Volunteer

Want to enrich your own life and the lives of others? Spread the love of reading and learning, curiosity, and tolerance? Improve your local branch library? Join more than 2,000 volunteers who share their time, skills, and energy to strengthen the library community.

Highlighted Volunteer Opportunities

Empower teens and young adults to speak about issues surrounding menstruation with Cycle Alliance

Cycle Alliance

Give support, assistance, and encouragement to children in grades 1-8!

After-School Homework Helper

Help children improve their reading skills!

Reading Coach

Join or create a group of advocates for your branch.

Friends

All Individual Opportunities

• Adult Literacy Tutors (ages 18+)
• After-School Homework Helper (ages 16+)
• BKLYN BookMatch Teen (ages 14-18)
• Book Buddies (ages 12-18)
• Citizenship Exam Coach (ages 18+)
• Clubhouse Mentor (ages 18+)
• Computer Coach (ages 14+)
• English Conversation Group Leaders (ages 18+)
• First Five Years Volunteers (ages 18+)
• High School Tutor (ages 18+)
• Librarians of Tomorrow (ages 15+)
• Night of Philosophy and Ideas (ages 18+)
• Reading Coach (ages 18+)
• Reading Troubadours (ages 18+)
• Resume Coach (ages 16+)
• Shelby White & Leon Levy Information Commons - Computer Coach (ages 18+)
• Shelf Organizers (ages 14+)
• Storytime Ambassador (ages 18+)
• Summer Meals (ages 14+)
• Summer Reading (ages 12+)
• T4 - Today's Teens, Tomorrow's Techies (ages 14-18)
• Welcome Ambassador (ages 18+)
• Williamsburgh Library After-School Tutor with 826NYC
• Youth Council (ages 14-19)
• Create Your Own Volunteer Assignment

Corporate and Group Opportunities

• Corporate and Group Volunteer Opportunities