Support Way Library by Volunteering
Be a Volunteer!
Way Public Library relies on volunteers to help provide a full range of services to patrons. Volunteers to important timely work and have fun while they're doing it. Volunteers work in the Technology Lab, and help with book sales, technical processing, fundraising, data entry and many other interesting tasks. Just submit the online Volunteer Form to get involved!
Here are brief descriptions of some of the volunteer positions available:
Maintenance
Job Description: Indoor: Light cleaning, dusting, setting up meeting rooms with tables and chairs. Outdoor: Mowing grass and weeding flower beds.
Job Requirements: Must be able to bend, and lift up to 50 lbs.
Contact Name: Tom Apel
Contact Phone: (419) 874-3135 extension 104
Contact Email: apelth@oplin.org
Book Sale Volunteer
Job Description: Sorting of discarded and donated books, 2-3 hours per week, hours are flexible. Assist at book sales held on an irregular basis.
Job Requirements: Much handling of books, some lifting required.
Contact Name: Anna Bristol
Contact Phone: (419) 874-3135 extension 108
Contact Email: bristoan@oplin.org
Technical Services Volunteer
Job Description: Discarding books and rebarcoding current collection.
Job Requirements: Some tasks require computer skills.
Contact Name: Linda Rutz
Contact Phone: (419) 874-3135 extension 114
Contact Email: rutzli@oplin.org
Tech Lab Volunteer
Job Description: Staff technology lab during open lab hours. Provide basic computer assistance to patrons.
Job Requirements: Requires basic knowledge of computers and Microsoft Office. Ohe hour training session must be attended
Contact Name: Travis McAfee
Contact Phone: (419) 874-3135 extension 103
Contact Email:mcafeetr@oplin.org
Computer Trainer
Job Description: Teach basic computer classes to patrons. Class outline and handouts provided by library staff.
Job Requirements: Requires ability to speak to groups, and knowledge of computers.
Contact Name: Travis McAfee
Contact Phone: (419) 874-3135 extension 103
Contact Email:mcafeetr@oplin.org
Foundation Volunteer
Job Description: Primarily, Foundation volunteers reach out to potential donors for contributions. Volunteer opportunities include contacting prospective contributors, assisting with special events, making phone calls, hosting informational coffees, and stuffing envelopes for mailing.
Job Requirements: Good people skills, enthusiasm for the library.
Contact Name: Lisa Richard
Contact Phone: (419) 874-3135 extension 139
Contact Email: richarli@oplin.org
Book Buddy
Job Description: Trained volunteers are matched 1 to 1 with homebound people in Perrysburg, delivering book requests on a monthly basis. Volunteers are asked to visit once a month for a year.
Job Requirements: People skills, ability to lift a bag of books, must have the ability to pick up books at the library and deliver them to the homebound.
Contact Name: Debbie DiGennaro
Contact Phone: (419) 874-3135 extension 109
Contact Email: digennde@oplin.org
Local History
Job Description: Volunteer opportunities are available on a short term or long term basis; for specific projects, maintaining materials, and for additions to our collection; and among other things for copying, scanning, and computing.
Job Requirements: Heavy lifting is not required but a love of history is. A lot of the work that needs to be done does not require computer skills.
Contact Name: Richard Baranowski
Contact Phone: (419) 874-3135 extension 110
Contact Email: baranori@oplin.org
Clerical (Newsletter)
Job Description: Fold, tape and label 500 newsletters, sort and count by zip code, calculate postage.
Job Requirements: Manual dexterity, basic math skills.
Contact Name: Mary Meyer
Contact Phone: (419) 874-3135 extension 100
Contact Email: meyerma@oplin.org
Calling Book Holds
Job Description: Taking books from cubbies at circ desk and calling patrons to notify them that the books they requested are in. Returning books to cubbies (in alphabetical order) to await pick-up.
Job Requirements: Phone skills.
Contact Name: Lynn Fleure
Contact Phone: (419) 874-3135 extension 111
Contact Email: fleurely@oplin.org
Shelving AV
Job Description: Reactivating (swiping over magnet) the videos & books on tape and reshelving videos, DVDs, CDs, books on tape and books on CD
Job Requirements: Basic reading skills, some bending and lifting
Contact Name: Lynn Fleure
Contact Phone: (419) 874-3135 extension 111
Contact Email: fleurely@oplin.org
Become a Volunteer
To be considered for a volunteer position at the library, please fill out our online Volunteer Form. We can help find the right opportunity for you!
