Volunteers help make Salem Public Library a great place to play, learn, and grow. We are grateful to the volunteers who support us, helping at special events, shelving books, pulling holds, repairing materials, and more.

PLEASE NOTE: We are currently closed to new volunteer applications. Thank you to all those who have offered their volunteer support. Please watch this space. The volunteer application will be reopened at a later date.

We have a two-part process for applying to volunteer at the library.

Step 1: Online Volunteer Orientation
Please watch this 5-minute presentation video to learn more about volunteering at Salem Public Library. You can click “pause” on any of the slides if you need more time to read the information!

Step 2: Online Application

You may also have learned from our Online Volunteer Orientation that the volunteer activity that interests you may require a different kind of application process. Here are some links to those partners, if you wish to reach out to them:

Library Advisory Board 

Teen Advisory Board 

Salem Public Library Foundation 

Friends of Salem Public Library

Assistance League of Salem

Willamette Valley Genealogical Society