Volunteering is a fun and easy way to be a part of the community at San Francisco Center for the Book. It is a great way to meet artists, crafters, book arts enthusiasts and collectors, and other creative people like yourself. As a non-profit organization, San Francisco Center for the Book relies on volunteers to bring their experiences, talents and skills, to help with a wide range of volunteer activities in the studios and at our many events. We are looking forward to working with you. Join us as a volunteer!
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer opportunities for individuals and groups are posted to this page and are updated periodically, so return to this page again and again to find out about additional volunteer opportunities that will be posted throughout the year.
Contact us at volunteer@sfcb.org if you are interested in any of these volunteer opportunities.
Event :: BOOK TALK :: Annual lecture with British bookbinders Dominic Riley & Michael Burke
Number of Volunteers: 3
Volunteer Shift: 5:30 to 9:30pm
Volunteer Job Description: Assist with event set up, refreshements, guest greeting, and clean-up.
Date :: Thursday, July 26, 2018
Event :: ArtSpan Mixer
Number of Volunteers: 15
Volunteer Shift: 5:00 to 9:00pm
Volunteer Job Description: ArtSpan will be back in our space for their annual mixer. Volunteers for this event will help set up the studios, help guests with simple letterpress printing and bookbinding projects, then assist with clean up.
Date :: Friday, July 27, 2018
Event :: SFCB Devils Night
Number of Volunteers: 15
Volunteer Shift: 5:00 to 8:00pm
Volunteer Job Description: Assist with various studio tasks.
SFCB Devils Description: To make any print studio or bindery run well, it takes the work of many hands. In a bygone era, those who assisted in a print shop were called “Printers’ Devils.” The devils did the work of mixing ink, covering ink balls, distributing type, and whatever else the shop needed. We here at the Center want our studios to be the best they can be for our instructors, our students, our renters: for our community. So, we are instituting Devils Night: one evening a month (the last Thursday to be precise), we will meet up in either the print studio or the bindery and set something up, clean out a corner, or tune up a machine. We welcome any and all with willing hands to pitch in and help us make the studio better for everyone. Come on by, and join in the devilry!
Date :: Thursday, August 30, 2018
Event :: SFCB Devils Night
Number of Volunteers: 15
Volunteer Shift: 5:00 to 8:00pm
Volunteer Job Description: Assist with various studio tasks.
SFCB Devils Description: To make any print studio or bindery run well, it takes the work of many hands. In a bygone era, those who assisted in a print shop were called “Printers’ Devils.” The devils did the work of mixing ink, covering ink balls, distributing type, and whatever else the shop needed. We here at the Center want our studios to be the best they can be for our instructors, our students, our renters: for our community. So, we are instituting Devils Night: one evening a month (the last Thursday to be precise), we will meet up in either the print studio or the bindery and set something up, clean out a corner, or tune up a machine. We welcome any and all with willing hands to pitch in and help us make the studio better for everyone. Come on by, and join in the devilry!
Date :: Sunday, September 23, 2018
Event :: ROADWORKS Steamroller Printing Festival
Number of Volunteers: 100
Volunteer Shift: Various shifts will be available between 6am and 7pm; sign up for a shift.
Volunteer Job Description: Assistance will be needed with many tasks and stations including event set-up, hands-on demonstrations, inking & printing, street ambassadors, crossing guards, gallery monitors, and more!
SFCB ROADWORKS Description: The San Francisco Center for the Book’s Annual Roadworks Steamroller Printing Festival is a day-long public printmaking and book arts extravaganza that includes free hands-on printmaking and book arts activities, demonstrations, 50 arts and crafts vendors, art gallery and studio tours, and more.
Event :: SFCB Devils Night
Number of Volunteers: 15
Volunteer Shift: 5:00 to 8:00pm
Volunteer Job Description: Assist with various studio tasks.
SFCB Devils Description: To make any print studio or bindery run well, it takes the work of many hands. In a bygone era, those who assisted in a print shop were called “Printers’ Devils.” The devils did the work of mixing ink, covering ink balls, distributing type, and whatever else the shop needed. We here at the Center want our studios to be the best they can be for our instructors, our students, our renters: for our community. So, we are instituting Devils Night: one evening a month (the last Thursday to be precise), we will meet up in either the print studio or the bindery and set something up, clean out a corner, or tune up a machine. We welcome any and all with willing hands to pitch in and help us make the studio better for everyone. Come on by, and join in the devilry!
Event :: SFCB Devils Night
Number of Volunteers: 15
Volunteer Shift: 5:00 to 8:00pm
Volunteer Job Description: Assist with various studio tasks.
SFCB Devils Description: To make any print studio or bindery run well, it takes the work of many hands. In a bygone era, those who assisted in a print shop were called “Printers’ Devils.” The devils did the work of mixing ink, covering ink balls, distributing type, and whatever else the shop needed. We here at the Center want our studios to be the best they can be for our instructors, our students, our renters: for our community. So, we are instituting Devils Night: one evening a month (the last Thursday to be precise), we will meet up in either the print studio or the bindery and set something up, clean out a corner, or tune up a machine. We welcome any and all with willing hands to pitch in and help us make the studio better for everyone. Come on by, and join in the devilry!
Event :: SFCB Devils Night
Number of Volunteers: 15
Volunteer Shift: 5:00 to 8:00pm
Volunteer Job Description: Assist with various studio tasks.
SFCB Devils Description: To make any print studio or bindery run well, it takes the work of many hands. In a bygone era, those who assisted in a print shop were called “Printers’ Devils.” The devils did the work of mixing ink, covering ink balls, distributing type, and whatever else the shop needed. We here at the Center want our studios to be the best they can be for our instructors, our students, our renters: for our community. So, we are instituting Devils Night: one evening a month (the last Thursday to be precise), we will meet up in either the print studio or the bindery and set something up, clean out a corner, or tune up a machine. We welcome any and all with willing hands to pitch in and help us make the studio better for everyone. Come on by, and join in the devilry!