Volunteering

Take part in a rewarding experience and help others in your community. Volunteer to gain valuable experiences and skills while helping your community. You can become a volunteer if you are looking for long-term or short-term opportunities, if you are a teen, or a co-op student at high school, college or university, a retiree, or if there is a skill you’d like to share with your community.

Volunteer Opportunities

Overdues Assistant

We are looking for a volunteer to call library patrons when loans are overdue. The time commitment is about 2 hours every other week at L.E. Shore Library. Hours are flexible.

Homebound Volunteer

Help others keep connected with BMPL even if they can’t leave their house. Volunteer your time by driving library materials to Homebound patrons.

Let us know your interest in volunteering

Prior to being interviewed for a Volunteer position, you are required to:
Complete the Volunteer Application Form
Read and agree to sign the Oath of Confidentiality Form
Review the information in the Volunteer Handbook
An orientation and information session will be provided before you begin your role. Some volunteer positions may require a Vulnerable Sector Check before starting.
Please note: All personal information collected is for internal purposes only and will be treated as confidential.
ACC Member
Are you passionate about Arts & Culture? Join our Arts & Culture Council and help showcase artists both local and abroad, and provide guidance for art programming to the public.
College or University Co-op/Intern
Are you a college or university student looking for co-op or internship opportunities? The library’s a great place for you to build your skills and get professional experiences. We’ll work with you and your coordinator to provide relevant professional experience for your field of choice. We’ve worked with students invested in fields of: administration, business & entrepreneurship, education, arts & culture, marketing & design, and more.
Content Creator
Do you enjoy taking photos with a DSLR or your smartphone? Do you enjoy creating social media posts with those photos? We’re looking for volunteers who like to take snapshots when we’re doing programs, events and outreach.
Event Volunteer
We have big plans in the works! These big events need volunteers with a variety of skills from great customer service, to helping people find their way through the event, to taking photos of others having a blast.
Library Champion
Are you a politically minded individual, who is passionate about GLAM (Gallery, Library, Archive & Museum) services? We’re looking for you who would be happy to speak on our behalf to neighbours and others.
Museum Research Assistant
Do you enjoy helping others with research and looking for new information? Help others by exploring our archives and library collections and creating self-directed aids for researchers.
Outreach Volunteer
Do you enjoy letting others know about the great things BMPL is doing? We’re looking for someone to come and help us at Outreach Events. You’ll help with set-up and let others know what’s happening at BMPL.
Program Prep Volunteer
Help our Library Specialists get ready for programs. This can be helping make photocopies, or getting craft supplies ready. It could even be as fun as test driving some of the STEAM activities!
TAG
Just for Teens! Teen Advisory Group (TAG) is a great way to connect with other teens, provide feedback on BMPL programs and services, and just have a great time! Gain Community Involvement Hours each time you join.
Workshop Presenter
Do you have a skill or talent you’d like to share with others? Are you an expert or professional and you’d like to offer tips or tricks? If you have an idea or information that you’d like to share with others, we’d like to help you do that. You can volunteer to be a presenter and we’ll work with you and your idea!
Not seeing what you want to share with BMPL?
Come talk with us and let's see if what you can provide would be of help to your BMPL.