City of Houston

Houston Public Library

Acres Homes Neighborhood Library

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Collection Assistant

Volunteer will assist with organization and maintenance of collection or materials, which includes: shelving, shelf reading, processing discards and removing items based on condition.

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  

Bracewell Neighborhood Library

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Collection Assistant

Volunteer will assist with organization and maintenance of collection or materials, which includes: shelving, shelf reading, processing discards and removing items based on condition.

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  

Carnegie Neighborhood Library

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Collection Assistant

Volunteer will assist with organization and maintenance of collection or materials, which includes: shelving, shelf reading, processing discards and removing items based on condition.

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  

Central Library

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Technology Assistant

Volunteers will assist computer analysts with tasks that include, but are not limited to boxing equipment, load small items, and install them at various library locations. Basic computer skills are needed.

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  
Welcome Desk Docent

The Central Library of the Houston Public Library is seeking a volunteer to serve as Welcome Desk Docent to greet all visitors to the facility, as well as provide information and directional assistance to customers. Training will be provided to have basic knowledge of what is required to get a library card, desktop and laptop reservations and printing procedures, familiarity with searching the library catalog, and awareness of exhibits and location of current exhibits.

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  

Community Engagement

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Administrative/Clerical Assistant     1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  
Event Assistant

Volunteer will provide assistance to the Houston Public Library Community Engagement Team at  events which may include: set-up & take down, greeting customers, crowd management and statistics gathering. Bi-lingual volunteers preferred, but are not required.

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  

Digital Inclusion

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Technical Instructor

volunteer will  provide basic to intermediate computer instruction to low and moderate income residents; teaching experience and advanced computer skills are required

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  

Freed-Montrose Neighborhood Library

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Collection Assistant

Volunteer will assist with organization and maintenance of collection or materials, which includes: shelving, shelf reading, processing discards and removing items based on condition.

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  

Henington-Alief Regional Library

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Collection Assistant

Volunteer will assist with organization and maintenance of collection or materials, which includes: shelving, shelf reading, processing discards and removing items based on condition.

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  

Houston Metropolitan Research Center (HMRC)

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Archival Collections Assistant

The Houston Metropolitan Research Center (HMRC), part of the Special Collections Division of the Houston Public Library, is seeking volunteers to help with the workflow of processing archival collections. Duties include but are not limited to inventory of incoming materials, arrangement and description of materials, re-housing and re-foldering items, creating finding aids, editing and proofreading existing finding aids, assisting with the creation of transcripts to accompany oral histories, scanning images and inputting metadata.

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  
HMRC / JIB Docent

The Houston Metropolitan Research Center (HMRC), part of the Special Collections Division of the Houston Public Library, is seeking volunteers to serve as tour guides and volunteer educators to ensure that all visitors to the HMRC and the Julia Ideson Building (JIB). Duties include but are not limited to walking tours of the JIB and grounds, orientations to the Texas Room and its collections, instruction on history topics, and guided informational visits to exhibits and installations.

Intensive training programs will be provided to help familiarize volunteers with the landmark Julia Ideson Building and its various architectural treasures, including murals and historic rooms.

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  
Texas Room Collections Assistant

The Houston Metropolitan Research Center (HMRC), part of the Special Collections Division of the Houston Public Library, is seeking volunteers to help with the maintenance and organization of various Texas Room collections. Duties include but are not limited to weeding and inventorying book and map collections, assisting with conservation and preservation, processing incoming materials, arrangement and description of materials, re-housing and re-foldering items, creating collection finding aids, editing and proofreading collection finding aids, clipping newspaper stories, scanning materials and inputting metadata.

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  

HPL Express Discovery Green

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Program Assistant/Library Assistant

Volunteer will provide assistance at program events which may include: set-up & take down, greeting customers, crowd management and statistics gathering.

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  

HPL Express Southwest

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Collection Assistant

Volunteer will assist with organization and maintenance of collection or materials, which includes: shelving, shelf reading, processing discards and removing items based on condition.

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  

Johnson Neighborhood Library

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Collection Assistant

Volunteer will assist with organization and maintenance of collection or materials, which includes: shelving, shelf reading, processing discards, and removing items based on condition.

