2012 Ohioana Book Festival Volunteer Opportunities

All Ohioana Book Festival volunteers receive an Ohioana Book Festival t-shirt! (Volunteering is the ONLY way to get one!)

Volunteer shifts on the day of the Festival range from 2 to 4 hours,  you are able to volunteer for more than one shift.

Unless otherwise noted, shifts are: 9am-12pm, 12-3pm, and 3-5pm

Volunteer positions available:

Volunteer Liaison
- Help other volunteers find where they should be, pass out t-shirts to volunteers, etc.

Welcome Volunteer
- Welcome Festival guests, help guests find handicapped and additional parking, pass out programs, etc.

Information Volunteer
- Provide information and directions to guests, distribute and collect door prize entries and comment forms

Author Liaison
- Provide assistance to authors in the main Festival area: restocking books, getting drinks, watching tables for a short period of time, etc.

Safety
- Move between rooms/buildings with programming to intercept any problems and help out where needed.

Room Volunteer *Shifts run from 10:45am to 12:30pm with two programs and then from 1:15pm to 4pm with 3 programs, there are 15 minute breaks between each program

- Sit in on author programs to evaluate both content and audience reaction and keep track of attendance.

Set Up and Tear Down *Shift time for set up is 8am-10am, tear down is 4:30pm-6pm*
- Help us get the Festival started during set up, and help get Fort Hayes ready for school on Monday during tear down.

We are also looking for volunteers to help in the planning stages of the Festival and to help with logistics the week prior to the Festival.

If you are interested in volunteering, please email bookfestival@ohioana.org.

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