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The Tucson Festival of Books is dependent on volunteers to stage the festival. We could not have a positive impact on the community without the dedication of the 2,000+ people who assist in making the Festival friendly and welcoming to all of our guests. We are grateful for your support ... We love our volunteers!

Scroll through available volunteer opportunities in each of these areas and click on the volunteer job name in orange to see job descriptions and shift availability.

Festival Weekend (Saturday or Sunday)
Pre-Festival positions (January until festival weekend in March)
Post-Festival activities (Monday post-festival as needed!)

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.Venue Monitors Ballroom OLLI (12 slots available)

Shifts available

Sat, Mar 15, 9:30 am - 1:00 pm (3 available)

Sat, Mar 15, 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm (3 available)

Sun, Mar 16, 9:30 am - 1:00 pm (3 available)

Sun, Mar 16, 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm (3 available)

Job description

Additional training provided at training walk-throughs
● Assist inside Author Events venues: may be indoors or in tents
● Assist with set up and clean-up between events
● Manage traffic flow and seating of attendees before, during & after each event
● Fill each seat in the venue and no more
● Respond to speaker and moderator requests for assistance
● Fulfill assigned administrative tasks (provided in venue binder)
● Need to be flexible, patient, and maintain composure in interactions with others
● Volunteers will need to walk to/from assigned venues
● May be required to stand for part or all of shift
● Must be willing to commit to entire half-day shift

MINIMUM AGE TO VOLUNTEER: 18, unless volunteering with a pre-approved group

.Venue Monitors Gallagher OLLI (8 slots available)

Shifts available

Sat, Mar 15, 9:30 am - 1:00 pm (2 available)

Sat, Mar 15, 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm (2 available)

Sun, Mar 16, 9:30 am - 1:00 pm (2 available)

Sun, Mar 16, 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm (2 available)

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Email address*

Street address*

City*

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Primary phone*

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T-shirt size*

Volunteers get one free t-shirt for helping out at the Festival.

Training day/time

Please indicate which training session you will most likely be able to attend. Attending a training session is highly encouraged, but not mandatory.

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Choose one association

Select an option if you are an employee of or a member of one of these organizations.

Relevant skills

Access, support or disability access requirements of which we should be aware

SERVICE ANIMAL INFORMATION
As with any job, when working as a Festival volunteer, service animals are welcome.
You are strongly encouraged to leave non-service animals at home as they can distract from volunteer duties.
Please review the University of Arizona's Animals on Campus Policy.
Email volunteers@tucsonfestivalofbooks.org with questions.

If you will have a service animal present when you volunteer, is the service animal required because of a disability?

If so, what work or task has the animal been trained to perform?

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I have read and agree to the Volunteer Terms & Conditions

If you are under the age of 18, a parent or legal guardian must accept these terms and conditions on your behalf.

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