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The following list contains recent library and community-related volunteer opportunities, along with Web sites where volunteer opportunities can be found. To hear about upcoming group volunteer events, visit the Community Informatics Club Facebook page or contact Jeff Ginger at ginger@illinois.edu to be added to the list serv.
To post a volunteer opportunity, please contact Susan Rodgers at srrodger@illinois.edu.
Idealist.org
An international directory of nonprofit jobs, volunteering postions and networking resources.
VolunteerMatch
Listing site of volunteer opportunities searchable by zip code and interest area.
CU-Volunteer
This is a website to find volunteer opportunities in Champaign-Urbana.
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center (UCIMC)
This local media organization hosts groups that work on several community issues.
There are a number of volunteer opportunities at the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center (UCIMC), a grassroots organization committed to using media production and distribution as tools for promoting social and economic justice in Champaign County. They host working groups that address several community issues. Here are a few examples:
Library Positions
Books to Prisoners
Accepts book requests from Illinois inmates, and provides them with books that meet their needs. They also have created, stocked, and now staff the Champaign County Jail libraries.
Join list serv: http://lists.chambana.net/cgi-bin/listinfo/bookstoprisoners
Urbana Champaign Independent Media Center (IMC)
This group is not currently meeting and needs revitalization. This group is responsible for building and maintaining the IMC's progressive library project and archive of media materials; including a renowned zine collection.
Last Updated On: 10/3/08
Teen Programming Volunteer
Champaign Public Library
Assist with a series of Thursday afternoon programs for teens at the Champaign Public Library. Tasks would include helping staff members set up and take down the program as well as interacting with students during the event.
Last Updated On: 9/16/2008
Home Delivery Driver
Champaign Public Library
Deliver library materials to customers who cannot get to the library due to age or physical condition.
Last Updated On: 9/16/2008
Children Department Group Volunteer Project
Champaign Public Library
Assist with putting books in alphabetical books in the Children’s department.
Last Updated On: 8/27/2008
Children Special Programming Volunteer
Champaign Public Library
Assist with special programs and events in the Children Services Department. Duties include helping children with craft projects and games and count attendees.
Last Updated On: 8/27/2008
Children Services Volunteer
Champaign Public Library
Provide support to Children Services staff. Various duties may include checking catalog holdings, pulling books, shelf reading, and assisting with craft projects.
Last Updated On: 8/27/2008
Adult Computer Class Volunteer
Champaign Public Library
Help library staff instructor by providing extra assistance to customers in the class. Basic knowledge of Internet searching, email, and word processing are necessary along with good communication skills and patience.
Last Updated On: 8/26/2008
Adult Collection Maintenance Volunteer
Champaign Public Library
Provide support to Adult Services staff by maintaining both fiction and nonfiction collections. Duties include straightening books on the shelves and making sure books are in the right order.
Last Updated On: 8/26/2008
Teen Services Volunteer
Champaign Public Library
A volunteer is needed to assist the teen librarian with a variety of tasks including filing, typing, weeding, and checking the database. The hours are flexible within the following parameters: M, Tu, Th 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. or Wednesdays from 12:30-3:45 p.m.
Last Updated On: 8/26/2008
Home Delivery Clerical Volunteer
Champaign Public Library
Assist Home Delivery staff to check out library materials, to place holds, to pull requested items and to process delivery for home delivery customers.
Last Updated On: 8/26/2008
Teen Programming Volunteer
Champaign Public Library
Assist with a series of Thursday afternoon programs for teens at the Champaign Public Library. Tasks would include helping staff members set up and take down the program as well as interacting with students during the event.
Last Updated On: 8/26/2008
Adult Computer Cleaning volunteers
Champaign Public Library
Assist Adult Services staff to clean public computers. A brief training will be provided.
Last Updated On: 8/13/2008
Circulation Department Volunteer
Champaign Public Library
Assist Circulation staff to pull requesting holds, to check returned DVDs, VHS, audiobooks and musical CD and to shelve library materials including books, videos, DVDs, and CDs.
Last Updated On: 7/2/2008
Home Delivery Volunteer
Champaign Public Library
Deliver library materials to customers who cannot get to the library due to age or physical condition.
Last Updated On: 7/2/2008
Adult Services Department Volunteer
Champaign Public Library
Provide support to Adult Services staff. Various duties include clipping newspapers, pulling books, assisting with filing, and data entry. Volunteers are needed occasionally to help with special projects.
Last Updated On: 7/2/2008
Librarian and archivist working group
Independent Media Center
To build and maintain the IMC's progressive library project and archive media materials, including a renowned zine collection.
Join list serv: lists.chambana.net/cgi-bin/listinfo/imc-librarians
Last Updated On: 7/2/2008
Youth Outreach
Education Justice
Tutors are needed to volunteer at the Danville Correctional Center helping with incarcerated students. Volunteers must have a bachelor's degree. It's not necessary to be affiliated with the University of illinois. For information please contact Rebecca at rginsbur@illinois.edu. There will be two informational sessions on Monday October 6th or Thursday October 9th (only need to attend one). Pizza will be served.
Last Updated on: 9/09/2008
After School Tutors for Youth
Tutor's needed for children grades K-12, Monday-Thursday.
Mon-Thurs 3-4:30 pm
Contact:
Juanita Standifer
director@familysupportandtraining.org
217-766-0492
Last Updated On: 9/2/2008
Other
Tech working group
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
Handles the tech and equipment needs of the Center, including the IMC Web site, computer networking and electronics and the chambana.net server.
Meetings: Tuesdays at 6 pm, main space
Join list serv: http://lists.chambana.net/cgi-bin/listinfo/imc-tech
Volunteering at Prairienet
Prairienet is always looking for technical support help on various projects. Those with computer hardware/software skills and those who are willing to learn are encouraged to apply by contacting Paul Adams, Director, Prairienet at padams@illinois.edu.
Volunteering at WEFT
WEFT, a noncommercial radio station in Champaign, relies mostly on volunteers for activities ranging from painting walls or installing satellite dishes, to organizing WEFT Fest, communicating with music labels and maintaining its Web site. These activities are run by committees that hold meetings that are open to volunteers. Visit the events calendar to find out about upcoming committee meetings: http://weft.org/event .
Volunteer at the Refugee Center in Urbana
East Central Illinois Refugee Mutual Assistance Center (ECIRMAC), an organization that aids the resettlement of refugees and immigrants in the East-Central Illinois area, and facilitates the exchange and preservation of their respective cultures, is looking for volunteers to work in various capacities. Volunteers activities can include registering clients at the center, teaching English or citizenship classes, translating/interpreting, aiding clients with filling out forms in English, data entry, child care or one-on-one tutoring. The center is located at the corner of Green and Birch streets in Urbana.
Tu Guia para la Alimentacion con Diabetes
If you speak Spanish and have an hour to evaluate a Spanish online
diabetes education program Web site – Tu Guia para la Alimentacion
con Diabetes, contact Summer at sporter@uiuc.edu. Receive a $25 gift
card.
Karen Marie Chapman-Novakofski - kmc@uiuc.edu - or call 217-344-8455
Food Science & Human Nutrition
Education Justice Project
The Education Justice Project is a new campus initiative that will begin offering upper-division courses to incarcerated Illinois
residents at Danville Correctional Center this fall. If you're interested in teaching in a local men's prison contact
Rebecca Ginsburg - rginsbur@uiuc.edu