Volunteers read or listen to a book and write a review on JCL's website. Tips for reviewing a book:- Your job is to be an ambassador to our collection for other patrons who likely are just browsing and are looking for guidance.- Keep your review under three lines long. Your reviews should be short and to the point. - Don't summarize the plot. A little description is ok to give the reader context, though.- Show us your unique perspective on the item! Tell us why you liked or did not like the book. - Include genre and appeal factors. Reviews must be for books read in the last 60 days. For each book reviewed, you may log 2 hours of service (One hour for reading/listening the book and one hour for reviewing it.)Please note - reviews are also welcome on DVDs, games, and CDs in the library collection.Please note this opportunity is for adult volunteers.
Minimum age: 18
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Are you friendly and enjoy helping strangers? Johnson County Library is looking for reliable adult volunteers to help on a regular Saturday at least once a month from 9-11AM or 11AM-1PM. The greeter volunteers will be helping visitors walking in the door with way finding inquires. Bilingual applicants encouraged. Ability to stand, walk, and be punctual is required. Volunteers applicants are required to interview and train for this position.
Minimum age: 19
Opp Available Positions: 11
Kids will decorate their own decorative egg during this fun hands on activity. Two volunteers are need for each session to help with set-up, greeting patrons, assist patrons during the workshop, and clean-up.
Minimum age: 14
Opp Available Positions: 5
Eleanor Gardner, outreach and engagement coordinator for the KU Natural History Museum, will give a presentation on Kansas paleontology featuring real and replicated fossils. Two volunteers are need for each session to help with set-up, greeting patrons, wayfinding, and clean-up.
Opp Available Positions: 4
Do you speak and read in a language other than English? We are looking for volunteers to help review translated documents and verify if you the content is written grammatically correct. The languages where we currently need assistance are:
Opp Available Positions: 10
Do you enjoy the freedom of driving? From time to time, friendly volunteers are need help with dropping off and picking up items. This might include everything from dropping off puzzles for volunteers to test to picking up items for our fundraiser. Please note this position does require a background check, usage of a personal vehicle, and no mileage reimbursement.
Minimum age: 21
Opp Available Positions: 3
Attendees will create their own decorative egg during this fun hands on activity. Two volunteers are need for each session to help with set-up, greeting patrons, assist patrons during the workshop, and clean-up.
Teens will create their own decorative egg during this fun hands on activity. Three volunteers are need for each session to help with set-up, greeting patrons, assist patrons during the workshop, and clean-up.
Opp Available Positions: 8
If you love to do jigsaw puzzles, then this might be the perfect opportunity for you. The Friends have several donated puzzles (1K-2K pieces) that need to be put together to ensure all pieces are in the box before they are sold. We estimate it will take between 6-20 hours to complete each puzzle depending on the number of pieces and people working on it. Volunteers can pick-up puzzles and take them home to work on. Once complete, the puzzle pieces will need to be put back in a Ziplock and a note made that it is complete. (Please don't tape the box closed.)If you are needing service hours verified for this opportunity, you will need to send a photo of the completed puzzle.
Minimum age: 12
Opp Available Positions: 7
Do you love to read and have an interest in leading a discussion around banned books? We are looking for a volunteer(s) to lead a Banned Book Club for the Friends of Johnson County Library. We have a small group of attendees that attend regularly and some who pop in as their schedules permit. The sessions are held from 4:30-5:30PM at Central Resource Library on the 3rd Thursday in Conference Room 4. In the facilitator role, you''d be responsible for reading the book and coming up with discussion questions to help supplement the discussion. The books selected by the group for the next year are:Rest of 2026May 21 | Nickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichJune 18 | Looking for Alaska by John GreenJuly 16 | The Things They Carried by Tim O''BrienAugust 20 | Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia KobabeSeptember 17 | A Bad Boy Can Be Good For A Girl by Tanya Lee Stone2027 (tentatively)Jan: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse AndrewsFeb: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyMar: The Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonIf this feels like something you''d like to try, please click on the link to indicate your interest.
Opp Available Positions: 1
Friends of Johnson County Library supports library programs and services through the sale of books donated by the community. Donation Drop-off volunteers accept book donations at the Friends of Johnson County Library Sort Center (8279 Melrose Dr., Overland Park, KS). The Donation Drop-off Volunteer Lead Volunteers lift boxes up to 40 lbs. on/off dolly carts, stand for long periods of time, and move between inside and outdoors to assist with donation drop offs. The Donation Drop-off Volunteer Leads manage their few volunteers during the events. The Donation Drop-off Volunteer Leads manage their few volunteers during the events. Volunteers must commit to a minimum of 1 volunteer shift per month from June through December. Punctuality, responsibility, and friendly personality are important. A volunteer interview is required for this position.
