Glasgow Zine Library is looking for new volunteers to
add to our team. If you’re interested in zines, archives, or community
arts spaces/events, this is the role for you!
Our volunteers
help staff the library by making visitors feel at home, telling them about events, and keeping the zine collection tidy and looking it's best. There will also be the
option to get training to catalogue and develop our collection of almost 2000 zines with our heritage project, or be involved in our youth outreach programme!
There's no fixed commitment for how long or how frequently you must commit to volunteering. You will receive a full induction, and reasonable travel expenses within Glasgow will be covered.
We’re looking for volunteers to help out with the main aspects of our work, including:
Day-to-day:
Invigilating the library during our opening hours. Tasks will include
frontline work such as greeting visitors, assisting them in finding what
they are looking for, helping to tidy the space and the collection, and taking items that people donate.
Events: Invigilating at our
public, in-person events. Tasks may include assisting a member of staff
or a facilitator to greet attendees, helping to provide materials that
may be needed for the event, helping to clean up after the event,
helping to set out chairs and/or tables.
Cataloguing: Help
develop the collection and catalogue zines. We have hundreds of zines
donated throughout the year that need to be entered into our online
catalogue. This includes basic data entry skills. This work can be done
remotely or in the library on one of our designated devices.
Throughout the year, there will also be a chance to be involved in work with our external partners (eg at markets, fairs, in educational settings, or festivals)
The
volunteer programme will be ongoing, with rolling inductions throughout 2024.
Please fill out this form
to register your interest and we'll get back to you about joining in!
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Next induction dates:
We try to hold one induction a month. If you are unable to attend any of the dates listed below, please complete this form anyway and we will invite you to future sessions
October Update: Our Induction Sessions are now full for the rest of the year. Inductions will resume monthly from January 2024! Please use this form to register your interest and we will email you with more information once dates have been decided.
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What is Glasgow Zine Library?
Glasgow Zine Library is a community archive and zine library based in Govanhill, Glasgow, established in 2018. We have been a registered SCIO (SC050309) since 2020.
We have a growing international collection of over 4000 zines (self-published magazines). GZL also hosts a blended online/offline programme of workshops, professional and artistic development opportunities, community meals, film screenings, discussion groups, reading groups, children’s arts and crafts, social clubs, heritage activities and more. All of our events are either free or pay-what-you-can.
We also programme Glasgow Zine Fest, an annual celebration of zine culture, now in its 9th year.
For more information about GZL, please visit our website.
glasgowzinelibrary.com
