Position Descriptions
Leading-edge position descriptions that give volunteers the opportunity to put their skills and experience to work.
NOTE: These are examples from public libraries and should be reviewed and modified to ensure fit with local policies and culture.
| Title | Keyword | Tags | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
Dynamic Words & Catchy Titles for Volunteer Position Descriptions
A great list of catchy titles and dynamic words to use in preparing volunteer job descriptions. |
Outreach | Position Descriptions, keywords | 2023 |
Six Ways to Restructure Existing Volunteer Opportunities
A great list of ideas for restructuring volunteer positions to appeal to volunteers seeking more flexible and/or short term opportunities. |
Outreach | job descriptions | 2023 |
Summer Volunteer Squads
Structure for engaging summer volunteers in various activities at the library from the Arlington Heights Memorial Library in Illinois. |
Children's Services | Summer reading, Teens, crafts, maker space, STEM | 2023 |
Home Delivery Driver - Indianapolis Public Library IN
Job Description used by the Indianapolis Public Library in their Library Express home delivery program. |
Outreach, Adult Programming, Materials Handling | Homebound | 2022 |
Library Express (Homebound) Delivery Volunteer - Indianapolis Public Library IN
This job description is used by the Indianapolis Public Library in their Library Express program, which is delivery for the homebound. |
Outreach, Adult Programming, Materials Handling | Homebound | 2022 |
Virtual Job Coach Volunteer Position Description - Sacramento CA
Virtual Job Coach volunteer position description used by the Sacramento Public Library. |
Job / Employment Coach | COVID-19, job coach | 2022 |
Summer Reading Beanstack Expert Trainer - Santa Clarita
This volunteer job description was developed by the Santa Clarita Public Library to be used with their Summer Reading Program. |
Children's Services, Adult Programming, Tech Services | beanstack, Summer reading | 2022 |
Teen Team Volunteer Program Assistant - San Diego
This job description was developed for engaging teens in a number of library branches in 2022. |
Teen / Young Adult Services | Teens, programs | 2022 |
Teen Book Reviewer - San Jose CA
This volunteer position description is used by the San Jose (CA) Public Library. |
Teen / Young Adult Services | Teen, book review | 2022 |
Best New Volunteer Roles in Libraries
This one-hour live online meeting was held on October 20, 2022 and features library volunteer engagement leaders sharing their thoughts on the best… more |
Computer - Tech Coach, MakerSpace, Book Sales / Bookstore, Teen / Young Adult Services | Volunteer Job Description, staff training | 2022 |
Reading Buddies Volunteer - Columbus OH
Volunteer job description used by the Columbus (OH) Metropolitan Library for their Reading Buddies program. |
Children's Services | reading | 2022 |
Online Book Sale Volunteer - Mesa AZ
This volunteer job description from the Mesa Public Library in Arizona supports the huge online booksale operation (about $100,000/year) which is a… more |
Book Sales / Bookstore, Materials Handling | online booksales, Friends, Friends of the Library, Booksales | 2022 |
Adult Literacy Tutor - Solano County CA
Volunteer job description for Solano County Library's literacy services. |
Adult Literacy | tutor | 2022 |
Create a Book Stool!
LOVE this idea shared by the Vernon Area Public Library in Illinois. What a fun way to re-purpose weeded books and engage volunteers! I can see… more |
MakerSpace, Book Sales / Bookstore, Arts | maker space, crafts | 2021 |
Volunteer Screener
Such a great idea from Jayne Cravens, Coyote Communications. Get some help with some of your volunteer engagement tasks and engage volunteers on a… more |
Leadership / Managerial | screening | 2021 |
Tech Tutor - Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
This volunteer position description is being used at the Kitchener Public Library in bringing Tech Tutors back into the library as we begin to emerge… more |
Computer - Tech Coach | computer coach, computer tutor, tech coach, COVID-19 | 2021 |
Closed Captioning Volunteer - Cedar Rapids IA
During the global pandemic the Library shifted to sharing more programs online and wanted to ensure the programs were accessible to those who utilize… more |
Materials Handling, Outreach | virtual, virtual volunteer, remote, closed captioning, COVID-19 | 2021 |
Podcast Transcription Volunteer
This volunteer job description is used by the Cedar Mill and Bethany Community Libraries Association to attract virtual volunteers to tackle a very… more |
Tech Services, Materials Handling | podcast, transcription, virtual, virtual volunteer | 2021 |
Teen Virtual Volunteer Ideas - OK
A great list of ideas from the Metropolitan Library System in Oklahoma City for engaging teens as virtual volunteers developed during the COVID-19… more |
Outreach, Children's Services | Teens, virtual, virtual volunteer | 2021 |
Lit Line Volunteer - Austin TX
During Covid-19 some libraries have created a volunteer program that allows volunteers to record themselves reading a story or poem, which can then… more |
Adult Programming | Lit Line, reading, COVID-19 | 2020 |