Thank you for your interest in volunteering at the Radnor Memorial Library (RML).
Are you a teen interested in volunteering? Click here for more information about our Teen Volunteer program.
Download the RML Volunteer Application
Volunteers help to fulfill the Library’s mission to “provide access to information, programs, collections and resources to satisfy the intellectual and information needs of all members of our community, and to serve as our community front porch, which enhances our quality of life.” Our volunteers are valued and respected for the time, dedication, and talents they bring.
Examples of volunteer opportunities here at RML include:
- Helping to maintain shelves
- Clerical work
- Assisting the Friends of RML with book sale preparations
- Delivering materials to homebound patrons
- Assisting at library programs
Advantages to volunteering:
- Gaining new skills and valuable work experience
- Serving in your community
- Expanding your social horizons
- Keeping up with the latest books and other materials
RML expects volunteers to:
- Commit to a specific schedule and come consistently
- Arrive on time as scheduled
- Follow the Library’s policies and procedures
- Dress appropriately for the workplace
For all volunteer applicants ages 18 and over, the Radnor Memorial Library, requires current Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance and Pennsylvania Criminal Background Check certificates to be submitted with your application. These clearances can be obtained for free for purposes of volunteering.
PA Child Abuse History Clearance
*If you need assistance obtaining the forms for the required clearances, please contact us.
After completing the RML Volunteer Application and clearance process, please return all forms to the Circulation Desk.
Please contact Joyce Platfoot, Executive Director, by phone at 610-687-1124 or email jplatfoot@radnorlibrary.org for more information about volunteering.