If you are planning on joining the PLP with a group of five or more people, please call or email at least one week in advance. Please let us know if you would like a volunteer to briefly explain the program to your group.

We are looking for a few good people who can give us 3 hours of time on Wednesday afternoons or evenings. You’ll replenish dilutions on the student organ, set the space up for Wednesday evening Open Sessions, and help new students get set up choosing materials.

We need a little help managing the space during our open hours on Tuesday afternoons. General help around the IAO, including library organization, experimental scent organ clean-up and management, front of house duties such as greeting guests and explaining our mission, and project-by-project miscellaneous tasks and needs. We might also need help with occasional light…

Bookstore volunteers welcome customers and assist them with the purchase of books, plants and other merchandise. They also receive and stock merchandise, answer phones and help keep the store looking well stocked and attractive. Bookstore volunteers duties vary but will generally include sitting and standing for extended periods of time, bending, reaching overhead, lifting, handling…

Our volunteers make the Prison Library Project possible. They read inmate letters, select books and prepare books to be mailed. Each letter is a chance to connect someone “inside” with the community. Students are welcome to volunteer, however, we do require student volunteers to be 16 or over to join the Prison Library Project.

In our after school and weekend programs, we need volunteers to help our teachers attend the needs of our students and make sure they and our horses are safe.