Athens-Clarke County Library, Headquarters
2025 Baxter Street · Athens, Georgia 30606 · 706.613.3650
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Volunteer Opportunities
Interested in Volunteering?
Applications can be printed or filled out online. Completed applications can be accepted at the Circulation Desk in the Athens-Clarke County Library. Applications can also be faxed to: Volunteer Coordinator at 706-613-3660 or mailed to:Attn: Volunteer Coordinator
Athens-Clarke County Library
2025 Baxter Street
Athens, GA 30606
Do you have some extra time during the week, or just want to connect with your community? The Athens-Clarke County Libraries have a great volunteer opportunity waiting for you!
706-613-3650
The Library has the following volunteer opportunities available:
- The Library Store
- Volunteers serve as cashiers and provide assistance to customers when making purchasing decisions. Training and support are provided to all store volunteers.
- Children's Area
- Volunteers help staff keep the Children's Area neat and organized.
- Volunteers may also help create displays and craft projects for upcoming Children's programs.
- Spanish Storyteller: Volunteer must speak fluent Spanish. All materials for Spanish Storytimes are provided by the Athens-Clarke County Library.
- *new* Story Tube Assistants are needed on Wednesday, January 20 and Wednesday, February 17 from 3:00pm to 6:00pm. Volunteers are needed to help our youngest patrons shoot and edit video as well as upload to YouTube. Training is provided but knowledge of YouTube is helpful.
- Special Events
- Volunteers help Library staff prepare and execute various events throughout the library.
- Heritage Room Aide
- Assist with clipping and filing Athens-related items for the library collection. This is a great way to learn about Athens!
- NEGA Talking Book Center Assistant
- Assist Library staff with incoming mail by inspecting and rewinding Talking Book Cassettes. Volunteers may perform other tasks as needed.
- Computer Instructor
- Assist the Computer Operations staff in offering computer instruction to library patrons, either in one-on-one or in a class setting. If you are interested in volunteering as an instructor, please let us know which programs and skills you are qualified to teach.
- One-To-One Reading Program (at East Athens and Lay Park Resource Centers)
- Volunteers provide assistance to the Library's youngest readers. The One-to-One Reading Program is available Monday through Thursday between the hours of 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
- Volunteer Tutor (at the Pinewoods Library)
- Volunteers provide assistance for students who need help with homework. The Tutoring Program is available Monday through Thursday between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
- Winterville Library
- Volunteers assist staff with shelving books.
- Pinewoods Library
- Volunteer tutors help adult patrons on computer programs and English as a Second Language. Volunteers may also help staff organize storytelling, art projects and sports activities for the younger library patrons.
If you are an ESL Project volunteer, please visit the ESL Volunteer Materials website to download your copy of the training manual.
- Volunteer tutors help adult patrons on computer programs and English as a Second Language. Volunteers may also help staff organize storytelling, art projects and sports activities for the younger library patrons.
- Court-Ordered Community Service?
- Please fill out a Court-Ordered Community Service Information Sheet. You may download and print the form to bring it to the library in person, or you can fill it out online.