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Volunteer Opportunities
Thank you for your interest in volunteering for Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
Volunteers provide an invaluable service to the librarians and the public. By shelving and caring for library materials, or sorting requested items destined for each of the 70 public libraries in Allegheny County, you free librarians to do collection development, reference work, program presentation and outreach. Without our volunteers we would have less time to work with the children, teens and adults, and our materials would not be as accessible for our customers.
New Volunteer Opportunities
| Location | Description | Special Requirements |
| CLP-East Liberty Teens Department | The CLP-East Liberty Teens Department needs teens ages 12-18 to read and rate new comics and graphic novels as a volunteer activity. | Teens ages 12-18 |
| Library Support Center 50 Alexander St. Pittsburgh, PA 15220 (located in Pittsburgh's West End) |
The Shipping Dept. needs help year round. It is open Monday through Friday between 9 am and 5 pm. Any amount of time is appreciated. Volunteers work with friendly, library staff in a team environment to sort library materials for delivery to all Allegheny County Public Libraries. The area is well lit, comfortable (albeit on a concrete floor) with a Crystal Springs water cooler. There is a small gated free parking lot adjacent to the center for volunteers. |
Must be able to carry books that can weigh up to 5 lbs., stand, bend, and walk for extended periods of time.
Minimum Age: 18. |
| Main Library Children's Department (Oakland) |
Book Shelf Maintenance:
Assist Children's staff to prepare library material for use by our customers: Children, Parents and Teachers. TASKS INCLUDE: relabeling books, putting shelves in order, checking for lost and missing books, cleaning books, toys, library equipment etc. In teams of 5 volunteers |
Volunteers who may work with Children must have clearances
Must be able to carry books that can weigh up to 5 lbs., stand, bend, and walk for extended periods of time. |
| Language classes, programs and conversation groups Main Library (Oakland) | The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Oakland hosts various language classes, programs and conversation groups. If you are a native speaker of a language other than English. Please consider volunteering to share your language with others. We ask for a commitment of four months this includes two sessions per month and preparation time. | |
| Squirrel Hill | Booksale stock assistant | Minimum 6 hours a month required with a 6 month commitment requested. |
* Most opportunities ask for a commitment of two to four hours each week for three to six months.
* Volunteers who may work with Children must have clearances. Clearances are background checks required for anyone who may come in contact with children. The volunteer is responsible for obtaining the clearances. For more information go to the Pennsylvania Department Public Welfare Child Abuse Clearance web site.
To Volunteer
Please fill out our online application form.
Due to the large number of applications we receive, it may take time for us to process your application. We will get in touch with you as soon as possible.
