Volunteer Programs

Our volunteer program provides a friendly environment in which volunteers work alongside staff to provide enhanced access to our collections, services and programs. Library volunteers require no essential qualifications except enthusiasm and a willingness to support the State Library.

How the Program works

Volunteer work is organised into specific projects. Each project usually runs for several months and is supervised by an experienced staff member.

Examples of recent projects include:

• couriers to assist in the delivery of Home Library services. 
• teaching people how to use e-mail and the Internet.
• helping people to trace their family history online.
• packaging and labelling historical documents.
• transcribing hand-written historical documents.
• story-telling and other fun children’s activities.

Volunteering opportunities

For information about current volunteer opportunities, please contact the Senior Librarian at your local library.

Register for the program

Please complete our volunteer registration form and return it to your local library.

You may also wish to view our volunteer’s commitment form and our frequently asked questions.

Other volunteering opportunities with the State Library

Website Evaluation ( Hobart)
To register to become a volunteer to help us test website usability, please fill in our Registration form and return it to the Hobart Library.

Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office (TAHO)
Contact: (03) 6233 7488
Email: taho@education.tas.gov.au

Friends of the Launceston Library
Contact: (03) 6336 2628
Email: Launceston.Library@education.tas.gov.au

Friends of the Library Kingston (FOLK)
Contact: (03) 6229 5150
Email: StateLibrary.Kingston@education.tas.gov.au