Volunteer Opportunities
Posted April 13, 2026
Description: Are you a detail-oriented person who is looking for a way to get more involved with New England Archivists? Are you a grammar and punctuation nerd? Do you enjoy staying on top of the latest news and innovations in the field? The NEA Newsletter Committee seeks applications for the positions of Session Reports Editor…
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Posted March 25, 2026
Description The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) seeks volunteer(s) to assist with the filing, digitizing, and cataloging of photo and marketing materials archives. This is a temporary, flexible position requiring on-site presence in Cambridge, MA, with a start date of May 15, 2026. A.R.T. is a leading force in American Theater, producing groundbreaking work that is driven by risk-taking and passionate inquiry in Cambridge and beyond. In recent years,…
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Posted March 12, 2026
Description The Conjuring Arts Research Center is seeking volunteers to assist in sorting, cataloging and scanning our archival collections. We have already scanned over 4,000,000 pages and will teach you everything you need to know. Conjuring Arts is located in Nashua, NH. We are dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of performance magic and its allied…
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Posted March 4, 2026
Description The New England Archivists Newsletter is looking for volunteers to serve as session reporters at the spring meeting! Session reporters for this meeting (March 19 to March 21 in Portland, Maine) will write a summary of their assigned session(s) for publication in the July 2026 issue of the Newsletter. You may volunteer to cover…
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Posted January 21, 2026
Description The Conjuring Arts Research Center is seeking volunteers to assist in sorting, cataloging and scanning our archival collections. We have already scanned over 4,000,000 pages and will teach you everything you need to know. LIS students, degree-holders, or anyone with previous archival or library experience are welcome to apply. Interested individuals can contact us…
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Posted January 21, 2026
Description The Conjuring Arts Research Center is seeking volunteers to sort and catalog approximately 15,000 books donated from a very prestigious private collection. Cataloging experience is not needed, we will teach you everything you need to know. LIS students, degree-holders, or anyone with previous books or library experience are welcome to apply. Interested individuals can…
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Posted January 15, 2026
Description HopeWell’s RISE tutoring program provides professional, evidence-based early literacy tutoring to children who are or have been experiencing foster care. At our Roxbury office we have a collection of children’s literature and decodable texts which our tutors can use in their tutoring and which caregivers can use to support the development of their children’s…
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Posted January 8, 2026
Description The Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics (RVRS) is recruiting a historian for the RVRS Regulatory Advisory Committee (RAC). The RAC, pursuant to MGL Chapter 17, Section 4, will work to advise on Code of Massachusetts Regulations (CMR) that provide the standards for the administration and disclosure of vital records and statistics. RAC members will…
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Posted November 21, 2025
The Conjuring Arts Research Center is seeking a volunteer cataloger for a large book collection. Located in Nashua, NH, the library is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of magic and its allied arts. Established in 2001, our collection focuses on rare books and materials, including magicians’ letters and documents. Ask Alexander, our magic search…
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Posted August 20, 2025
Job Description Ahead of state and local elections this November, the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Library – in collaboration with Harvard Library Information & Technical Services (ITS) and Digital Collections Discovery – is hosting a series of civically engaged, participatory events focused on the Political Buttons at HKS Collection, which features nearly 3,000 buttons representing US…
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