Volunteer Opportunities

  
Friends of the Library ~ Appreciation Party 

Friends of the Georgetown Public Library

WOW: We need your help with the WOW! Bookmobile fund raising. If you have only a few hours to offer, it can be a big help. We need office help with Excel data entry, reports, mail merge. If you want to help with a booth and talk with people about the bookmobile project, there are some immediate opportunities to work shifts at:

Red Poppy Festival, April 16 and 17
Children's Book Day and Picture Circus on April 30

e-mail susanbiggs@ecpi.com or call (512) 869-6612

Second-Hand Prose:  Workers are always needed for three-hour shifts. Volunteers sell the books, keep the shelves alphabetized, and sometimes shelve new titles.

Permanent shifts or substitute positions are available.

FUND RAISING:  Volunteers needed to serve on the Fund Raising Committee and for special projects like the Hill Country Authors Series, Book-a-Day Calendar Sales, or Fish City Grill’s First Tuesday program.

PUBLICITY:  Committee members needed.  Duties include writing copy, sending announcements, making copies, distributing fliers and using the paper cutter.

ONLINE SALES: We list and sell books on-line.  If you have a strong computer background and an interest in learning to price and list books, please contact us.

Art/Design: Create promotional materials for FOL events. Computer experience needed.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ANY OF THESE VOLUNTEER POSITIONS,  SEND AN EMAIL DESCRIBING YOUR BACKGROUND AND PREFERENCES TO folvolunteers@folgeorgetown.com

Georgetown Public Library

LIBRARY VOLUNTEER: Volunteers are needed to work in the Library.  Areas of responsibility include working at the check-in desk, shelving books and other day-to-day duties.  As a library volunteer, you will receive training.  For more information - contact, Kathleen Bowling, the Volunteer Coordinator for the library, 930-3551.

New Friends Mary Lou Percy and Jack Wilson

Ms Mary Lou Percy and Mr Jack Wilson joined Friends of the Georgetown Library and were trained as volunteers January 9, 2012. Ms Percy is a native Texan who is a professor in the Life Sciences. She is interested in the Hill Country Authors Series committee and computer work. 

Mr. Wilson and his wife have recently moved to Georgetown. He is a retired Navy pilot, educator, and was an active volunteer at the Bainbridge Island, WA library. He is interested in Second Hand Prose bookstore and publicity. 

WELCOME 

You may become a volunteer by signing the sheet in the bookstore or emailing folvolunteers@folgeorgetown.com.

Annual PAGE A DAY CALENDAR Gift Wrapping

On Tuesday, November 8th, Santa's helpers were busy gift wrapping the PAGE A DAY CALENDARS for the annual calendar sale. Candy cane striped paper with shimmery white bows will make a festive presentation.

The calendars went on sale Thanksgiving week. The price this year is only $10.00, tax and gift wrap included. Calendars are on sale in Second-Hand Prose. The Book Lovers you know will love you for it!  For more info, click here (link to calendar sale page).

Pictured wrappers: Susan Biggs, Marcia Stolley, Brenda Leisey, Patsy Litterst, Tricia Noble, Carlotta Young , Mary Ann Zumpano and Shirley Walker

SEPTEMBER ORIENTATION CLASS

Three new volunteers were ushered into the ranks in September by completing the training and selecting tasks best suited to their individual talents and interests. We will be seeing you in Second Hand Prose soon, as well as Author's Series and WOW Bookmobile projects. We know you are going to love the work and you will meet some interesting new people.

WELCOME!

If you wish to become a volunteer, just sign the sheet at the desk in Second Hand Prose and you will be contacted about the next class that will be held October 10th.

Pictured on the left, Beverly Sautter, outgoing Volunteer Coordinator, Stacey Capps,
 Sara Trigg, Brenda Leisey and incoming Volunteer Coordinator Ann Holiday. 

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION PARTY

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY volunteers filled the Friends room in high spirits as they celebrated another successful year of goals met and friends made.

106 volunteers donated at least the 25 hours necessary to have a book dedicated in the CHILDREN'S LIBRARY in honor of their service with their name on a bookplate. HOORAY!

The total hours our volunteers spent of various projects ranging from working in SECOND HAND PROSE to gift wrapping calendars was an impressive 5,538. GREAT JOB!

Eric Lashley, Library director, gave a speech expressing his gratitude for all the support this organization takes on for the benefit of the citizens of Georgetown and applauded the efforts of the FRIENDS.

There were DOOR PRIZES galore and everybody had their fill of dessert and beverages topped off with decadent chocolates.

This event celebrated the results of the year 2010 and most of the volunteers are up and running with many hours invested in the 2011 projects.

The hostesses for this event were Dolores Calafati, Geri Tease, Diane Habas, Susan Biggs and Beverly Sautter

If you are not already a volunteer but would like to be, sign up in Second Hand Prose or call Beverly Sautter 240 4012 to attend an orientation class and get started. We would love to have you and we will find something interesting for you to do. We are waiting for you.   

Check out the pictures!