Volunteer at the Library
One of the greatest assets about which the Upper Dublin Public Library can boast is our volunteers. Our volunteers are essential in helping the Library run smoothly and efficiently. Volunteering at the Library is also a great way to get connected to your community.
There are four methods of helping out at Upper Dublin Library. You may volunteer with the library proper helping us with our collections and our programs. You may volunteer with the Friends, who provide funding for library programs and purchases, through multiple fundraising efforts including their book sale, jewelry sale or special events. Or you may volunteer as a Library Board Member, creating service standards and policy and recommending funding for the Library. Finally, if you are a teen, consider volunteering with the Teen Library Council.
Volunteering with the Library
If you would like to contribute your talents and skills in the library, please fill out, print, sign, and return the Application for Volunteer Service below to: Volunteer Coordinator, Upper Dublin Public Library, 805 Loch Alsh Avenue, Fort Washington, PA 19034. A Library staff member will contact you when positions become available. For more information, please ask to speak to the Volunteer Coordinator at (215) 628-8744 or the Library Circulation Desk.
Application for Volunteer Service
Volunteering with the Friends
If you would like to volunteer with the Friends of UDPL, see the library's Volunteer Coordinator or email the friends.
Volunteer with the Friends of UDPL
Volunteering with the Library Board
The Library Board gets elected April of each year. If you would like to volunteer to be Library Board member, see the Documents & Forms page of the Township for the Citizen Board Application.
Volunteer with the Teen Library Council
The Teen Library Council helps us plan and host events, suggests materials to purchase for our collections & lets us know how to make the Upper Dublin Public Library a great place where teens want to spend time!
Volunteer with the Teen Library Council
The Friends of the Upper Dublin Public Library gratefully accepts gently used donations of hardback books, paperbacks, children's books, DVDs, CD audio books and music CDs, which are then sold at the ongoing book sale to raise library funds. For more information, please see our Used Book Donations Guidelines.
Tribute & Memorial Gifts
Giving Brochure: Give a Gift to be Shared
Celebrate a special occasion, pay tribute to a friend or memorialize a loved one by giving a Tribute or Memorial Gift to the Upper Dublin Public Library. For a $25 minimum donation the Library selects a book or audiovisual material for its collection in the name of your friend or loved one.
Gift Giving
Simply print out the Tribute & Memorial Gift Form and return it with your payment to Upper Dublin Public Library. To make your contribution using a credit card, visit the Upper Dublin Township's online store! Although we cannot guarantee the purchase of a specific title, every effort will be made to purchase something in the subject area and/or format requested.*
Gift Acknowledgement
A bookplate will be placed inside the book or audiovisual material acknowledging the honoree or person memorialized as well as the donor. Notification of the gift will be sent to the honoree or memorial family acknowledging the gift and title of the item added to the Library’s collection. In addition, you may choose to have your tribute or memorial gifts acknowledged on our website: www.upperdublinlibrary.org.
Celebrate a birthday, honor military service, recognize a volunteer. This thoughtful way to show your love, admiration and friendship adds value to the library’s collection and will be shared with the community for years to come.
*Title selections will be made by Library staff in accordance with the Materials Selection/Collection Development Policy and based on need.
Give a Presentation
Request to give a Presentation Form
Share your expertise with the Upper Dublin community
The Upper Dublin Public Library enriches the community by inspiring the joy of reading, the discovery of ideas,
and the pursuit of information. Driven by the interests of our residents, we provide services in a welcoming, knowledgeable and responsive manner. The UDPL seeks to expand its programming portfolio with local professionals, artisans, and others with unique skills willing to share their knowledge and expertise with the community. The UDPL is an ideal venue for speakers to address community members and potentially gain exposure to new customers, members, or like minded people. All speakers would have their name and business or organization affiliation listed in the UDPL's programming publicity. Presentations must serve the UDPL mission, be presented to the public without charge or obligation, and fulfill a UDPL programming need.
Examples of possible program topics include:
- Planning for retirement
- Flower arranging
- Teaching a technology (ex. digital cameras)
- Starting your own business
- Introducing new tax laws
- Home buying (1st time or downsizing)
Proposed programs should consider the following:
- Does the presentation serve the UDPL's mission?
- Does the presentation offer something valuable to the community? Will people come away
better informed? While speakers may identify themselves with their business or organization, a UDPL-sponsored program may not be simply a sales pitch or a member-seeking initiative.
- The UDPL will include a business or organization's name (and logo if requested and space permits) on program publicity. Logos must be submitted in a .jpg or .tif format.
- UDPL programs are generally scheduled 6 months - 1 year in advance of the event date in order to provide proper staffing, scheduling, marketing, etc., so presentations must be planned accordingly to ensure subject matter timeliness.
- Submission of this request form does not guarantee the UDPL will accommodate the proposed program. Every effort will be made to respond to proposals within 4-6 weeks of submission.
Request to give a Presentation form