Volunteer & Internship Opportunities

Volunteering and interning can be rewarding experiences. Use this page to find library volunteer opportunities as well as volunteer and intern positions at other organizations.

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Library Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers are an important part of the Santa Clara County Library system. Last year hundreds of county residents gave more than 39,000 service hours to our individual libraries and to The Reading Program! SCCL can provide a variety of challenging and rewarding volunteer opportunities. Assignments are based on your unique skills, abilities and interests, and will offer you a chance to play an important role in providing library services. Some of the jobs performed by volunteers include:  pre-sorting books for shelving, distributing promotional materials, helping staff prepare for programs, helping with Friends’ book sales, and helping people learn to read or improve their reading skills through The Reading Program. As a volunteer, you’ll quickly find that you can make a difference in your own life, in the lives of others, and in the Library's future.

Find out more about SCCL’s current volunteer opportunities in one of three ways:

• Friends of the Library

The Friends of the Library raise money, help with community events and perform a wide variety of volunteer services. Their efforts make possible better collections, a broader range of programs, and a more attractive library. Visit the Friends of the Library webpage or call any of our member libraries for more information. To contact us now, click on your library's name and then click on the "I want to help!" button:

Campbell | Cupertino | Gilroy | Los Altos | Milpitas | Morgan Hill | Saratoga

• Library Volunteers

Adults and teens help keep shelves in order, do simple processing tasks, etc. Please call the library or stop in to get more information about the specific opportunities available at that location. To contact us now, click on your library's name and then click on the "I want to help!" button:

Campbell | Cupertino | Gilroy | Los Altos | Milpitas | Morgan Hill | Saratoga

• The Reading Program Tutors

Volunteers help adults learn to read or to improve their basic reading, writing or life skills. Tutor and learner pairs meet at local libraries or other mutually convenient public locations around the county.  Please call the The Reading Program office at (408) 262-1349 for more information. To email us, click on your library's name and then click on the "I want to help!" button:

Campbell | Cupertino | Gilroy | Los Altos | Milpitas | Morgan Hill | Saratoga