"Even if it's a little thing, do something for those in need of help,
something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it."
Albert Schweitzer

The Library Needs Volunteers

The South Pasadena Public Library has a number of volunteer opportunities so
that it may better attend to its many important activities and projects. As
you may already be aware, the Library is very well used by all segments of
the community. The benefits of volunteering for the Library include the
satisfaction of helping others, being a bigger part of the educational and
cultural life of the community, the sense of making the Library a better
place,  the ability to utilizing your talents and skills to stay active and
involved for a good cause.

The Library already constantly benefits from the help of its many wonderful
volunteers, many of whom are members of our all-volunteer support group, the
Friends of the South Pasadena Library, Inc. Presently, the Library needs
teen volunteers and adults who are interested in helping with children's
storytimes, although volunteers who work with children must pass a
background security clearance.

Many of our current volunteer jobs are suited for those who like being
around and working with others in a vibrant atmosphere. Other volunteer jobs
are ideal for those who enjoy working quietly behind the scenes, such as to
mend or re-shelve items. Perhaps more than any other volunteer job, the
Library has an ongoing need for people to help re-shelve recently returned
materials to their proper places in the collection.

Those interested in becoming volunteers need to fill out an application that
is available at the Library. All Library volunteers receive training and are
eligible to be recognized at an annual volunteer recognition event sponsored
by the Library Board of Trustees. For more information please call Library
Administration at 626-403-7330.

Library Archive Aide --assists with organizing, straightening, maintaining,
and filing of local history archival materials such as photographs,
pamphlets, magazines, and clippings.

International Collections Aide --uses foreign language skills to improve
accessibility and ease of use of foreign language materials in Spanish,
Chinese, and Korean. May also help with signage and display signage.

Computer Data Input Aide --employs keyboarding techniques to input data for
forms, databases, indexes, charts, reports, and statistical tracking.

Shelf Reader --visually scans shelves of books and other materials, such as
CDs and DVDs to ensure that they are in order. Fiction books, for example,
are filed in alphabetical order by authors' last names and nonfiction books
are kept in Dewey Decimal order.

Library Materials Processor --affixes barcodes, book pockets, theft
detection strips, and protective jackets to newly added library materials.
Also adds date and property stamps to these materials.

Library Materials Shelver --returns recently-returned materials to their
proper spots on the shelves in various areas of the collection. Requires the
physical ability to reach and stoop, as well as the capacity to lift 5 lbs.
or less with each hand. Also must be able to push a cart of books around the
Library that weighs about the same as a full grocery cart.

Children's Program Aide --assists with such duties as reading aloud with
children, record keeping, and monitoring children's programs for various
ages. These include the Summer Reading Program, Grandparents and Books
Read-Alouds, various crafts activities, and special displays and reading
lists.

Graphics Artist and/or Photographer --develops artwork in the form of
drawings, digital photos, sketches, caricatures, computer-generated designs,
etc. for flyers, displays, signage, bookmarks, etc.