Join Lincoln’s
legion of volunteers
Orientation for new volunteers at Lincoln Presidential Library and
Museum begins Sept. 15
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[August 31, 2015]
SPRINGFIELD – Volunteers have
helped make the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum a
success for the past 10 years, and now the ALPLM is looking for more
volunteers to get the next 10 years off to a great start.
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Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer can attend
an orientation program Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 5:30 p.m. in the
library’s Multi-Purpose Room. The two-hour session will acquaint
people with the volunteer opportunities available and begin teaching
attendees what they need to know about the library and museum.
Volunteers will be asked to attend three additional training
sessions: Tuesday, September 29; Wednesday, October 7; and Tuesday,
October 13. Each session starts at 5:30 p.m. and lasts about three
hours. To register, contact Jeremy Carrell, director of volunteer
services, at (217) 558-8984.
The presidential library and museum is celebrating its 10th
anniversary this year, and volunteers play an important role in all
the festivities. They serve as informational guides, bus greeters
and assistants in the museum’s children’s section. Volunteers also
assist in the Oral History Department, Papers of Abraham Lincoln,
the library reading room and more.
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Volunteers contribute an average of 40,000 hours of service each year to the
Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, improving the experience for everyone
who visits the nation’s foremost institution dedicated to Abraham Lincoln.
For more about the library and museum, visit
www.presidentlincoln.illinois.gov
[Christopher Wills, Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Library and Museum] |