By Julia W., Community Engagement Coordinator
Volunteers do an incredible amount of work to help nonprofit organizations fulfill their missions! The latest biennial Volunteering in America report from AmeriCorps shows almost 75.7 million Americans (about 28.3% of the population) formally volunteered about 5 billion hours between September 2022-2023, a significant increase in volunteering after the COVID pandemic subsided.
Ignite Studio volunteer helping library visitors with their technology
At Hamilton East Public Library, more than 400 volunteers currently help us out with a variety of assignments. Many have told us they’ve enjoyed getting to work with an organization they care about and getting to know HEPL staff and how they feel more connected to the communities in Fishers and Noblesville.
In 2024, HEPL volunteers contributed more than 3,200 service hours to the library through a variety of assignments. At the library, volunteers specialize in an area (we call it an assignment). They may find items on the shelves for patron holds, Crossroads Discovery Center volunteers digitize and add metadata to resources, and Program Support volunteers provide hospitality and assistance at library-sponsored programs. We also have assignments specifically for teen volunteers, including Teen Advisory Board, which helps us determine library programs and other initiatives for their age group. They can also help us keep the libraries neat by signing up for Tidying Teens.
Teen Advisory Board members
If you’d like to learn more about available volunteer assignments at Hamilton East Public Library or fill out an application, visit our volunteering page or email [email protected] for more information. Some assignments may not be available on our application right now, but we do post all available volunteer openings on our volunteer page. Keep an eye out for more options soon!
More Volunteering Opportunities
There’s many ways to volunteer in our community! Here’s a few more ideas for organizations that could use your help:
- Volunteer Fishers
- IMPACT Noblesville
- Humane Society for Hamilton County
- Fishers Youth Initiative
- Teter Organic Farm
- Hamilton County Parks and Recreation
- IndyHub
- Gleaners food bank
These organizations and sites below are not local, but you may find some virtual volunteering options, or they may be able to connect you to a local agency.
- Volunteer.gov: Volunteering for some federal agencies (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Park Service, Fish & Wildlife Service, etc.). Includes virtual volunteering.
- Create the Good from AARP