City of Markham - Markham Public Library

New Volunteers:

We always welcome new volunteers! An interview is the first step to join our team. Only successful candidates will be able to volunteer with the Markham Public Library.

Important: Once the interview is full, you will be able to sign up for a waitlist. You will be contacted prior to the interview if a spot becomes available, only those that are contacted and have moved up from the waitlist will be admitted to the interview.

Please sign up for only one interview session. If you have already successfully interviewed by a different City of Markham Department or Markham Public Library location, you do not need to interview again; unless you would like to better your rank.

You must be 14 or over in order to volunteer with the City of Markham and start the volunteer process including completing an interview session.

You can also check if you already have an interview rank by going to "My Profile," then "Qualifications" and looking beside "Interview."

You will be given one of these volunteer ranks:

• Event Assistant
• Program and Event Assistant
• Program Leader, Program and Event Assistant

Your experience and responses will determine your rank.

We rely on volunteers’ commitment to run programs and events at MPL.  It is important that you inform us of your absence. Last minute cancellations are reserved for sickness and emergency. Volunteers who fail to inform us of their absences more than three times will need to complete the interview process again before they are able to sign up for future opportunities. 

Prior to your interview, please watch the orientation video that explains how volunteering with MPL works - https://youtu.be/gxxlj2pxN-I

Interview Date and Time: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm

Location: Markham Village Library, 6031 Highway 7, Markham, Ontario   L3P 3A7 

Contact:

Julie Shaver, Branch Volunteer Coordinator

jshaver@markham.library.on.ca

(905) 513-7977 ext. 4273

The interview:

• Please arrive approximately 10 minutes early!
• Interviews will be conducted in a group setting (Up to 5 candidates per interviewer at a time)
• You will be asked 4 short questions
• If you need to cancel your attendance, please make sure to remove your shift ahead of time

After the interview:

• Check your profile to see your interview rank. 
• Follow the rest of the steps to become a full volunteer (You may also start completing these steps while waiting for your interview day).
• Once becoming a full volunteer, full access to our opportunities based on your ranking will be shown 
• Please explore other City opportunities and/or re-apply for an interview with us for the next season if you are not a successful candidate.
• Some opportunities require additional trainings, they will be posted on MyImpactPage