Little Free Library

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: Head to our online volunteer hub to sign up. Youth volunteers interested in coordinating a book drive can sign up here. After you register, we will send you a guide about how to coordinate a book drive. 

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.
• 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 locations
• Organized
• Great communication skills
• Live in the US or Canada

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

Supervision & Support: You can connect with the Community Engagement Manager to ask questions. We also offer virtual Q&A sessions for volunteers.