Charleston County Public Library is always looking for volunteers who want to get involved and help with programs, projects, special events and helping patrons. If you're interested, download a Volunteer Application and return it to any of our branch locations, or contact Susan Bednar at 805-6826 and help make a difference.

Check out this list of volunteer opportunities:

•  Assist with the Readapalooza children's program on June 1
  • Needed at: John's Island Regional

• Locate items on send item list, missing and/or in transit lists
  • Needed at: 
• Assist with dusty book report/weeding of the collection
  • Needed at: John's Island Regional
• Sort carts of books for shelving
  • Needed at: John's Island Regional
• Sign up internet users and assist visitors with using computers and releasing print jobs
  • Needed at:
• Clean computers in the morning to prepare for opening
  
  
• Shelve all materials
  • Needed at: Folly Beach. John's Island Regional
• Unload book shipment
  
  
• Prepare new books for processing; date and stamp older items
  
  
• Put away or weed magazines and newspapers
  
  
• Tag and link items for self-check out
  
  
• Act as a self checkout specialist
  
  
• Assist with shifting books to different sections, general shelf-straightening
  • Needed at: John's Island Regional
• Distribute flyers around the area to promote library programs
  
  
• Organize supplies
  
  
• Mark out stamps and remove RFID tags from discarded materials
  • Needed at:
• Shelf read
  • Needed at: West Ashley, John's Island Regional
• Box discarded materials

  • Needed at: John's Island Regional
• Empty book drop
• Sort CDs and books on carts
• Act as a library greeter to give basic information and guide visitors to meeting rooms, program locations and restrooms
• Orient new patrons with a library tour/overview and self-checkout
• Identify books requiring mending
• Assist with setup, decorate, and clean up for special events
• Prepare crafts for regular programs

  • Needed at:
• Cut out patterns used for story time crafts
• Help with displays
• Classic barcode/put security sticker on the pockets
• Assist with children’s programs

  • Needed at:
• Special: Assist patrons in computer classes
  • Needed at:
• Special: Technology Coach 
  • Needed at:
•  Special: "Books to Go" Delivery

  • Needed at: