We love our volunteers!
Since 1977 we here at October Books, have relied on our ever-changing team of mega volunteers to support us in all aspects of the cooperative. Some have contributed their time on a regular basis since the beginning!
October Books is more than just a bookshop, and is more than the team that works there at any one time. We have welcomed so many wonderful individuals to the team through the years, so in this very different National Volunteers Week we want to say a massive THANK YOU! to every single one of you.
Did you know that in 2017/18, 20.1 million (38%) people in the UK volunteered formally at least once a year and 11.8 million (22%) of people did so at least once a month. That’s a lot of volunteer hours!!
Volunteer roles at October Books vary from admin and filing, to hosting events, to stock-taking, to working on the shop floor, to DIY, and everything in between. We’ve had short term physical volunteer roles - like assisting with the clean up of our old home at 243 Portswood Rd, to longer term imaginative roles - like helping us engage with the local community.
And who could forget the Human Chain when we moved from our old rented premises to our current home - the beautiful bank building at 189 Portswood Rd. We could not have done this without all of you volunteers who helped pass the books down the line… or without the Members who contributed their volunteer hours to help us coordinate the day!
If you’d like to support us during Volunteers Week (1st - 7th June) we would love you to spread the word about our October Books Voucher Campaign on your social media channels. Your one click could help us reach our target of £2k and get us the match-funding we’re hoping for.
A big thank you to all October Books volunteers past and present, lots of love from the current OB Team xx
We are currently not taking on any shop floor volunteers for obvious reasons. But if you feel you could contribute your time remotely, let us know how you can help! And if you’d like to become a Member we’d love to have you onboard!
