VOLUNTEER

The Friendly Bookstore is an all-volunteer operation. Volunteers are asked to commit a minimum of 4 shifts a month to the store. Shifts are generally 3 hours long.

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There are several jobs at the store:

• Clerks are the ladies and gentlemen who staff checkout are the faces of the bookstore. You greet the customers, share with them sales information, direct them to the area for which they are looking, then check them out. Clerks generally work 3-hour shifts.

• Section Curators are charged with sorting and shelving books within specific areas of the store. They also price books, and cull shelves as needed. These shifts are generally 3 hours.

• Lead Staff/Assistant Lead Staff are the individuals who are in charge of shifts. They have wide-ranging responsibilities including helping at checkout; relieving clerks; helping offload donations; answering questions; and a myriad of other tasks as needed. Most curate book sections. These shifts are at least 3 hours.

When you apply to volunteer, you are asked what job you would like to do. We try to assign volunteers to jobs they request.

What’s in it for you?

Supporting the Rogers Public Library. Plus, volunteer purchases are half-price, except for collectibles, requests, and bagged books. We feed your book addiction!

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