Posted February 22, 2017
The Reading Room/Reference Volunteer will support the Phillips Library reference staff by performing tasks serving and providing access to our diverse patron base. The Phillips Library is a closed-stacks special collection with a publicly accessible reading room. The primary tasks of the Reading Room/Reference Volunteer will include working in the reading room with researchers and…
Posted February 6, 2017
What: The Brookline Public Library is in need of volunteers looking for event programming experience to help with our Beauty and the Beast Tea Party. When: Saturday, February 25th from 1:00-5:00 Description and responsibilities: Volunteer for one, two, three, or four hours to help set up tables, arrange party food, pour tea, manage the crowd around our cosplayers, and…
Posted January 5, 2017
The Women’s March on Washington Archive Project is a group of archivists from the SAA Women Archivists Section (formerly roundtable), and having discussed the potential “hot spot” of the January 21, 2017 political protests wish to ensure the ephemeral nature of the many marches nationwide are preserved. Here is the Call for Volunteers: Unlike many…
Posted October 14, 2016
The Curatorial Department at the USS Constitution Museum seeks an Archives Volunteer to assist the Archivist with collections inventory, processing, digitization, and other archival projects as needed. The USS Constitution Museum, located in the Charlestown Navy Yard, serves as the memory and educational voice of USS Constitution by collecting, preserving, and interpreting the stories of…
Posted October 14, 2016
We are currently digitizing church records and need volunteers both for scanning and transcription of these volumes. Scanning volunteers must be able to come in person to 99-101 Newbury Street, lift large books up to 20 lbs, and exhibit care while handling old materials. Transcription volunteers may work from off-site, transcribing the scans. Volunteers must…
Posted October 11, 2016
Americans Caring Teaching Sharing (ACTS-Honduras), a New England organization that for thirty years has done community development work in rural Honduras. ACTS has helped the village of El Rosario, in the Department of Yoro, to establish a small library, the Doctor Dean Biblioteca, that serves El Rosario as a lending library, and sends books to…
Posted October 11, 2016
WHAT: The Georgetown Peabody Library is looking for a volunteer to help us organize our Local History Room. The volunteer will assess our Local History Room collection to determine what needs to be kept in the collection and what needs to be weeded out. The volunteer will also create documentation that will list what materials…
Posted October 6, 2016
The Boston Book Festival is coming up on Saturday, October 15 and the Massachusetts Center for the Book is seeking volunteers to help run its booth. We are looking for a three-hour commitment with two volunteers on each shift (9 a.m. to 12 p.m., 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.) BBF…
Posted October 6, 2016
**Brookline Public Library Looking for Event Volunteers** WHAT: The Brookline Public Library is looking for volunteers to help with our 5th Annual Family Fall Fest WHEN: Thursday, October 27th from 2-5pm. DUTIES: Volunteer for one, two, or three hours to help set up tables, manage the crowd around our face painter, pass out delicious cider, supervise pumpkin painting and gourd…
Posted September 15, 2016
The Fenway High School Archives documents the history and founding of Fenway High School, one of the first pilot schools in Boston. Fenway High has a rich history, from its founding in 1983 to today. The Archives includes documents, administrative records, curriculum materials, student publications, yearbooks, relevant news articles, photographs, and some relevant artifacts. Housed…