Opp Available Positions: 47
Friends of Johnson County Library supports library programs and services through the sale of books donated by the community.Volunteers are needed to help accept book donations at the Friends of Johnson County Library Sort Center (8279 Melrose Dr., Overland Park, KS). Volunteers must be able to lift boxes up to 40 lbs. on/off dolly carts, stand for long periods of time, and be comfortable going outside to assist with donation drop offs. Closed toed shoes and comfortable clothing are strongly encouraged.
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:
Are you an avid reader? Do you dream of shelving books? Detail oriented volunteers who love to organize are needed to help the Friends of Johnson County Library. Volunteers will help us scan donated books using an electric scanner at the Friends Sort Center. Once the books are sent to carts by the scanner, volunteers will unload the carts and places the books in the appropriate area of the warehouse. Volunteers will be trained to understand criteria for where books are placed. Additionally, volunteers will shelve some donated books by genre. Volunteers must be able to stand and move frequently in warehouse environment. They must also be able to bend and lift books up to 20 lbs.Volunteers are asked to commit to one - 3 hour shift per week for a minimum of six months. Shifts are available Monday-Friday from either 9AM-Noon or Noon-3PM.A volunteer interview and training are required.Please note: Donations are down in the winter months so we are not currently placing any new volunteers in the position. If you are interested, please register so we may alert you when new openings become available.
Opp Available Positions: 26
Are you tech savvy? Are you patient and able to teach others? If so, you might be the perfect volunteer to help with the Johnson County Genealogical Society's Memory Lab.The Memory Lab is equipment that helps community members transform their photos, 8mm film, and 35mm slides into digital formats. Volunteers will be trained in utilizing the equipment. Then, they will sign-up for a weekly volunteer shift to help scheduled individual users transform their media to a digital format. Volunteers must have basic computer skills. Prior experience using a scanner is helpful. Volunteers must enjoy working with technology and helping people of all ages learn to use the equipment. Patience with people and equipment is critical. All of our volunteer positions have been filled. Please click on the link to let us know if you are interested. When new openings become available, we can let you know.
Minimum age: 15
The Friends of Johnson County Library accepts community book donations. You can host a book drive and earn up to 10 service hours*. Our expectation is to do the following steps to engage your community in the book drive.Here is how to get started:1. Determine where you are going to host your book drive. It could be in your neighborhood, at your school, service organization, business, church, etc.2. Here is the list of the items the Friends of Johnson County Library can and can''t accept.3. Create a flyer to promote your book drive. You can share it on social media, deliver it to your neighbors, or share it at a physical location you'll be collecting the books.4. Collect the books.5. Bring your items to the Friends of Johnson County Library's sorting facility (8279 Melrose Drive, Lenexa, KS in the Pine Ridge Business Complex) on Saturday mornings between 9-11AM.Questions? Contact the Friends at 913-492-4791 or book@friendsofjcl.org.*If a team of volunteers is working on this opportunity, please contact us before getting started to determine the maximum number of service hours each participate may earn.
Minimum age: 8
If you don't see the volunteer position you're looking for, or you aren't sure about where you want to volunteer, you've come to the right place! Sign up here and you will be contacted to learn more about volunteering in the library!
Do you enjoy working a mix of working with people and individual responsibility? The Program Department is looking for a volunteer to help on Friday afternoons from 1-6PM. This volunteer will be responsible for helping the program department with inventorying & managing supplies as well as setting up for Saturday programs. This volunteer position does require bending, standing, walking, and lifting up to 20 lbs.
Are you looking to volunteer with the library but do not have the time to commit to a regular volunteer shift? If so, this might be the perfect opportunity for you. We are looking for people who want to help with a variety of one-time volunteer opportunities. These opportunities may include: preparing mailings, setting-up for events, greeting and ushering programs, or helping with book sales. By joining this group, you will receive emails letting you know about new one-time volunteer opportunities. You will be able register for whichever opportunities interest you. It's that simple.
Read and review teen books for the Library's teen website in exchange for volunteer credit!Every review published on the website earns the reviewer 2 hours (one for reading the book, one for writing the review).Our website has been updated so please do not start reviewing materials until you have received an email explaining the new process. Please note you must have a Johnson County Library card to participate as a reviewer. If you do not have one, click here to learn how to get a library card.Reviews must be original (not AI generated) for books and AV materials you consumed in the last 60 days. You may earn a maximum of 4 service hours per week for this opportunity.Link to submit your verification
Opp Available Positions: 186
Summer teen volunteers are essential to helping the Library during the busiest part of our year. There are two types of volunteer opportunities at Blue Valley: Summer Reading Volunteers:Helping children and families select Summer Reading books
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:
Minimum age: 13
Attendees will create tiny prehistoric worlds during this fun hands on activity. Two volunteers are need for each session to help with set-up, greeting patrons, assist patrons during the workshop, and clean-up.
Teens will create tiny prehistoric worlds during this fun hands on activity. Two volunteers are need for each session to help with set-up, greeting patrons, assist patrons during the workshop, and clean-up.
Volunteers like you help your Library with 60,000 hours each year.
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