Volunteering opportunities
We would not be able to offer all the wonderful things we do without our brilliant team of volunteers. We are always on the lookout for new volunteers so if you have a spare hour or two and are interested in helping at your local library pleas get in touch.
Volunteer with us to help improve reading, digital skills, and overall well-being. Support your community and make a difference!
Featured roles
Kirklees Local Studies Library
Kirklees Local Studies Library holds the principal collection of local and family history material for the Kirklees area. This includes books, photographs, maps, newspapers, and other resources. We help our customers with a wide range of queries, including those from family historians, local historians and students. Can you help us deliver such a wide range of facilities and services? Find out more about volunteering at our Kirklees Local Studies Library at our volunteering role descriptions page.
We invite all creative professionals to share their expertise with us. Whether your skills lie in working with technology or traditional tools, we are interested in hearing from you. From metalworking to textiles, printmaking to coding, whatever your craft or area of expertise, we welcome your contributions.
What you will do
We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join our makerspace teams. Our makerspaces provide a collaborative space for communities to come together and learn, share, explore, design and create. We offer a wider variety of equipment, with everything from 3D printers and laser cutters to embroidery machines and woodworking tools, and much, much more. If you enjoy sharing your skills and knowledge - get in touch today!
What's you'll gain
- Training and access to our makerspace equipment
- The opportunity to develop new skills
- Meet new people and make new friends
- Be a part of a friendly and dedicated team
- Gain valuable experience for your CV (curriculum vitae)
Who you are
- Creative and inventive
- Have a skill, craft or expertise they want to share
- Keen to learn and to share their skills and knowledge
- Friendly, approachable and work well with others
- Can volunteer on a regular basis
- Interested in working with tools and technology
Responsibilities include
- Helping people with the equipment and tools
- Learning about the different equipment and tools
- Supporting workshops
- Helping to maintain and organise the makerspace
- Working with our staff to develop new projects
- Promoting the makerspace
How volunteering helps
By volunteering you can enhance the lives of others by supporting the library service to: increase reading and literacy; improve digital access and literacy; support everyone to achieve their full potential; support everyone to live healthier and happier lives; enable greater prosperity; build stronger, more resilient communities; offer everyone access to culture and the opportunity to be creative.
Additional information
- You will need one referee to provide a character reference. This could be an employer, teacher, support worker etc.
- An induction to the service and appropriate training will be provided
- Travel expenses can be claimed if required to attend training sessions.
To enquire about the role you can contact us by email or phone call.
- Email volunteer.recruitment@kirklees.gov.uk
- Phone 01484 414868, ask for Dewsbury Library
Volunteer role descriptions
To find out more about the volunteering roles at our libraries, please see our volunteering role descriptions.
Our volunteering opportunities
Our volunteering opportunities can be found by visiting the Third Sector Leaders Kirklees website.
Contact us
For further information email volunteer.recruitment@kirklees.gov.uk.
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