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Volunteering at the Library
State Library Victoria is a vibrant and important place. Its amazing collections embody the rich cultural heritage of Victoria. Its events and exhibitions are inspirational and always changing. Its unique spaces are famous around the world. You can read about the Library’s history and vision here. Each year we welcome more than two million visitors to the Library. Our visitors include families and children, local and international students, entrepreneurs, and researchers. Visitors also include culture lovers from every land on Earth.
Our volunteers are ambassadors for the Library
At the Library we strive to be welcoming, accessible and enriching to everyone. Our skilled and valued volunteers play a key part in how we make this happen. They make a positive difference and provide exceptional experiences for hundreds of visitors every day.
Volunteers commence as Greeters. They give visitors a warm welcome and help them find the way to Library spaces and exhibitions. They are confident communicators with people of all ages and backgrounds, providing visitor information and referring questions to appropriate Library staff.
Volunteers are an integral part of the Library team. They know and uphold the Library’s policies and procedures relevant to their role, including the Victorian Public Sector Code of Conduct. They participate in training and forums for sharing improvement ideas and maintaining a healthy and safe workplace for all. The standard volunteer commitment is a 3-hour shift each fortnight, usually scheduled in the morning or afternoon.
Some volunteers also branch out into a Guide role, leading tour groups through the Library’s exhibitions and marvelous heritage spaces. From time to time, volunteers can get involved in projects supporting the work of their Library colleagues or in engaging with visitors who come to our special events.
Who can volunteer at the Library?
The Library welcomes and values the unique contributions of all people. We invite applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, people from diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ people and people of all abilities.
To apply for a volunteer role, prospective candidates must be:
- 18 years or older
- allowed by law to volunteer in Australia
- able to move safely and independently around Library spaces
- able to volunteer fortnightly for a three-hour shift, for at least six months
- willing to get a Working with Children Check before commencing
- willing to sign our Volunteer Agreement on commencement
Please email us at volunteer@slv.vic.gov.au if you have further queries about volunteering at the Library.
How to express your interest
Are you interested in volunteering with us? The first step is to tell us about yourself by completing our Expression of Interest at the button above. The form asks for some of your personal information.
Here is our privacy policy with information about how we protect the personal information of individuals in accordance with applicable privacy laws.
Acknowledgement of Country
State Library Victoria acknowledges the traditional lands of all the Victorian Aboriginal clans, and their cultural practices and knowledge systems. We recognise that our collections hold traditional cultural knowledge belonging to Indigenous communities in Victoria and around the country. We support communities to protect the integrity of this information, gathered from their Ancestors in the colonial period. We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present, who have handed down these systems of practice to each new generation for millennia.
