WELCOME! YOUR TALENTS, ENTHUSIASM, AND TIME ARE NEEDED!
We offer a wide variety of opportunities plus flexible scheduling to meet your availability. Volunteers are needed to interact with our visitors, work behind the scenes, and support special events. Apply now to share your enthusiasm for history, science, nature, and learning!
Mission: Hagley Museum and Library seeks to inspire all people to be innovative in their own lives through investigation and exploration of our historical collections, original DuPont powder yards, and online resources.
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Volunteer Opportunities at the Hagley Museum
Camp Counselor (ages 15 - 18)
Teenage volunteers between the ages of 15 and 18 have the opportunity to serve as Camp Counselors during Hagley Summer Camp in July and August. Counselors assist with activity set-up, preparation, and clean-up; group management and conflict resolution; and setting a friendly, engaging atmosphere throughout the camp week. There are typically two, weeklong camp sessions focused on history and STEM. Training sessions are mandatory.
Event Support
Assist with various aspects of the following events throughout the year:
- Kid Inventors Day (suitable for volunteers aged 15 and over)
- Hagley 5K
- Summer Saturdays (suitable for volunteers aged 12 and over)
- Fishing on the Brandywine (suitable for volunteers aged 15 and over)
- Fireworks (suitable for volunteers aged 16 and over)
- Summer Nights at Hagley
- Car Show
- Craft Fair
- Halloween (suitable for volunteers aged 12 and over)
Gardening
Assisting Hagley staff in the gardens around the property, in the greenhouse, and with floral arranging.
Handwork - Knit, Crochet, Quilt, Sew
The Hagley Handwork Group makes items to sell at the October Craft Fair, June Fireworks, December Employee sale, and other sales in the community. Proceeds benefit the Hagley Scholarship Fund which enable under privileged students to experience Hagley's exceptional school programming. The group uses donated materials to create the items for sale.
Library and Objects Collections
NOTE: Volunteers must have suitable prerequisite degrees or experience to be considered for these volunteer opportunities
Library collections – assist with cataloging, processing, shelf reading, shelving, etc. in the Published Collections, Manuscript and Archives, or Audio-Visual Digital Media areas.
Objects collections – assist with object restoration and care, photo taking, photo processing, file, and document processing
Office Administration (computer skills, mailing projects, filing, shredding)
Computer data entry, mailing projects, filing, copying, and a variety of office tasks within the Education, Membership, Marketing, or Volunteer Offices.
STEM Activities (Science Technology Engineering and Math)
Assist with Hagley's robust curriculum of STEM offerings throughout the year:
- Kid Inventors Day (suitable for volunteers aged 15 and over)
- Science Saturdays (suitable for volunteers aged 12 and over)
- Science Sparks (suitable for volunteers aged 15 and over)
- Engineering Endeavors
