Join our team of friendly volunteers!
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Just a few hours a week
Won’t you consider contributing a few hours a week to help keep our five Palo Alto libraries up-to-date and thriving? FOPAL’s monthly sales of donated books and media raise much-needed funds to purchase new books, furniture, technology, and special programs for Palo Alto public libraries. These sales happen through the efforts of many individuals just like you! Please join us.
Students needing to fulfill community service hours requirements for school are welcome to join us, as are corporate groups and service organizations looking for one-time, or regularly-scheduled projects and teambuilding.
Choose a job to suite your time, talents, and interests
Below is a sample of the many jobs volunteers perform at FOPAL, plus their special benefits. The greatest benefit of all, of course, is the immense satisfaction you will feel from giving back to your community!
| Sort new donations into subject categories. Meet friendly fellow sorters and enjoy a first look at an amazing assortment of books. Pick up donations and move boxes of books among our three locations at Cubberley Community Center. Meet friendly donors, get free body-building exercise. Manage a specific subject area, organizing and pricing books for our monthly sales. Share and expand your interests and knowledge. Help staff our monthly Book Sales, held on the 2nd Saturday and Sunday of every month – we need cashiers, floor supervisors, and more. Meet hundreds of fellow bookaholics, and experience the thrill of the marketplace! Love Children’s Literature? Sort and price children’s book donations. Work with a friendly group of volunteers in the Children’s Room each Tuesday afternoon, or work on your own schedule. Work with our online sales team: research higher value books and media, list books online, fulfill/ship orders. Flex your mental muscles while participating in the world of ecommerce. Work on online publicity and outreach projects. Exercise your urge to research, write, get social, and communicate with your community. Assist our Manager of Volunteer Engagement with various projects. Apply your creative and organizational talents. Stock and staff our library branch bookshops at Downtown and Mitchell Park libraries. Meet and greet new people in our community. And many more jobs to suit your time, inclinations, and expertise. Your contribution will be greatly appreciated! |
Questions? Email Sven, Manager of Volunteer Engagement at volunteerdir@fopal.org