Dundee Libraries

Join the GreenWave Project today at Baxter Park!

As part of the GreenWave Project, supported by the Scottish Government Public Library Improvement Fund, we’re inviting you to enjoy a fun and meaningful hour in nature.

What’s happening?
Come along for a relaxed session of bird watching and litter picking in beautiful Baxter Park. Our staff will show you how to use the free Merlin Bird App to help identify local birds, while we work together to care for one of our greenspaces.

Where: Baxter Park
When: We aim to run sessions on the 3rd Saturday of every month
Duration: 1 hour

Booking information:
Spaces are limited (due to the number of litter pickers available), so please book ahead.
If you have your own litter picker, you are welcome to come along and meet us there.

Contact:
Phone: 01382 438882
Email: [email protected]
Please note:

No unsupervised children
Most suitable for children aged 6+

Join us to learn, explore, and help look after our local environment.

🎨 Volunteer Opportunity: Creative Activities Volunteer 🎨

Are you creative and enjoy sharing skills with others? We’re looking for friendly, enthusiastic volunteers to support our weekly crafting sessions in Coldside library.

✨ About the role:
You’ll help create a welcoming, inspiring space where adults can explore creativity, learn new skills, and build confidence.

🖌️ Activities could include:
Knitting, Painting, drawing, 3D printing, sculpture, modelling, papercraft, sewing, card making, photography, and more!

🛠️ What you’ll be doing:
• Supporting weekly creative sessions
• Welcoming and encouraging participants
• Helping plan and design activities alongside staff
• Setting up and tidying the space and materials
• Keeping a register of attendance
• Assisting with displaying finished artwork
• Taking photos of work to celebrate achievements and promote sessions

🌟 We’re looking for someone who is:
• Friendly, approachable, and supportive
• Passionate about creativity and learning
• Willing to share skills and encourage others
• Reliable and able to commit regularly

💛 What you’ll gain:
• Experience supporting creative learning in a community setting
• Opportunities to develop your own skills
• The chance to inspire others and make a difference

📩 Interested? Click the link to apply today!
https://www.leisureandculturedundee.com/volunteering-opportunities/apply

Pick up today's Courier for your what's on guide to this weekend's Dundee Book Festival and interview with Sue Black. Final tickets for events are available on the Dundee Book Festival website

🐝 Bee a Citizen Scientist – BeeCome a Bumblebee Spotter 🐝

Join us in collaboration with the Greenwave Project, supported by the Scottish Government Public Library Improvement Fund and the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, for the second of eight engaging family events all about bumblebees.

Event 2:
Beginners Bee Walk at Baxter Park Pavilion
Saturday 20th June at 11AM

Put your new skills into practice on our Countryside Ranger led guided Bumblebee BeeWalk. Help spot and identify bumblebees in the wild and take part in real citizen science!

Important information:
No unsupervised children
Most suitable for children aged 6+

🌿 Volunteer Opportunity: Activities Volunteers - Nature & Conservation 🌿

Are you passionate about nature, conservation, and community learning? We’re looking for volunteers to help support biodiversity projects and citizen science activities in our libraries and local green spaces.

💡 About the role:
Volunteers play a key role in supporting community engagement with biodiversity, citizen science, and environmental learning. You’ll help bridge the gap left by the absence of a biological records centre in Dundee by supporting data collection, public participation, and knowledge sharing.
Through your involvement, libraries become active hubs for environmental learning — helping people connect with nature, build skills, and contribute to conservation.

