1. Become Part of Our Story!
Thank you for your interest in volunteering for the library!

2. Message from Library Director,
Cary Siegfried
Welcome! We appreciate your interest
in partnering to deliver library services
to our community. Your
knowledge, talents and interests make
us stronger. Together, we’ll be working
to provide an excellent library system
for Arlington.

3. Arlington Public Library Volunteer Program
Mission Statement
The mission of the Arlington Public Library Volunteer
program is to partner with Arlington citizens to provide the
best in library services for our community.

4. Benefits of volunteering at the library
Have the satisfaction of knowing that you’re making
Arlington a better place to live!
Gain job skills and build your resume.
Get to know others with similar interests– both library staff
and other volunteers.
Have fun!

5. Where do I volunteer?

6. George W. Hawkes Central Library
101 E. Abram Street Arlington, TX 76010 817-459-6900
Karen Ehrie
Public Service Coordinator

7. East Arlington Library Branch
1624 New York Avenue Arlington, TX 76010 817-275-3321

8. Lake Arlington Branch Library
4000 W Green Oaks Boulevard Arlington, TX 76016 817-478-4442
Shana Fry
Public Service Coordinator

9. Northeast Branch Library
1905 Brown Boulevard Arlington, TX 76006 817-277-5573
Diana Candelaria
Public Service Coordinator

10. Southeast Branch Library
900 SE Green Oaks Boulevard Arlington, TX 76018 817-459-6395
Derek Perdue
Public Service Coordinator

11. Southwest Branch Library
3311 SW Green Oaks Boulevard Arlington, TX 76017 817-459-6386
Tyrone Moore
Public Service Coordinator

12. Woodland West Branch Library
2837 West Park Row Drive Arlington, TX 817-277-5265
Robert Linan
Public Service Coordinator

13. Arlington Reads
Central Library & The Literacy House 817-460-2727
Yoko Matsumoto
Library Services Manager - Literacy

14. Volunteer opportunities

15. Book Wrangler
As a book wrangler, you will improve
customer and staff experiences by
insuring their desired materials are in
the right spot when they need them.

16. Book Doctor
As a book doctor, you would
diagnose, treat, and prescribe
preventative care to wounded books in
our collection.

17. Central Library Concierge
As a Central Library Concierge, you will
enhance the customer service offered to
new library users by making visitors feel
welcome and providing directions and
assistance.

18. Creative Consultant
As a creative consultant you will help
create aesthetically pleasing
flyers, posters and displays that would
help create interest in library
materials, services, and events.

19. Cyber Coach
Whether they want to hop on the next
social networking bandwagon, try out
a new gadget, send or receive family
pictures, or apply for a job
online, patrons often rely on a cyber
coach that can improve their quality of
life.

20. Heritage Sleuth
Do you have experience
digging up your family tree?
Want to share your knowledge?
Assist customers with
genealogical quests and local
history projects. Assist with
digitizing/recording local
historical information (oral
history, photographs, etc.).

21. Library Ambassador
As a library ambassador, you would
work side by side with library staff to
help enhance the community by
implementing programs and reaching
out to the Arlington community.

22. Library Secret Shopper
As a library secret shopper, you will
identify our strengths and weaknesses
in customer service by evaluating your
online, phone, and in person
experiences.

23. Media Caregiver
As a media caregiver, you will
preserve media materials using a disc
cleaning machine to insure each item
is in good working order.

24. Multicultural Consultant
Hello! Hola! Châo Cô! The Arlington
Public Library would like to be able to
communicate with all of our library
patrons! Help us break language
barriers by assisting us in translating
our oral and written communications.

25. Teen Volunteer Corps
As a member of teen volunteer
corps, you will plan events, give
suggestions for books and movies and
put some hard work into worthwhile
service projects.

26. Storytime Guide
Reading is fun! As a Storytime
Guide, you would encourage
childhood literacy and inspire kids to
read by
imagining, creating, coordinating, and
facilitating quality children’s
programming.

27. Arlington READS Literacy Program
ESL & Basic Literacy Tutors
One-on-one/Small Group
Conversation Circles
ESL Large Group
GED
Computer classes/Workplace literacy
Youth Literacy Tutor (grades 1-3)
Family Literacy Tutor
Citizenship Instructors

28. Actor
Are you a bookworm? Prove it by
volunteering to serve as our library
mascot, Read! Read loves to go out to
Elementary and Middle
Schools, community events and library
programs to share his love of for
books and inspire kids to read.

29. Group/Family opportunities
Volunteer as a family, a church group, a
service club or a business
Adopt-a-Shelf: Take care (shelving,
straightening, weeding, etc.) of a specific
section of the library– we’ll post a sign that
tells library users that this section is under
your care
Special volunteer project days: teens and
children can participate in special events to
“read off” their library fines, serve Teen Court
hours, or gain volunteer service hours for
school

30. I like what I see! How do I apply?
1. Sign up to volunteer by creating an account on our volunteer
webpage www.arlingtonlibrary.org/volunteer
2. While logged in, fill out the City of Arlington’s Municipal
Volunteer Program Application
3. Your application will go to Workforce Services
(Human Resources) for a background check.
Please be patient with us, as it can take up to two weeks to complete this background check.

31. What happens next?
 You will be contacted when your application has been
approved.
 You will be able to log into your volunteer account to sign up
for training and shifts for your preferred volunteer positions.

32. Questions?
For questions about Arlington Public Library Volunteer
Opportunities, go to https://arlingtonlibrary.org/volunteer-contact
If you have questions about the status of your volunteer
application, contact Jason Reynolds in Workforce Services:
817-459-6853