Volunteering can be a fun way to help others whilst meeting new people and developing new skills. The Library service welcomes new volunteers. Find out how to become a volunteer today.
What Our Volunteers Do
Many of our services are delivered with the assistance of our skilled and enthusiastic volunteers.
Volunteers assist in a wide range of areas such as:
- Shelf tidying
- Repairing books
- Contributing to the local studies collection with newspaper indexing
- Interviews and archival assistance
- Delivering books to housebound members.
Home Library Service
Are you available to travel to people's homes and deliver books?
The home library service delivers library resources to those who are either temporarily or permanently unable to visit the library.
You will receive training and extensive support to perform this vital role. Your visit will make a positive difference in people’s lives.
Exam Supervision
Students who study by correspondence or online often require supervision whilst sitting exams. If you are available to help supervise exams for a two or three hour period, please lodge a Volunteer Interest Form.
Family History Fridays’
Every Friday between 10am and 4pm at Dee Why Library we hold Family History Fridays. Dedicated family history volunteers assist the public with their family history research. Each volunteer covers a two hour time slot giving each customer a one on one session for an hour. Experience with genealogy research on Ancestry.com and Findmypast is required.
Student Volunteers
Make a difference in your community and learn new skills. Earn community service hours and gain library skills by assisting library staff and helping to make the library a better place.
Volunteer Skills
As a library volunteer you will have:
- An interest in helping others
- Willingness to perform a variety of projects and tasks
- Dependability and willingness to complete assigned projects
- Ability to work cooperatively with other volunteers and staff members
- Maintain the library’s Conditions of Membership.
Volunteer Interest Application
| Adult volunteer interest online application form |
| Student volunteer interest application form |
If you have any questions, call us on 9942 2441.
