Volunteering at WTBBL

Volunteering at the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library makes a difference in people’s lives! More than 125 people donate over 7,500 hours each year to assist in making various Library programs available. WTBBL is committed to creating an inclusive, supportive environment that recognizes diversity and cultural competence as integral components of excellence. We invite volunteers to contribute to that goal and believe our environment is enhanced when diverse groups of people with diverse ideas come together to collaborate.

We are currently recruiting for the following volunteer positions. Click on each to learn more.

• Audiobook Narrator*
• Audiobook Reviewer
• Braille Proofreading Team – Proofreading Monitor (no braille experience required)
• Braille Proofreading Team - Tactile Proofreader (UEB expertise required)
• Transcriber (UEB expertise required)

Please complete a volunteer application.

*WTBBL is committed to providing authentic voices for the books we narrate. We are currently recruiting for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI), Latinx, and LGBTQIA+ voices to narrate our books written by BIPOC, AAPI, Latinx, and LGBTQIA+ authors. See the books that need narration.

Because of considerable interest in volunteering at WTBBL, we are unable to place all interested applicants. For other local volunteer opportunities, check out these organizations:

• The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.
• LibriVox
• Literacy Source
• King County Library System
• Reading Partners Seattle
• Seattle Public Library
• Sno-Isle Libraries

Questions? Please email volunteer services at [email protected].