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Volunteer
We need people who will come back: most roles ask for a few hours a month for at least six months. Every role with children needs police verification and our child-protection training first.
Roles
Weekend read-aloud volunteer
Open now- Where
- Libraries near Guwahati (Hajo, Palasbari, Chandrapur)
- Time
- Two Saturday or Sunday mornings a month, for at least six months
- Checks
- Police verification and our child-protection training, as you'll work with children
What you'll do
- Read aloud to small groups of children
- Help the librarian with the register and with returns
- Bring back what children asked for
What you need
- Assamese or Bengali read aloud with ease
- 18 or over
To apply, type VOL-READ in the form below.
Book mender
Open now- Where
- Our Guwahati office
- Time
- One weekday afternoon a month
- Checks
- None: you won't work with children
What you'll do
- Mend spines and torn pages
- Cover new books in plastic before the monsoon
What you need
- Patience and steady hands; we teach the rest
To apply, type VOL-MEND in the form below.
Translator (Mising, Bodo or Bengali)
Open now- Where
- From home
- Time
- One picture book (about 600 words) every two months
- Checks
- None
What you'll do
- Translate picture books from Assamese or English
- Read the proof with the illustrator
What you need
- Mising, Bodo or Bengali as a first language
- Good written Assamese or English
To apply, type VOL-TRANS in the form below.
Boat library helper
Closed for now- Where
- Nimatighat, Jorhat
- Time
- Every Thursday for three months, November to March
- Checks
- Police verification and our child-protection training
What you'll do
- Carry and sort books
- Read aloud at the chars
What you need
- Comfort on a country boat; you'll be given a life jacket
- Assamese
How it works
Send the form
With the code of the role you'd like.
A call within a week
The programme lead calls to talk about the role and your time.
Checks and training
Police verification (we help with the application) and a half-day of child-protection training in Guwahati or online.
A first visit with a librarian
Then a regular day of your own.
We use these details only to consider your application. Applications are deleted after 180 days unless you start with us.