In October 2025 it will be our tenth anniversary as a community ran library. This is a huge accolade to all of the volunteers past and present that have volunteered their time and effort. One thing is for certain - we would not be able to operate or open without our volunteers and new people are always needed to help at the Library. You don't have to make a weekly commitment, you can just sign up when you are available. So far we haven't had to close, but it's been close! If you'd like to know more, please get in touch. Training is available for all new volunteers. After initial training you can have as much practice as you want with more experienced members of the team guiding you until you feel ready to start signing up on the rota.

We have three main jobs available at each opening time; two volunteers working on the counter and the third job is working on the floor of the Library managing stock and shelving, amongst other jobs. We encourage volunteers to work as a team and make any decisions needed during the session together. If further support is needed with the library services, we are well supported by our hub library in Loughborough.

If volunteering during library opening hours is not something you can do, may be you could consider getting involved with one of our support groups that work together on special aspects of the Library. For example we have a displays group and a book stock group who carefully manage the selection of books we have on offer at the Library! We are currently, especially looking for volunteers that might enjoy reading stories to a group of children on a regular basis.

We are always open to setting up other support groups which will assist in the running of the Library, in particular the following would be of great value :

   Events - Planning and organising events, such as book sales, talks etc, to raise money for day-to-day running and special projects.
   Finances and management - Supporting the treasurer in work on reports and funding bids, and planning AGMs etc.
   Communications and publicity - Help with the website, Facebook, putting up posters, press releases etc.

Groups always meet at times convenient to their members, and we aim to have at least one Trustee attached to each support group. The more help there is, the easier it will be to keep the Library vibrant, relevant to the community and open!