Volunteer for Summer Reading!

Summer Reading is a VERY BUSY time here at the library, and we would love to have your help! Fill out our volunteer form below and we will be in touch shortly! The Lee County Library’s Summer Reading Program is a dynamic, innovative, and exciting program offered to children and teens in June and July to encourage a love of reading and learning outside of school hours. For the past three years, over 2,000 people have attended our programs, so we need a lot of help to make these programs successful! 

To volunteer with us you must: 

  • Be 14 years old or older. 

  • Be able to listen and follow instructions. 

  • Enjoy working with children. 

  • Stay focused and calm during high-energy programs. 

  • Provide your cell phone number or a parent/guardian’s cell phone number for schedule communication purposes. 

  • Have your own transportation or reliable transportation from a parent/guardian to and from the library. 

  • Inform the Youth Services Librarian as soon as possible if you cannot come on your assigned day/time. 

Volunteers are asked to work at least 15 hours total over the course of the summer. Expected duties include prepping craft materials and games for programs, helping set up before and clean up after programs, running an assigned “station” during a program, checking reading logs and handing out prizes, answering simple questions from patrons about a program or directing questions to a staff member, and straightening/tidying up the Youth Services Department.  

If you are a student fulfilling mandatory community service hours with a deadline for a school requirement, college application, or scholarship application, please fill out the form below.

If you are not fulfilling mandatory community service hours for a school or college, please email Grace Guntharp at gguntharp@li.lib.ms.us and explain why you want to volunteer to help with the Summer Reading Program.  

At the end of the summer, if you have volunteered satisfactorily for at least 15 hours, you may be entitled to a reference from the Youth Services Librarian when applying for a future job, college application, or scholarship.  

If you have any questions about volunteering for the Summer Reading Program, please call 662-841-9027 or email Grace Guntharp at gguntharp@li.lib.ms.us. 

We can't wait to hear from you!