Do you love to ride a bike and talk to folks about books? If you said yes, the Bookbike needs your volunteer talent! While Bookbike volunteers don’t actually ride the Bookbike, they do ride along with staff to a wide variety of locations, such as Casa Maria, Tucson House, Pio Decimo Day Care, Caridad Community Kitchen as well as special events like the Tucson Festival of Books. Once you safely arrive at your destination you’ll help set up the Bookbike and then give away as many books as you can to the community. This can be either a monthly commitment or on an as-needed basis. There’s a one-hour training session before you go out on your first ride.
Want to sign up to volunteer?
Awesome! If you have any questions or want to sign up to volunteer, please contact Karen Greene at Karen.Greene@pima.gov for more details.
Plan to attend a training!
- Wednesday, June 25 from 10 to 11 am
- Friday, June 27 from noon to 1 pm
- Friday, August 5 from 10 to 11 am
Advance registration is required. Please visit our events calendar to do so. These trainings are held at Joel D. Valdez Main Library (101 N. Stone Ave.)
Would you like to donate to the Bookbike?
Great! If you would like to donate books, please bring them to any branch and let staff know they are specifically for the Bookbike. We always need books in Spanish, Westerns, Science Fiction, and Children’s books.
Would you like to visit the Bookbike?
Excellent! Check out this list of our upcoming stops.
Want to learn some fun facts about the Bookbike?
Fantastic! From 2012 - present, we've...
- Given away 110,023 books
- Interacted with 84,189 people
- Attended 1,524 events
- Ridden 3,955 miles
- Logged 2,979 volunteer hours
