Assignments From: City of Tigard

Bin Sorters get the first glance at what materials are returned to the library. As a Bin Sorter, you'll collect the books, DVDs, and Blu-rays that are dropped into bins by the AMH, verify that each item is in the correct place, then place the returned item onto the correct cart for shelving. Bin Sorters pivot to other positions during their shift as needed while the bins refill.  

This is a physically demanding position. Volunteers should be comfortable walking for the full shift, lifting books out of bins, pushing a full cart of books, and repeatedly accessing the top and bottom shelves of library carts. 

Bin Sorter is a Circulation position. Circulation volunteers are required to complete three shifts per month. Bin Sorter shifts are 1.5 hours long and available during specific library hours. Most Bin Sorter shifts are filled by devoted weekly volunteers, but if you see an available shift and you have completed the library's Circulation volunteer training, you may sign up for this position.

Volunteers will exclusively work on organizing unsorted carts into order so they are ready for shelving. 

Garden Helpers support the Native Garden in front of Tigard Public Library. Activities may include weeding, planting, mulching, and other outdoor tasks to help the Native Garden flourish.

All ages are welcome to volunteer in the garden. Youth under age 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian who volunteers with them. General volunteer orientation is required for garden volunteers ages 12+.

We are happy to accommodate social clubs, scouting troops, corporate teambuilding, and other volunteer groups in the garden. If you have a group of 5+, a custom orientation can be arranged for the beginning of a shift by emailing the library’s volunteer coordinator, Becca, at becca.reyes@tigard-or.gov.

Garden Leads support the Native Garden in front of Tigard Public Library. Activities may include leading other volunteers and collaboratively weeding, planting, mulching, or completing other outdoor tasks to help the Native Garden flourish.

Volunteers check the Holds Wall to ensure each patron's items are in the correct location and will shelve any holds that are ready for pick-up.

Do you love precision and order? Can you sort with Dewey and alphabetize with ease? Are you looking for an ongoing position in the very heart of library operations? If so, we’d love to have your support as a Shelver!

Shelvers push carts of library materials from the workroom and place each item in its correct spot on the library shelves. Shelvers do their best to ensure no books are lost. When the materials carts aren’t organized, Shelvers will sort a cart before shelving. This position involves following detailed rules in the shelving guide and shelving in all areas of the library.

This position is physically demanding with repetitive reaching, bending, twisting, squatting, and reading small print. Shelvers regularly push a cart of books, lift books, and access the top, middle, and bottom shelves of the library's collections.

Shelver is a Circulation position. Circulation volunteers are required to complete three shifts per month. Shelver shifts are 2 hours long and available during most library hours. If you have completed the library's Circulation volunteer training, you may sign up for this position.

Do you have an eye for detail? Are you passionate about precision? Do you have a knack for numbers and an aptitude for alphabetization? If so, we'd love to have your support as a Stacks Steward!

On an ongoing basis, Stack Stewards review library collections to look for jumbled materials and ensure each item is in its proper place. This involves reading, organizing, facing, balancing, and tidying library shelves. At the beginning of each shift, Stacks Stewards review the list on the Circulation bulletin board or check in with a Circulation lead worker to learn the highest priorities for the shift.

This position is slightly less physically demanding than the library's other Circulation volunteer positions. Volunteers should be comfortable pushing a small cart of books, lifting books one at a time, and accessing the top, middle, and bottom shelves of the library's collections.

Stacks Steward is a Circulation position. Circulation volunteers are required to complete three shifts per month. Stacks Steward shifts are 1 hour long and available during specific library hours. If you have completed the library's Circulation volunteer training, you may sign up for this position.

Would you like the library's collections to look tidy and welcoming? Are you cautious to make sure every item is accounted for? Are you comfortable getting up high and down low to check every nook and cranny for misplaced materials? If so, we'd be delighted to have your help as a Straightening Sleuth! 

Straightening Sleuths methodically examine every collection in the library to retrieve books or other items that may have slipped behind or under the stacks. After an area is examined for missing items, the Straightening Sleuths neatly pull all the items to the edge of the shelf to make the collection easy to peruse. In addition, the Straightening Sleuths may do so light dusting and balancing of shelves which involves moving materials from one shelf so that the shelves are roughly even with sufficient "wiggle room" for each item. 

This position is physically demanding with repetitive reaching, bending, twisting, and squatting. Straightening Sleuths regularly lift books and access the top, middle, and bottom shelves of the library's collections.

Straightening Sleuths is a Program Support position. If you have completed the library's volunteer orientation, you may sign up for this position. This position is open to: Ages 18+; All ages accompanied by an adult. 

You know what the library needs? YOU! Be a leader. Join Teen Library Council and help plan events for all ages, create displays and set the direction for teen library services.