Technology Intern - After training, assist the public with Internet, online catalog, email, databases, other electronic resources. May design and present programs on the Internet. May teach MS Office. Computer background is important; good interpersonal skills are a must. 45-135 hours. Interns are needed for both fall and spring semesters. Contact by phone at 703-324-8332.

Children's Department Intern - Learn how a public library children's department operates. After training, design and implement displays and handouts, including those for the Summer Reading Program. Create branch decorations and promotional materials. Provide instruction and supervision for 12 to 15-year-old volunteers who organize the children's picture book area and keep library computer stations in order. Requires interest in young people, desktop publishing and editing skills, four hour/week commitment January through May. Contact by phone at 703-324-8332.

Foundation Intern - Learn how the Fairfax County Public Library Foundation operates. Assist with preparation for Foundation Board meetings, help with the various stages of direct mail fundraising appeals, perform Internet research. 45-135 hours during fall or spring semester. Must be able to work at the Fairfax County Government Center during weekday daytime hours. Contact Martina Murphy, 703-324-8300.

Spanish Conversation Group Leader - Provide language practice and coaching to students who had Spanish lessons earlier and have become "rusty." Conversation skills are stressed with focus on student needs. 45 hours during fall or spring semester. Fluency in Spanish and good pronunciation skills required. Contact by phone at 703-324-8332.

Training Department Intern - Update the Library's ELLVIS (Employee Lending Library for Video Instructional Services) database. Includes inventorying, listing titles to add, updating records, processing new videos, and organizing the collection. The project will give Fairfax County Government's 12,000+ employees improved access to training videos for workshops and individual use. The intern will learn the Library's Sirsi Workflows database and observe the functions of the Training Department, which serves over 800 staff and 3000 volunteers. Time and skills allowing, the intern may also convert the ELLVIS database, now in Word, into Access. Requires proficiency in Word, attention to detail, and dexterity for processing and arranging video boxes. Must commit to at least 45 hours during fall or spring semester and be able to work at the Fairfax County Government Center (near Fair Oaks Mall) during weekday daytime hours. Contact Bonnie Kline, 703-324-8421.

Library volunteers work side by side with staff in every Library activity. There is an ongoing need at most branches for help checking books in and out, sorting and shelving, assisting with special projects, creating and maintaining databases, demonstrating new technologies to the public, answering phones, shelf-reading (Adopt-a-Shelf!), gardening, and more. We train!

Our volunteers range in age from 12 to 94. Some do short-term projects, and some stay for 25 years! We welcome your gift of time, whatever it may be.