster community. Volunteers would assist with developing a series of programs for all ages that excite, educate and offer fun to the community. Individuals would help to suggest programming, seek presenters and develop a long-r more

Get into shape while shelving books! Volunteering is a great way to both exercise and create order. Keeping materials accessible to the public is a major part of library work. Good shelvers are valuable assets to any library. The ideal shelver has knowledge of the alphabet and decimals, has ability to organize materials, and the ability to lift, move and reach high and low shelves, and is accurate and more

Share your interest in U.S. history and government with individuals who are preparing to take the U.S. naturalization exam and interview. Meet people from Nepal, Bhutan, Burma, Cuba, Haiti, etc. Join our team of experienced instructors with a well-tested curriculum. Classes are held for 13 weeks in the Fall and again in January in the evenings. Instructors teach 2 or 3 weeks monthly on a rotating b more

Lancaster Public Library serves a diverse community of learners from all over the world. It will offer literacy classes for Adults in the fall to assist its patrons with English language skills necessary to read, take citizenship classes be able to communicate in English. Volunteers with ESL training will prepare curricula and teach. Assistants also needed. more