Gardens of Golden Gate Park

As a library volunteer, you’ll welcome visitors from around the world to our horticultural library. This is the perfect starting place for our new volunteers interested in joining the Library team!

As a Library Reception Volunteer, you will:

• Welcome library visitors at the front reception desk.

• Greet visitors, answer basic questions, keep visitor statistics, and assist the Librarian with small tasks if needed.

• During your assignment, you are welcome to read, study, and use the computer or bring your laptop.

Current Openings: We are currently accepting new volunteers on a rolling basis.

How to Register: Register for your first assignment in the system and remember to mark your calendar. Training will be provided on your first day, and it will be a continuous learning experience. No prior experience required. 

• Be an ambassador of the Gardens by embodying our mission to connect people to plants, the planet, and each other and represent our values: Everybody’s Garden; Stewardship; Experience and Enjoyment; Education and Engagement; Excellence; along with Partnership and Collaboration.

We Are Seeking Volunteers Who Are:

• Enthusiastic to greet visitors as they enter the space and help them with general questions. Having prior customer service experience is a huge plus, but not required.
• Excited to support the vision, mission and values of the Gardens of Golden Gate Park as a volunteer.
• Comfortable with self-directed down time.

Time commitment: 3 hour assignments are available each day that the Library is open to the public. You can join more than once a week, weekly, biweekly, or monthly as it fits with your schedule.

Schedule: Assignments begin at 10am and 1pm.