Opportunities From: New Hampshire's Volunteer Hub

We need your help to keep great books accessible to communities 24/7. Visit Little Free Libraries in your community to distribute books! 

We can suggest where to look for free or inexpensive books, or if you already have some, you can share those too. You can find book-sharing boxes near you using our world map or free mobile app. 

Register in our volunteer hub to get started. Once you sign up, you will get access to tips & resources that you review independently online. Our Little Free Library staff can answer your questions through email or in a virtual Q&A session. You can share books whenever it works for you.  

This is a great opportunity for solo volunteers looking for something flexible to fit their schedule, or for parents looking for a volunteer activity they can do with kids. 

Purpose: By keeping Little Free Libraries full of books, you are helping to build community, inspire readers, and expand book access. 

Responsibilities:

Collect books that are in good shape and relevant for your community.Go to Little Free Libraries near you and leave books inside. Use the Little Free Library app to check-in and tell us how many books you shared.Submit an Impact form in our volunteer hub when you're done.

Time required: You set your own schedule. It could be a one-time project or a regular book distribution schedule.

How we can support you: We'll help you start with some online training, and we will suggest sources for books.

Qualifications:

Love Little Free Libraries and supporting book access!Willing to collect or donate booksHave access to transportation to take books to the Little Free LibraryFamiliarity with the Little Free Library app (or willing to learn)Live in the US

Questions: You can contact the Community Engagement Manager to ask questions. 

Communities are hungry for books! Help Little Free Library fulfill its mission of book access for everyone by coordinating a local book drive. You can lead a book drive and distributed the collected books to local Little Free Libraries. Little Free Library staff can answer your questions along the way. 

This is a flexible volunteer opportunity. You can coordinate your book drive during the times that work best for you and your community. 

How to get started: Go to our volunteer hub to sign up. After you register, we will send you a guide about how to coordinate a book drive. Then, staff will check in with you by email to offer support for your book drive planning.

Purpose: By keeping Little Free Libraries filled with books, you are helping to build community, inspire readers, and expand book access. 

Responsibilities:

Set up a local book drive collecting high-quality books.Collaborate with local businesses and groups to identify book drive collection locations and establish a process.Create and implement a promotional plan so that your community knows about the book drive.Evaluate all books collected to make sure that they are in good condition.Store the books collected until you are able to distribute them.Distribute the books collected to local Little Free Libraries. 

Time Required: A typical book drive lasts about two weeks to one month, plus time beforehand to plan and promote the drive. 

Training & Resources Available: We will help you get to know our organization and share our tips for planning a successful book drive. 

Qualifications:

Love Little Free Libraries and supporting book access!Have access to transportation to pick up donated books from collection locationsOrganizedGreat communication skillsLive in the US

Benefits: Experience the satisfaction of getting more books into the hands of readers while connecting with your community. Volunteers in the US will get a free Little Free Library t-shirt after you record your impact in the Team LFL online hub. 

Supervision & Support: You can connect with the Community Engagement Manager to ask questions.