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  

Jungman Neighborhood Library

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Collection Assistant

Volunteer will assist with organization and maintenance of collection or materials, which includes: shelving, shelf reading, processing discards, and removing items based on condition.

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  

Kendall Neighborhood Library

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Collection Assistant

Volunteer will assist with organization and maintenance of collection or materials, which includes: shelving, shelf reading, processing discards and removing items based on condition.

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  

Mancuso Neighborhood Library

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Collection Assistant     1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  

McCrane-Kashmere Gardens Neighborhood Library

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Collection Assistant

Volunteer will assist with organization and maintenance of collection or materials, which includes: shelving, shelf reading, processing discards and removing items based on condition.

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  

McGovern-Stella Link Neighborhood Library

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Collection Assistant

Volunteer will assist with organization and maintenance of collection or materials, which includes: shelving, shelf reading, processing discards and removing items based on condition.

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  

Melcher Neighborhood Library

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Collection Assistant

Volunteer will assist with organization and maintenance of collection or materials, which includes: shelving, shelf reading, processing discards and removing items based on condition.

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  

Meyer Neighborhood Library

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Collection Assistant

Volunteer will assist with organization and maintenance of collection or materials, which includes: shelving, shelf reading, processing discards and removing items based on condition.

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  

Morris Frank Library: a HPL Express Location

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Storytime Assistant

Volunteer will assist with storytime, which may include utlizing predesigned modules to present storytime, craft preparaion, crowd management and statistics gathering. 

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  

Park Place Regional Library

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Collection Assistant

Computer Trainer Job Description 1. Conducts general training sessions as assigned, using knowledge of instructional technology, principles, practices, and techniques of adult education, and expertise with specific microcomputer software in order to train the general public in Microsoft packages, and other basic computer concepts. 2. May develop teaching aids such as handouts, visual aids, and reference material. 3. Setup training lab for public usage. 4. May assist in the design of course curriculum. 5. May assist to formulate learning objectives and alternate means of accomplishing them, in order to determine the training program to be provided. 6. Promotes enrollment for the training programs, and responds to questions, utilizing presentation, interpersonal, and customer service skills. 7. May assist in the orientation of new trainers. Various Locations: Bracewell Carnegie-Bilingual Collier Flores Heights Lakewood Mancuso Kashmere Park Place Robinson Scenic Woods Smith Vinson Young Commitment Time Frame: September 1-August 31

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  

Programming

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Program Assistant

Volunteer will provide assistance at program events which may include: set-up & take down, greeting customers, crowd management and statistics gathering

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  

Ring Neighborhood Library

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Collection Assistant

Volunteer will assist with organization and maintenance of collection or materials, which includes: shelving, shelf reading, processing discards and removing items based on condition.

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  

Robinson-Westchase Neighborhood Library

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Collection Assistant

Volunteer will assist with organization and maintenance of collection or materials, which includes: shelving, shelf reading, processing discards and removing items based on condition.

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  

Scenic Woods Regional Library

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Storytime Assistant

Volunteer will assist with storytime, which may include utlizing predesigned modules to present storytime, craft preparaion, crowd management and statistics gathering.

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  

Stimley-Blue Ridge Neighborhood Library

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Collection Assistant

Volunteer will assist with organization and maintenance of collection or materials, which includes: shelving, shelf reading, processing discards and removing items based on condition.

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  

Tuttle Neighborhood Library

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Collection Assistant

Volunteer will assist with organization and maintenance of collection or materials, which includes: shelving, shelf reading, processing discards, and removing items based on condition

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  

Vinson Neighborhood Library

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Collection Assistant

Volunteer will assist with organization and maintenance of collection or materials, which includes: shelving, shelf reading, processing discards and removing items based on condition.

    1Unscheduled  0All shifts available  

Mission Statement

Community needs for Houston Public Library's educational, recreational, and informational services are continually increasing. Working together, volunteers and paid staff can help meet these increased demands despite a limited budget. Not only can volunteers help the library--it's a two-way street. Volunteers acquire new skills, meet interesting people and experience the satisfaction of sharing their talents with others.

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