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10 people are interested
Become a librarian at a historic garden!
ORGANIZATION: Lakewold Gardens
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10 people are interested
Do you enjoy books, easy and pleasant interactions with people, and spending time in a peaceful, historic setting? If so, becoming a Lakewold Librarian might just be your cup of tea! The O’Rourke Memorial Library is Lakewold’s lending library, housing over 1,000 volumes, with a vast collection of horticulture-related books, numerous reference materials and encyclopedias. As a Librarian, staff the library for Lakewold visitors and check materials out to members. Shifts run Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 11am-2pm. Our library is open April through September.
Orientation for new librarians is on Tuesday March 21st at 11am or Thursday March 30th at 1pm. Please RSVP using the link below.
http://signup.com/go/W2WzDf
If you have questions about this position, please e-mail Cora at cwells@lakewoldgardens.org, or visit our website at www.lakewoldgardens.org/volunteering.html for more details and a link to our volunteer application.
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About Lakewold Gardens
Location:
12317 Gravelly Lake Drive SW, Lakewood, WA 98499, US
Mission Statement
To preserve and enhance Lakewold Gardens as a historic estate garden of world class distinction, offering each visitor an inspirational experience through growth and learning in a profoundly unique setting.
Description
Located in Lakewood, WA, Lakewold is a 10-acre non-profit public garden and National Historic Site. Lakewold offers landscape architecture by Thomas Church, unique Garden Rooms, a large collection of rare and native plants, State Champion trees, over 900 rhododendrons, and 30 Japanese maples.
Lakewold's Georgian style mansion and historic architecture complete the gardens, where visitors can step back in time to an elegant past or enjoy a relaxing moment to contemplate the future.
An inspirational experience where generations of family can discover common ground through the beauty of the garden.
Come volunteer with us and share your talent in this historical environment!
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
12317 Gravelly lake Drive SWLakewood, WA 98499
DATE POSTED
September 25, 2017
SKILLS
- Customer Service
- Literacy / Reading
- Gardening
- Library Sciences
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- A 3-hour shift once weekly or every other week