City of Westminster

Volunteer in libraries, archives and arts

Westminster Libraries, Archives and Arts offer a wide variety of opportunities for volunteering. Volunteers can be involved in routine work or specific projects and activities.

Key Documents:
The minimum age of a volunteer is 16 and there is no upper age limit. Younger people may be taken onto work experience placements when sponsored through a school or educational establishment.

If you're looking for other volunteering opportunities, please take a look at the Volunteering section of our Back to Work pages and find out about the wider volunteering experience on the Westminster Volunteer pages.

Examples of typical volunteer roles and projects in Libraries, Archives and Arts include:
 

Libraries

  • Library events - organisation, presentation; new ideas
  • Promotion and publicity
  • Carrying out public surveys about the library service
  • Homework Clubs - helping children with their homework and schoolwork
  • Summer Reading Challenge - supporting children's reading
  • Reading Groups - running a group or helping staff run group
  • Providing IT support. e.g. assisting with the Silver Surfers Sessions
  • Assisting with day to day delivery of the service, e.g. shelving, stock displays, tidying
  • Westminster Reference Library in particular offer a wide range of opportunities.

Archives

  • Building Plans
  • St Martin-in-the-Fields Settlement Records Indexing Project
  • Preservation/Conservation Projects
  • Education Projects

More information can be obtained by visiting the Archives volunteering page or contacting the Archives Centre.

Arts

  • Researching information for inclusion on arts databases or in publicity
  • Compiling reports
  • General administration
  • Assisting with organising specific projects such as launches or networking events
  • Assisting at arts workshops or public events

Further details on volunteering in Westminster are outlined in the Libraries, Archives and Arts Volunteer Policy.

For further details of how to become a volunteer please complete an expression of interest form and contact your local library (by calling the main libraries number 020 7641 1300), the Archives Centre on 020 7641 5180 or Westminster's Arts Liaison Officer on 020 7641 2498.

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