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15 people are interested
Specialty books & online book sales help
ORGANIZATION: Friends of the San Diego Public Library
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15 people are interested
Join our team of enthusiastic book-loving volunteers and help with our online book sales. You may be involved with identifying books from our incoming stream of donations that are appropriate to offer through online platforms, researching books online to price, posting books for sale, packaging books for shipment, etc. We can use a couple more volunteers on Tuesday and/or Thursday mornings between 9 AM and 12 PM at our University Heights location or at other times during business hours at the Central Library. Hours can be arranged to fit your schedule.
Locations:
* Lower level of University Heights Branch Library, 4193 Park Blvd., San Diego 92103 (at corner of Park Blvd.
and Howard Ave., across parking lot from Sprouts).
* San Diego Central Library, 330 Park Blvd., San Diego 92101
More opportunities with Friends of the San Diego Public Library
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Friends of the San Diego Public Library
Location:
4193 Park Blvd., San Diego, CA 92103, US
Mission Statement
The Mission of the Friends of the San Diego Public Library is to enhance the San Diego Public Library System so that it may fulfill its literary, educational, technological, community, and cultural purposes. The Vision of the Friends of the San Diego Public Library is a thriving and sustainable library system accessible to all. The values held by the Friends of the San Diego Public Library are: • Respect for the diversity of our library communities • Empowerment of our members and library supporters • Resourcefulness and creativity for designing new approaches and solutions for issues facing our libraries • Community by building the social fabric interconnecting various groups and communities • Ethics and Integrity by adhering to the highest standards of operations and accountability
Description
The Friends of the San Diego Library is a §501(3)(c) nonprofit corporation which is comprised of Friends’ chapters at each of the 36 branch libraries in the City of San Diego-these include 33 affiliate chapters, which share our tax identification number, plus 3 associate chapters which are separately incorporated. The Friends of the San Diego Library raises funds to support our libraries and programs system-wide, holds a monthly weekend-long book sale to generate income, engages in library advocacy, provides scholarship awards to Library staff to encourage them to further their education and participate in professional development, sponsored an annual student essay contest for 20 years, recognizes volunteers from all 36 chapters at its annual meeting, and provides structure and support for the 33 affiliate chapters.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Multiple locations San Diego, CA 92103
DATE POSTED
September 7, 2022
SKILLS
- Literacy / Reading
- Library Sciences
- Data Entry
- Internet Research
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 3 or more hours per week
- Knowledge and love of books desired, basic computer skills, willingness to learn, ability to work independently, reliability