Get Involved: Boulder Public Library

Partner with an English language learner for three hours per week to help them advance in their literacy skills. Adult Literacy Tutors must:

• Be at least 18 years old;
• Be comfortable reading and writing, speaking and listening in English;
• Complete the BoulderReads tutor training;
• Commit to 3 hours of tutoring a week for at least 6 months;
• Maintain regular contact with learners and BoulderReads staff;
• Meet learners at library branches or another public locations; and
• Be proficient with email, basic software and web-based electronic resources.

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Our Conversations in English program is looking for new volunteer facilitators and substitute facilitators to lead and support our in-person conversation sessions. Facilitators volunteer weekly to lead a conversation group. Substitute facilitators may volunteer once or twice a month, depending on program need and volunteer availability.

Conversations in English (CIE) volunteers provide English learners with opportunities to practice their speaking and listening skills in a friendly and informal environment. Our goal is that participants come together and practice their conversational skills in a supportive environment.

Interested? Follow the link to the right and fill out a volunteer application! -->

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Volunteers will provide one-on-one in-person help to adult patrons with questions about online library resources and broader technology questions. For more details, please see the application.

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Programs and Events Volunteer

Help as a volunteer Saturday, October 7, at the Main Library, for the first LGBTQ+ Safety, Storytelling, and Sanctuary Summit!

Make a difference in your community by supporting this summit focused on how to inspire a love of reading through the art of drag. Adult and teen volunteers 16+ encouraged to sign up!

Volunteer roles include registration/sign-in, greeting and wayfinding, setting up and cleaning up, helping with serving meals, and assisting with story time! This is a fabulous opportunity to support the LGBTQ+ community by being part of this wonderful event.

Time Commitment: Shifts are 2-4.5 hours.

Ready to help? Sign up for your volunteer shift in the calendar!

Reynolds STEAM Pals (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) is a program intended to promote STEAM knowledge and literacy by providing role models for art and science activities at the George Reynolds Branch Library. We strive to foster a love for all things STEAM. This program promotes familiarity with the scientific process for children in elementary school in a comfortable and supportive environment. Little STEAM Pals is open for children in grades K-2. 

If you are in grades 9-12, you can apply to partner up with a Little Pal to serve as a role model for exploring STEAM activities.

Applications are currently being accepted. Deadline to apply is Saturday, September 9, 2023. Click on the application for details on program dates.

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Do you have a strong knowledge of literature and movies and have the ability to organize them into genres groupings? Do you enjoy organizing and straightening and organizing materials? If so, we have a role for you! Help sort and organize books and DVDs from the community and make them accessible to the public in our Paper & Spine Used Bookstore. The core tasks of this volunteer role include: emptying the donations room; sorting, scanning, and categorizing books and DVDS into appropriate genre categories; and stocking and tidying the Paper & Spine Used Bookstore.

Skills and experience required include: a solid knowledge a variety of genres of literature, music or movies; interest in organizing and keeping a bookstore stocked and presentable; reliable and able to set a regular time commitment; and able to grasp and move many materials on and off shelves.

The days and times volunteers are needed:

Monday 3:30-5:30pm, Tuesday 1-3pm, Wednesday 3:30-5:30pm, Thursday 9-11am and 1-3 pm, Friday 2-4pm and Saturday 1-3 pm.

During the Autumn pop up sale! October 18-24.

We ask that you be able to volunteer for at least one of these slots on a weekly basis, and we ask that you plan to volunteer for at least 6 months.

Posted only until volunteer slots are filled.

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