Volunteers

About

Volunteering at your library

Volunteers:

Supporting Myli – My Community Library
Enhancing capacity for our community
Promoting and sharing our values

Volunteer opportunities

At Myli – My Community Library, we are committed to building a positive volunteer culture across our organisation. We look forward to working in partnership with our volunteers and our Library staff team to achieve common goals. Volunteers work alongside our paid employees in complementary roles, and help us to extend our reach and support our communities. We support the ‘National Standards for Volunteer Involvement’.

Volunteers can play an important role within our libraries and we aim to provide meaningful work and an inclusive, fair and welcoming experience. Our volunteer involvement includes:

Full recruitment, induction and training
A clear role description
A Volunteer Agreement process
Support and supervision
Relationship building with our Staff team members
Recognition and Celebration of your volunteering journey with us!

To view current Volunteer opportunities at Myli, please click here.

Volunteering

We think creatively about engaging volunteers, and opportunities may exist for:

Program support: supporting our employees to prepare and deliver high-quality library programs for all ages
Branch support: assisting with library presentation and helping our team keep our libraries pleasant and welcoming for everyone
Skilled Volunteers: Skilled volunteers may be able to assist with provision of services, programs and activities that support our Vision and Mission.

Home Library Service

We launched a new Home Library Service (HLS) in 2021.
Our Home Library service supports our community members who may not be able to come into their library due to illness, injury, mobility and access issues, or they may be caring for someone else. We keep an open mind about why people may need this special service.
Volunteers can help with selecting materials and delivering them to people. It’s a great chance to help someone in your community maintain their relationship with their library, and to engage with a client about their reading needs and desires.