Volunteer

Have you ever wanted to work in a book store or coffee shop? Volunteers are always needed to organize inventory and assist customers in the Central Library Book Lover's Shop. There are also opportunities to volunteer at special events, and our semi-annual book sales.

Volunteer Opportunities

Book Lover’s Shop
Volunteers in the Booklover’s Shop work a regular schedule based on the needs of the shop and the time available by the volunteer.  Normally not more than one volunteer is scheduled at a time.  Most volunteers in the shop work about 2 hours at a time, twice a week, but this varies greatly. 

Coffee Shop Duties

• Assist customers as needed
• Restore general appearance
• Run cash register
• Make coffee and other beverages as needed
• Restock all items as needed
• Keep all areas clean and neat

Book Shop Duties

• Restore general appearance
• Check for restock needs
• Take cart to back
• Empty bins of donated books if needed
• Properly shelve any books waiting in unsorted area (if time permits)
• Pull books needed to restock shop
• Return to shop, price and shelve the material brought from the back

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Download the volunteer Application (.pdf) and mail to:

Volunteer Coordinator
Friends of the Greensboro Public Library
P.O. Box 3178
Greensboro, North Carolina
27402-3178

Submit the volunteer application online.

Contact
Marilyn Zamarripa at 373-4100, or
libraryvolteers@yahoo.com

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Special Events
The shop and The Friends of the Library participate in a number of special events and needs volunteers to help with these events.  Some examples are:

• Author visits in the library.  Volunteers are needed to setup books at the table and sell at the event.
• The Friend’s annual Luncheon has an author to come speak and needs volunteers to man the book table and sell before and after the event.
• Other special literary events such as Poetry GSO, One City One Book need volunteers for a variety of tasks.
• Volunteers are needed at the Christmas Parade and the Festival of Lights where the shop mans a table outside to sell drinks and snacks

Clerical Tasks
Clerical jobs are done on an as-needed basis.  They include stuffing envelops for mailing…..and more.

Outside the Shop

• Picking up book donations.  We sometimes get calls from older people downsizing their housing and need someone to pick up books.  It would be helpful to have a van or truck for this job. 
• Helping with a Sams Club run to restock items we sell in the shop. 

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One of our very own Friends volunteers was selected as Volunteer of the Week!

The Volunteer of the Week celebrates the service of outstanding volunteers in the community and shines a spotlight on the work that nonprofit agencies do to strengthen our community.  It is sponsored by the Volunteer Center of Greensboro and the News & Record.

See the news article that was in the 9/2/07 Sunday edition of the News & Record.