Summer teen volunteers are essential to helping the Library during the busiest part of our year. There are two types of volunteer opportunities at Leawood Pioneer:

Summer Reading Volunteers:

Job duties vary from day to day but will include:

• Helping children and families select Summer Reading books


• Keep book displays tidy and eye-catching


• Restocking summer reading book displays


• Interact with kids waiting to pick out books by helping with Word Search, I-Spy, and other activities like coloring pages.

Summer Reading Volunteers can expect to earn 8-24 hours spaced over the months of June and July, approximately 2-12 hours per week. Volunteers may serve no more than 4 volunteer hours per day.

Materials Handling Volunteers:

Job duties vary from day to day but will include:

• Helping staff pull holds for sent item


• Shelving holds


• Pulling expired holds


• Sorting and shelving materials like DVDs.

Material Handing Volunteers can expect to earn 16 to 32 hours spaced over the course of June and July, approximately 2-4 hours a week. Volunteers may serve no more than 4 volunteer hours per day.

Please Note:

• Volunteers must be 13 years old before June 1, 2026


• Submission of an application is not a guarantee of a position


• Applications must be submitted by the volunteer


• Applicants must sign up for and attend one of the orientation sessions listed below