Teen Volunteers - Leawood Pioneer Branch

Summer teen volunteers are essential to helping the Library during the busiest part of our year. There are two types of volunteer opportunities at Leawood Pioneer:

Summer Reading Volunteers:

Job duties vary from day to day but will include:

• Helping children and families select Summer Reading books
• Keep book displays tidy and eye-catching
• Restocking summer reading book displays
• Interact with kids waiting to pick out books by helping with Word Search, I-Spy, and other activities like coloring pages.

Summer Reading Volunteers can expect to earn 8-24 hours spaced over the months of June and July, approximately 2-12 hours per week. Volunteers may serve no more than 4 volunteer hours per day.

Materials Handling Volunteers:

Job duties vary from day to day but will include:

• Helping staff pull holds for sent item
• Shelving holds
• Pulling expired holds
• Sorting and shelving materials like DVDs.

Material Handing Volunteers can expect to earn 16 to 32 hours spaced over the course of June and July, approximately 2-4 hours a week. Volunteers may serve no more than 4 volunteer hours per day.

Please Note:

• Volunteers must be 13 years old before June 1, 2026
• Submission of an application is not a guarantee of a position
• Applications must be submitted by the volunteer
• Applicants must sign up for and attend one of the orientation sessions