About library volunteering
Volunteering at your library is flexible, and designed around your interests.
5 reasons to volunteer at Your Library:
- You decide how much you would like to volunteer - all we ask is two hours a week
- Make new friends, since 2016 over 850 people have volunteered across our library network
- Develop new skills
- Anyone can volunteer - you don't need qualifications or particular skills
- Make a difference to your community
How you can help
With new and varied voluntary roles in libraries across Staffordshire, some of the things you can do include:
- Helping your community to discover all your library has to offer
- Support housebound people to access books and information
- Running community events
- Helping people to get online and learn IT skills
- Supporting people to process their Blue Badge Applications
- Volunteering in a Start-Up Business Hub
- Taking part in Summer Reading Challenge volunteer opportunities for 13 - 17-year-old
- Supporting our Places of Welcome coffee and chat sessions
The possibilities are endless!
Register your interest today!
Two hours a week can make all the difference. You could change your own life and the lives of those in your community, by helping to make your library a great place to be for future generations.
If you would like to know more or want to have a chat about volunteering you can:
- Call: 0300 111 8000
- Email: volunteerinyourlibrary@staffordshire.gov.uk and give your name and contact number, and the library where you want to volunteer.
- If you are a young volunteer - aged 13-16, please state this too.
- After you have submitted your query a Community Support Officer will be in touch to discuss your volunteering requirements.