1 Start 2 Complete Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Madison Public Library. Volunteer Contact Info Name * Email * This is required as due to staff/volunteer schedules, initial contact will be made over email. Phone Number Age Category * 18 and over 17 and under Volunteer Opportunities Location * - Select -Alicia Ashman LibraryCentral LibraryGoodman South Madison LibraryHawthorne LibraryLakeview LibraryMeadowridge LibraryMonroe Street LibraryPinney LibrarySequoya Library Where would you like to volunteer? Alicia Ashman Library currently cannot accept new volunteers. Volunteers who have already submitted requests via the form, have been added to a potential volunteer waitlist. Thank you for your interest in helping us at the library. Current Openings at Central Library - 201 Mifflin St. Winter 2025: For high school students needing hours for National Honor Society or similar programs: please submit this form with details on your availability and the number of hours needed in what timeframe. Court-ordered community service: please let us know the number of hours you need to complete in what timeframe and provide details on your availability- time of day/days of the week. Other unique options: Artist TetraPAKMAN is the current Central artist-in-residence, through March 2025.Where: Central Library How to help:TetraPAKMAN is hard at work within his residency at Central Library and the donation of materials has slowed down. He's needing more thin cardboard boxes (i.e. cereal, toothpaste, pasta boxes; not flattened is best), jar lids (plastic or metal), and bread bag clips especially. Drop these items off in the Bubbler space on Ground Floor of Central Library anytime we are open. Thank you! Goodman South Madison Library - 2222 S Park St Goodman South Madison Library appreciates your interest in volunteering, but does not need any extra volunteer assistance at this time. Thank you for your time and your interest! Current Openings at Hawthorne Library - 2707 E Washington Ave Hawthorne Library has no current volunteer opportunities. Please check back in the future! Current Openings at Lakeview Library - 2845 N Sherman Ave Thank you for your interest--there are currently no volunteer openings at Lakeview Library. This submission form is not monitored when there are no volunteer opportunities. Please check back next season for new opportunities. Current Openings at Meadowridge Library - 5726 Raymond Rd Meadowridge Library does not have any current volunteer openings. Our Friends group, the Friends of the Meadowridge Library often is looking for volunteers to help with book sorting and sales, and you can contact them on their Facebook page. Current Openings at Monroe Street Library - 1705 Monroe Street Monroe Street Library does not have any current volunteer openings. Our Friends group, the Monroe Street Library League, is often looking for volunteers to help with book sorting and sales, though, and you can contact them on their Facebook page. 2024-2025 School Year Positions for Tweens/Teens PlayLab Associate (1 shift per week). PlayLab Associates reset play areas, dust, sanitize toys, and maintain a friendly and welcoming presence in the PlayLab. Volunteers commit to working the same hourlong shift every week (minus illness, vacation, etc). Shifts available: afterschool for an hour: Thursday or Friday 7:30-8:30pm: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday Sequoya Library - 4340 Tokay Blvd There are currently no volunteer positions available at Sequoya Library ): If you are interested in opportunities that may open up in the future, you are welcome to submit this form to indicate your interest. We will add your application to a waitlist for one year. Some of our partner organizations below may have volunteer openings. If you're interested in working with them, please contact them directly rather than submitting this form: Friends of Sequoya Library. The Friends run used book sales that raise valuable funds for the library. They may need assistance moving and sorting books at the library or at their store at 6672 Odana Road, particularly around the first week of the month, when they have their monthly book sale. If you are interested in volunteering with them, please email friendsofseq@gmail.com. AARP Foundation Tax-Aide. This organization provides free tax-filing help to those who need it most. They are looking for friendly and service-oriented people to join their volunteer team for the upcoming tax season. The program has several types of volunteer opportunities, and you'll receive training and support, learn new skills, and feel great while helping others. Apply at https://aarpfoundation.org/taxaidevolunteer or call 1-888-AARP-NOW (1-888-227-7669). Volunteer Choices * Describe which of the current openings you'd like to volunteer to do. Do you have an idea of something not listed here? Share your idea and if it intrigues us, we'll contact you! Again- thank you for your interest. Volunteers that work at the library will receive a background check, fill out a more extensive contact sheet, get appropriate training, and receive invitations to volunteer recognition events. We appreciate you taking the time to apply! Sometimes a potential volunteer's interests aren't reflected here. If that's the case, we suggest United Way of Dane County and RSVP of Dane County (The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program) as other places to try. The Beacon, Dane County's day resource center for people experiencing homelessness, also uses volunteers. 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