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Volunteer
The Friends of the Library is an all-volunteer group dedicated to making the Huntington Beach Public Library a valuable resource for the community. Not only does the FOTL donate hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Library each year, in 2019 the dedicated men and women who volunteer with the FOTL also donated over 56,000 volunteer hours, the equivalent of 27 full-time employees. This contribution of volunteer hours provides a savings of nearly $1,300,000 to the city of Huntington Beach.
Join our team! No experience necessary! Training is provided for all positions.
Every dollar made is given to the Library for new books, digital databases and programs for the community. The list of volunteer opportunities below is partial and ever changing as we continue to grow and expand. What unique skills do you have that can be of service? Let us know, we'd love to have you join our team.
Some of the benefits of volunteering include staying active and productive, developing new friendships, learning new skills, strengthen past skills, helping others and meeting new people. Volunteerism helps reduce stress and anxiety and makes our community stronger. The friendships that are created are additionally cultivated through outside activities such as attending events and luncheons together. And, each year the library honors the volunteers at a large springtime luncheon.
Programs
Assistant Vice President of Programs
The Friends of the Library Programs team is looking for an enthusiastic volunteer to serve as the Assistant Vice President of Programs. This is an Executive Board level position and requires a commitment of one year.
Volunteer Responsibilities Include: Assist in the coordination, planning and implementation of all FOTL author programs, special events and field trips. Assist in the writing and creating of marketing material for promotion of events, create event promotion timelines and manage event registrations. Training will be provided.
Ideal candidates must be comfortable working in a fun, fast paced environment. Be comfortable writing and responding to emails in a timely and professional manner, meeting deadlines and working with a team.
- Manage reservations for events
- Create quarterly Programs calendars/timelines
- Brainstorm ideas for new and exciting events, upcoming authors and other programming ideas that are of interest to FOTL Members, Library patrons and the community
This is an exciting role and an excellent opportunity to grow and develop skills in communication, marketing and event planning. Extensive training will be provided.
Time commitment will be approximately 4-6 hours per week in addition to attending monthly FOTL board meetings and attending all live and virtual events, programs and field trips.
Digital Communications
Manage digital communications for the FOTL including sending e-mails to members, updating website.
- Good computer skills, working with Canva, MailChimp and GoDaddy
Training provided.
Hospitality
Hospitality Committee
- Assist with room/table set up for events
- Registration/check in table
- Sell tickets for opportunity drawing
- Sell/pour wine at select events
- FOTL host/hostess - assist patrons with finding seats/tables, give directions, answer questions
- Must have friendly outgoing personality, enjoy working with others
- Flexible schedule
Newsletter
Layout/Graphic Design
- Our Newsletter team is looking for a creative individual to handle the design/layout of our quarterly newsletter. Training is provided. Time commitment is a few hours every 3 months.
To view the current and past newsletters, click here.
Friends Gift Shop
Gift Shop Cashiers
- Exhibit Friendly Customer Service Skills
- Assist Patrons with Sales
- Work independently, multitask
- Learn and operate cash register/debit/credit machines
- Stock merchandise/arrange displays
- Flexible schedule
- Make new Friends!
Volunteer Opportunities at the HBPL & FOTCL
Used Books
Book Stocker -
- Sort donations and restock books on shelves
- Some heavy lifting required
- Good source of exercise
- Weekday mornings 8:00 - 12:00am
- Work as little as 3 hours, one day per week
- Most volunteers enjoy working up to 12 hours per week
- Schedules are flexible and will work around your availability
Used Books Cashier -
- Friendly/outgoing personality who enjoys working with the public
- Comfortable handling money and making change
- Interact with adults and children to answer questions
- 3 -4 hour shifts, one day per week or more if desired
Online Book Sales -
- Must be computer literate
- Evaluate books to list for sale online
- Establish competitive pricing
- Enter all sales data and details
Book Shipper -
- Books shipped daily, M-F
- Pull and package books
- Label boxes for shipping
- Deliver packages to the post office
Ready to volunteer?
Ready to volunteer?
Find more ways to help!
A nonprofit is as strong as the community that holds it up. Together, we can do more than we can do alone. Let's bring our abilities and passions together to affect real change.
There are many ways to join us and support our mission. Contact us to find out more about volunteer opportunities, fundraising events, and ways that you can get our message to your friends and family.
Friends of the Huntington Beach Public Library
7111 Talbert Avenue, Huntington Beach, California 92648, United States
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