Opportunity Details

Friends Book Sales

The Friends of Johnson County Library host Book Sales in the The Book Nook! every Saturday and Sunday. Volunteers are needed to help with counting books and greeting customers.

Interested in becoming a trained cashier? Here are the requirements:


  • Age 15+

  • Sign a confidentiality agreement

  • Attend a training on how to use Square, point of sale

  • Register for a cashier shift at least once a month, for a minimum of six months

  • Contact the Volunteer Coordinator to start the process to become a trained cashier volunteer.



This opportunity has multiple shifts

Floater - Outgoing volunteers are needed to ask customers if they need help in the aisles to move their books to the front counter, help the greeter manage crowds, serve as a back-up counter, & assist in restocking.
03/22/2025
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Available Positions: 1


Cashier - Cash handling and use Square to manage sales (Please note that this opportunity is ONLY available for bookstore or previous book sale cashier volunteers. If you'd like to learn more about requirements, please contact us.)
03/30/2025
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Available Positions: 1


Ribbon Cutting Floaters - Outgoing volunteers are needed to ask customers if they need help in the aisles to move their books to the front counter, help the greeter manage crowds, serve as a back-up counter, & assist in restocking.
04/08/2025
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Available Positions: 1


Floaters - Outgoing volunteers are needed to ask customers if they need help in the aisles to move their books to the front counter, help the greeter manage crowds, serve as a back-up counter, & assist in restocking.
04/12/2025
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Available Positions: 1


Cashier - Cash handling and use Square to manage sales (Please note that this opportunity is ONLY available for bookstore or previous book sale cashier volunteers. If you'd like to learn more about requirements, please contact us.)
04/13/2025
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Available Positions: 1


Floater - Outgoing volunteers are needed to ask customers if they need help in the aisles to move their books to the front counter, help the greeter manage crowds, serve as a back-up counter, & assist in restocking.
04/24/2025
5:15 pm - 7:45 pm
Available Positions: 1


Counter - Assist the cashiers by sorting books by price and writing the total number of each on a tally sheet
04/26/2025
9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Available Positions: 1


Floaters - Outgoing volunteers are needed to ask customers if they need help in the aisles to move their books to the front counter, help the greeter manage crowds, serve as a back-up counter, & assist in restocking.
04/26/2025
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Available Positions: 1


Counter - Assist the cashiers by sorting books by price and writing the total number of each on a tally sheet. When sale ends, help with restocking shelves.
04/26/2025
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Available Positions: 1


Shelving - Volunteers with Friends Sort Center shelving experience or who are detail oriented in shelving alphabetically by authors last name and subject are needed to help restock The Book Nook with materials from the Sorting Center.
04/26/2025
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Available Positions: 1


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8279 Melrose Drive

Overland Park, KS

(913) 492-4791

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