The aim of the library is to meet cultural needs of the society and to promote reading in various ways. Another role is to promote cultural activities and enable all members of local society to participate in them.
Volunteer will work with the local community in one of the branches of the City Public Library in Gdynia, helping the librarians with typical librarian tasks and supporting the organization at cultural activities.
We are looking for a volunteer who will be communicative and open for new experiences, creative and inventive. It is welcome if the volunteer has basic English language skills and is willing to study Polish. The volunteer should be interested in methods of active education, open for people from other countries and cultures and willing to co-operate and work in group. S/he should be open-minded.
We are searching for young people, who would contribute to the actions taken by the library and would like to develop his/her personality. Being interested in literature and librarian’s tasks or some artistic skills would be a positive asset taken into consideration during the recruitment process.
Please remember that you cannot work nor study during the ESC activity.
How to apply?
If you are interested in applying for a vacancy in the library fill in this online application before 31.05.2026.
The activity will take place in Gdynia (250 000 inhabitants), which together with Gdansk and Sopot builds agglomeration called Tricity (750 000). Gdynia is a young city with modernistic architecture, built in the early XX century. It attracts many tourists and inhabitants with beautiful beaches in the city centre, music and film festivals and a couple of universities.
Gdynia ESC volunteers live in a few flats in different districts of the city and work in more than 10 different locations (libraries, NGOs, neighbourhood centres etc). Together with their mentors (local volunteers) they create a large, international and lively community of around 35 young people.
Project is funded by the European Solidarity Corps programme of the European Union.
