As a community managed library we need the help of our community to fill a variety of roles to keep the library running and to help us raise funds for the day to day running costs of the library.
Here are ways you can help us.
VOLUNTEERING
Thank you for showing an interest in volunteering to help keep the library open for the community. We need volunteers as librarians, key holders, fundraising organisers, for general maintenance of the building and garden and on the management team. Volunteers in the library will ALWAYS work as part of a team and full training and support is given. We have a very friendly and passionate group of volunteers who enjoy providing the community with a book borrowing service and other community activities.
For information on our main volunteering roles, FAQs, an application form and reference form please see below.
Alternatively, for paper copies of our volunteering documents email us at nandlclibrary@gmail.com or leave a note at the library and we will send them to you.
Thank you for your continued interest in Narborough and Littlethorpe Community Library. We can’t do it without your help!
Library Volunteer Application Form
Volunteer Librarian Role Description
If you are Under 18, please use this form: DofE Library Volunteer Application Form
Duke of Edinburgh Award
We are able to give opportunities to Duke of Edinburgh students, to apply complete this form or drop into the library DofE Library Volunteer Application Form
Become a Friend of the Library
Thanks to the hard work of some of our volunteers, we launched our new ‘Friends of Narborough Library’ scheme. This is a membership scheme for individuals to support the on-going costs of the library with a yearly donation (suggested minimum £10 per year but larger donations are gratefully received!). This scheme helps us to pay our yearly running costs (electricity, water, insurance, etc) which is currently between £5000-£6000. These donations provide a much needed regular income to ensure the future sustainability of our lovely little library!
As a ‘Library Friend’ participants get a regular newsletter keeping them informed of the library progress and invitations to social and fundraising events. In addition, all ‘Friends‘ will go into a twice yearly draw for a small prize (bottle of wine, chocolates, etc). It is a great way for members of the wider community to show support for the library and so far it is proving to be a success but we still need more ‘Friends’ to join the scheme.
The scheme membership runs from April until April the following year. Taxpayers can agree for us to claim ‘gift aid’ from the Government which increases the donation by 25%.
Application forms are available from the library so pop in and pick one up if you are interested.
This is a fantastic opportunity for people to become involved in their Community. We hope that many of you will want to support us and become our ‘Friend’!
Thank you for your interest in Narborough and Littlethorpe Community Library. We can’t do it without you!
Donate Books
We will accept any books in good condition, some will be added to our bookstock for our library users to borrow, others will be sold at our book sales.
Buy a Gift or Preloved Books
At the library we have a selection of hand made cards, bookmarks and seasonal crafting gifts, all proceeds go to the costs of running the library.
For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack.
Rudyard Kipling – The Jungle Book
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