Support your Library

Meet new people… Build self-confidence… Add to your marketable skills… Volunteer at the library!

• Assist with Special Events: Help with setup, greeting, and directing visitors.
• Computer/Technology Help: Assist with or teach basic computer skills.
• Library Beautification: Help make the library sparkle!
• Adopt a shelf: Help shelf read books to keep them in the correct order on the shelves.
• Student Internship: Get on the job experience while helping your local library.
• And more!

Do you have other great skills to offer? Let us know! Are you a baker? Do you home-brew? Are you a bird watcher? Accomplished gardener? Have you gone on a spectacular vacation and want to share? Do you have expertise on a certain topic? Come to the WMPL and share your knowledge with the community!

How to Become a Volunteer

Interested in volunteering? Please print and complete the volunteer application at the link below or visit the library circulation desk for a copy.

• Volunteers must be 12 years of age or older.
• If you are under age 18, you must have a parent or guardian sign your paper application.

Volunteer Policy & Application

WMPL accepts donations of books and audio visual materials that are in good condition. The library does not accept books with mold, condensed books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, textbooks, magazines, or VHS tapes.

Please bring your donations to the library circulation desk or place small donations in any book drop with a denotation of such. A receipt for tax purposes is available when you bring your donation to the library circulation desk. Please contact WMPL at 715-294-2310 to discuss donations of larger collections.

The library does not provide appraisals.

What happens to donated materials

Staff will determine whether the material will be added to the library collection or given to the Friends of the Osceola Library to be sold in a book sale to benefit the library. Materials that contain outdated information about health, science, business, etc. will be recycled.

Once you donate an item, the gift becomes the property of the library or the Friends of the Osceola Library. We are unable to return donated materials.

Value

By law, we cannot determine the value of a donation for tax purposes. We can supply you with a receipt that acknowledges the donation you made to the library.

Volunteer hours are available at WMPL to fulfill community service requirements.

It may take up to three weeks to process your request before you can begin your volunteer hours. If you face a deadline to complete your volunteer hours, please allow enough time for your application to be processed.

How to apply

1. Complete an online volunteer application for community service.
2. A library staff member will contact you.

Feel free to call 715-294-2310 with inquiries or questions.

Subscriptions

Gift subscriptions to magazines and newspapers are accepted by the library.

Memorial Giving

Financial gifts made to the library are a lasting way to remember and honor a family member, friend or colleague and are always appreciated.