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Volunteer at the Library

 
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Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Madison Public Library.

Volunteer Contact Info
Volunteer Opportunities
Where would you like to volunteer?

Current Openings at Alicia Ashman Library - 733 N High Point Rd

Alicia Ashman Library is looking for volunteers to do the following activities:

  • Fill book displays
  • Search and pull books for projects/displays
  • Help with ongoing programs (active, passive)
  • Create paper die-cuts for youth programs
  • Water plants
  • Straighten, front books/push book ends tight
  • Presort shelving cart
  • Read shelves for accurate order/pull for condition
  • Retrieve Picklist
  • Refill paper, pencils, cut paper, test markers
  • Search weekly/monthly Trace list
  • Withdraw processed items that have been weeded
  • New to old stickers
  • Some Shelving (mostly AV, audiobooks, magazines)
     

Current Openings at Central Library - 201 Mifflin St

Central Library generally does not currently have openings, however if you have court-ordered community service, please submit this form with details on availability, hours needed, date by which your hours must be done. We may be able to schedule a working interview with you.

For high school students needing hours for National Honor Society or similar programs: please submit this form with details on your availability and hours needed. We may be able to schedule a working interview with you.

Thank you!

Goodman South Madison Library - 2222 S Park St

Goodman South Madison Library is looking for volunteers to do the following activities:

  • No volunteer openings at this time

Current Openings at Hawthorne Library - 2707 E Washington Ave

Hawthorne Library has no current volunteer opportunities.  Please check back in the future!

 

Current Openings at Lakeview Library - 2845 N Sherman Ave

Lakeview Library currently has no volunteer openings.  Please check back at a later date.

Current Openings at Meadowridge Library - 5726 Raymond Rd

Meadowridge Library is looking for volunteers to do the following activities:

  • Supporting the Friends of the Meadowridge Library: with book sales, bake sales, fundraising and other library advocating events. The Friends can be reached through their Facebook page.

Current Openings at Monroe Street Library - 1705 Monroe Street

Monroe Street Library does not have any current volunteer openings. Our Friends group, the Monroe Street Library League, is often looking for volunteers to help with book sorting and sales, though, and you can contact them on their Facebook page.

Current Volunteer Openings at Pinney

Stay tuned for our summer 2024 opportunities!

Current Openings at Sequoya Library - 4340 Tokay Blvd

Sequoya Library does not have current volunteer openings. We appreciate your interest and hope you will consider volunteering at another Madison Public Library.

If you are interested in volunteer with the friends of Sequoya Library, either at Sequoya or at the Friends of the Library store at 6672 Odana Road in the Market Square Shopping Center, please email FriendsofSeq@gmail.com. The friends are looking for assistance with:

  • Moving and sorting books at the Friends of the Library store at 6672 Odana Road, particularly around the first week of the month, when they have their monthly book sale.

 

Describe which of the current openings you'd like to volunteer to do. Do you have an idea of something not listed here? Share your idea and if it intrigues us, we'll contact you!

Again- thank you for your interest. Volunteers that work at the library will receive a background check, fill out a more extensive contact sheet, get appropriate training, and receive invitations to volunteer recognition events. We appreciate you taking the time to apply!

Sometimes a potential volunteer's interests aren't reflected here. If that's the case, we suggest United Way of Dane County and RSVP of Dane County (The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program) as other places to try. The Beacon, Dane County's day resource center for people experiencing homelessness, also uses volunteers.

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