The Highland Park Public Library is seeking volunteers to work with our friendly staff on a variety of tasks.
Access the Volunteer Portal here to fill out a volunteer application.
Volunteer hours are flexible. If you are detail-oriented, well organized and enjoy customer service, this is the volunteer opportunity for you!
Membership Services: Notify patrons by phone of reserved materials ready for pick up, shelve materials, and various office tasks.
Media Services: Shelve materials, shelf-read, photocopy handouts, clean and repair discs
Technical Services: Apply labels, stamps and book covers, mend and clean all types of materials, record processing and withdrawal statistics. Open boxes, check in items against purchase order lists, organize paperwork for payment approval, and prepare received items for cataloging.
Youth Services: Maintain literacy areas including cleaning and restocking materials; photocopy literacy area materials, listen to book reports during Summer Reading program (June - July). See below for the Junior Page Program (June - August)
Friends of the Library: Assist by sorting through donations, setting up regular book sales in the Book Nook, as well as the once or twice a year Big Sales in the auditorium and operating those sales.
For more information, please contact the coordinator:
847-432-0216 x 100
Overview of Program
The Junior Page Volunteer Program is a job training program. Applicants accepted into the program will assist in various tasks at the Highland Park Public Library in supporting its mission.
Getting Started
The Application Process
Individuals interested in volunteering as a Junior Page will need to fill out a Volunteer Application and submit a Parental Consent form.
Next Steps
After the application has been submitted you will receive a response from the volunteer coordinator within 48 – 72 hours of applying. You will then need to:
