Volunteering at The Research Libraries

In The Research Libraries, adult volunteers are needed to work at information desks and serve on Welcoming Committees for events, participate in the Junior Lions committee to conduct English conversation classes for speakers of other languages, advocate on behalf of the Library through letter-writing campaigns and visits to legislators, provide support services, and volunteer in The Library Shop.

To volunteer in The Research Libraries, fill out an online application form, or contact the Library that best fits your interest:
  • The Humanities and Social Sciences Library, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, Manhattan, (212) 930-0650.
  • The Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, Manhattan, (212) 870-1630;
  • The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Boulevard, Manhattan, (212) 491-2260;
  • The Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue, Manhattan, (212) 592-7077.