How You Can Help

The Carlsbad City Library offers numerous ways to give back to the community. Volunteer opportunities include tutoring adults to improve their reading and writing, helping students with homework, delivering books to those who can’t get to the library and more. Volunteers play an integral role in making Carlsbad City Library a great place to learn, read and connect with others.

Becoming a Volunteer:

1. Application. Complete the application form online through Better Impact.
2. Orientation. Attend a volunteer orientation to learn about our program.
3. Interview. Meet one-on-one with the volunteer coordinator to talk about available volunteer positions. Note: volunteer openings are limited.
4. Background check or testing. Some of our positions require a background check (when working with children and/or seniors) or a short test.
5. Training. The supervisor for the position will contact you and set up a training date.
6. Volunteer! You will be able to set up a schedule with your supervisor based on your availability and the requirements of the position.

For more information, contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Samantha Yeilding, at 442-339-5512 or samantha.yeilding@carlsbadca.gov.

New! Volunteering Opportunity for Teens (grades 7 to 12) :

1. Teens in grades seven to 12 can earn four (4) service hours by writing two reviews (with a length of six to eight sentences) regarding any program, service or item at the Carlsbad City Library.
2. Within the email, the teen must state if the they are comfortable with sharing their review on the Teen website or in the Carlsbad City Library eNewsletter. The teen must include their name, the name of their school and their grade so the Teen Services staff can fill out the appropriate service hour form.
3. Teen must indicate how they would like their name displayed (school names or other identifying information will not be displayed). Recommendations would be either “Joe, grade 12” or “J. Smith, grade 12”. 
4. Teens can participate up to five times per school year  
5. Teens can email their reviews to libraryteens@carlsbadca.gov or email if they need ideas on what to review.   
6. Within the review, it is recommended teens include the include the following information:  
   • The title of the item, program or service
   • The author of the item, program or service (if applicable) 
   • A short summary of the item, program or service 
   • The target audience/demographic for the item or service  
   • If the writer would recommend the item, program or service to another teen  
   • If the review focuses on a program and/or event, please be sure to include the date of the event and which location the event took place.