Volunteers & Internships
Central Rappahannock Regional Library welcomes volunteers in our locations to assist with a variety of tasks. If you are interested in volunteering, click on the button below.
How You Can Volunteer
Youth Volunteers (13-17 years old)
Youth ages 13-17 are welcome to volunteer at the library. We also accept youth volunteers needing to fulfill a scouting, school, or church requirement. We routinely have waiting lists for the summer months.
Computer Tutor
Computer literacy is almost as important as knowing how to read. If you would like to help teach members of our community basic computer skills such as how to create and use an email account, navigate the Web, or use a word processing program, the library needs you!
Work with Books & Other Materials
Friends of the Library
The Friends are an organized network of library supporters who have been pivotal in the development of library services throughout the region, and will continue to be. They can use your help to assist with book sales and sorting and processing materials donated to branches, opens a new window and the Friends Center and Bookshop, opens a new window.
The Virginiana Room
Our Virginiana Room, located at the Fredericksburg Branch, is a collection of local history and genealogical resources. Volunteers help the staff in the Research department by retrieving or filing materials, checking bibliographies against holdings, or helping customers locate materials and use equipment.
Important Note
Work can require: bending over, stooping, or standing on a step stool; reaching above your head; using light cleaning solutions, and occasionally lifting 20-40 lbs. and/or pushing a book cart that could weigh up to 200 lbs.
Other Local Volunteering Opportunities
Internships
We are no longer accepting internship requests for the spring 2025 semester.
We can create internships for college students who wish to gain some employment experience for college credit.
The internship listed below is an example:
Librarianship: the intern will meet with departmental supervisors, shadow staff at desks and different departments, work on a special project or projects, and conduct research on issues in the field of librarianship.