🌱 What you’ll be doing:
🔬 Citizen Science Support
• Assist with biodiversity surveys in library gardens and local green spaces
• Support participants using identification guides, recording apps, and sampling tools
• Help record, organise, and manage ecological data
• Encourage public involvement in citizen science projects
• Help connect library users with specialist organisations

🎨 Workshop & Event Support
• Assist staff and facilitators during workshops and outreach activities
• Set up and pack away equipment and resources
• Support participants in creative and scientific activities
• Help create a welcoming and inclusive environment
• Gather feedback to help improve future sessions

✅ We’re looking for volunteers who are:
• Enthusiastic about nature and environmental issues
• Friendly, approachable, and supportive
• Good communicators with a positive attitude
• Reliable and able to commit to sessions

💛 What you’ll gain:
• Hands-on experience in citizen science and environmental projects
• Opportunities to develop skills and knowledge
• The chance to support your local community and environment

📩 Interested? Click the link to apply today!
https://www.leisureandculturedundee.com/volunteering-opportunities/apply

🎲 Volunteer Opportunity: Activities Volunteer: Tabletop Gaming 🎲

Do you love tabletop gaming like Warhammer and want to inspire the next generation? We’re looking for friendly, enthusiastic volunteers to support our library gaming sessions for children and families across Dundee.

✨ About the role:
Help library staff facilitate fun, engaging tabletop gaming sessions that encourage learning, teamwork, and cooperation.

🛠️ Your role will include:
• Preparing resources and setting out equipment
• Welcoming children and parents/guardians
• Supporting participation during gaming sessions
• Helping with refreshments (where provided)
• Clearing equipment and tidying up after sessions

🌟 This role is perfect if you:
• Enjoy tabletop gaming (including Warhammer)
• Are passionate about supporting children and families
• Want to promote confidence, creativity, and teamwork

✅ We’re looking for people who are:
• Reliable and able to commit regularly
• Clear communicators
• Positive, friendly, and encouraging

💛 What you’ll gain:
• Experience in a library and community setting
• Skills in facilitation and engagement
• The chance to make a real difference

📩 Interested? Click the link to apply today!
https://www.leisureandculturedundee.com/volunteering-opportunities/apply

🌟 Volunteer Opportunity: Social Media Volunteers Wanted! 🌟
Are you creative, passionate about social media, and want to make a difference in your community? We’re looking for Social Media Volunteers to join our team!

💻 What you’ll do:
• Support us in growing our online presence through regular, creative and meaningful content
• Work closely with staff and other volunteers
• Create engaging posts, graphics and stories across our platforms
• Help promote our services, campaigns and events

🌱 What you’ll gain:
• Experience in social media, marketing & communications
• A chance to build your portfolio
• Be part of a friendly and supportive team
• Make a real impact in your community

✨ We’d love to hear from you if you’re:
• Creative and enthusiastic
• Interested in social media and digital content
• A team player with a positive attitude

📩 Interested? Click the link to apply today!
https://www.leisureandculturedundee.com/volunteering-opportunities/apply

Customer update: Our Bookbug session at Arthurstone Library this morning has been postponed. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Step into a pivotal moment in Scotland’s social history, part of the brilliant Dundee Book Festival programme this weekend.

Join Professor Chris Whatley as he explores Harvie’s D**e, a dramatic 1822 struggle over access to the River Clyde. A powerful story of collective action, civic rights and environmental justice that still resonates today.

Friday 19 June, 10am to 11am
Steps Theatre, Central Library, Wellgate Centre

Book now: https://dundeebookfestival.com/

Join the GreenWave Project at Baxter Park!

As part of the GreenWave Project, supported by the Scottish Government Public Library Improvement Fund, we’re inviting you to enjoy a fun and meaningful hour in nature.

What’s happening?
Come along for a relaxed session of bird watching and litter picking in beautiful Baxter Park. Our staff will show you how to use the free Merlin Bird App to help identify local birds, while we work together to care for one of our greenspaces.

Where: Baxter Park
When: We aim to run sessions on the 3rd Saturday of every month
Duration: 1 hour

Booking information:
Spaces are limited (due to the number of litter pickers available), so please book ahead.
If you have your own litter picker, you are welcome to come along and meet us there.

Contact:
Phone: 01382 438882
Email: [email protected]
Please note:

No unsupervised children
Most suitable for children aged 6+

Join us to learn, explore, and help look after our local environment.