Submitting a Volunteer Position
If you would like to post a volunteer opportunity, please send your details to slanewengland AT gmail.com. Please include the following: organization/institution name, address, contact information, and description of volunteer opportunity.
| Org/Library Name | Address | Contact Person | Description of Volunteering Job | Skills Needed/Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thoreau Institute at Walden Woods | 44 Baker Farm, Lincoln, MA 01773 | Jeffrey S. Cramer, Curator of Collections Jeff.Cramer@walden.org Phone 781-259-4730 | . Proof-reading of electronic texts . Scanning historical documents or photographs . Clerical work: photocopying, de-stapling, alphabetizing, arranging, filing . Shelf-reading . Indexing . Creating finding aids . Transcribing manuscript material | Individual responsibility, maturity, and attention to detail. Volunteers must be personally invested in working with us to provide good service in a professional manner. The Library is unable to provide a one-to-one mentoring relationship. |
| Perkins School for the Blind Braille and Talking Book Library | 175 North Beacon Street, Watertown, MA 02472 | Mike Cataruzolo volunteers@perkins.org Phone 617-972-7224 | . Audio Reviewer: (Time Commitment - Approximately two hours per week for one year) . Cataloging library materials: (Time Commitment - Approximately two hours per week) . Clerical Support: (Time Commitment - Approximately two hours per week) | Audio Reviewer: acts as a "proof-listener." Listening to the recorded material produced in the studio while reading along with the printed text, the reviewer listens for errors in the narration and marks the print text for correction. Cataloging library materials: Performing the task of cataloging information onto our system Clerical Support: Performing general library clerical support i.e. filing, data entry, collating |
| American Antiquarian Society | 85 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA 01609 | Carol-Ann P. Mackey - Director of Human Resources cmackey@mwa.org Phone (508) 471-2164 | Volunteer opportunities are available for a variety of projects to engage those interested in early American history and culture, library science, publications or not-for-profit management | Volunteer experiences are usually related directly to some portion of our collections and often involve inventory, cataloging and conservation projects. AAS does not require a minimum number of hours of volunteers but will attempt to match your level of availability to a specific project. Most common areas for projects involve work with the graphic arts and newspaper collections |