Austin Museum of Art Events
Location: Austin Museum of Art (AMOA), 823 Congress Ave.
(Helen Ginger, Chair)

Volunteers will:

• Assist with crowd hospitality
• Maintain traffic flow in out of the main room and for book signings
• Assist speakers and panelists
• Make runs to the festival Capitol grounds if supplies or equipment is needed
• Assist with room set-up and breakdown
  
• Monitor crowds and noise so festival events do not interfere with regular museum activities
• Have fun!
  
• Please note: These events are located at the Austin Museum of Art, 823 Congress Ave.
  
  
  
  
  

Author Escorts
Location: Festival Grounds
(Juanita Pichler & Melinda Eppler & Judy Mackenzie & Tracy Young, Chair)

Volunteers will:

• assist with author check-in and hospitality at the Festival
• escort the author(s) to their program/panel location
• escort the author(s) from the program/panel location to the author signing area and stay with the author(s) until the end of the assigned book-signing time
• serve as "gofer" for the author(s) as needed during book signing, for items such as Festival provided refreshments
• must become familiar with Festival grounds so as to escort author to various TBF destinations

Volunteers must be age 20 or older for this event.

Barnes & Noble Book Sales
Location: Festival Grounds
(Cathy Lane & Melissa Baker & Janice Langlinais, Chair)

Barnes & Noble Volunteers will:

• help maintain traffic flow in Barnes & Noble book sale tents
• assist with inventory, boxing, and unpacking books
• Note: There are two Barnes & Noble book sales tents.  Volunteers will be assigned to one of the B&N tents by the B&N Chairperson.
  

**Friday, October 15th, 10pm-1am - we will need volunteers to help unload & set up tables of books.  Ability to lift 40 pounds or more preferred.

**Sunday 4:45pm - 7pm - we will need volunteers to help box up & load left over books.  Ability to lift 40 pounds or more preferred.

Book Signing
Location: Festival Grounds
(Tana Petrich & Alan Miller, Chair)

Expect to stand for long periods of time and to present a pleasant demeanor to people waiting in line for author signings.

Volunteers will:

• greet visitors and authors
• prepare author signing areas
• help maintain traffic flow, establishing lines for author signings
• provide loss prevention at entrances and exits by counting number of books people bring into the book sales tent and in turn checking receipts and bags upon exiting the tent
• assist in the set-up of tent area, tables & chairs, hanging posters and signage

Capitol Building Event Monitors
Location: Festival Grounds
(Mary E. Christian & Brenda Null, Chair)

Enjoy the richness of programming in the Capitol while volunteering.

Volunteers will:

• prepare rooms before and after each presentation
• count those in attendance
• monitor late entrances such as managing doors so they don't slam/make noise, exits and hall noise as needed
• generally help with crowd control as attendees enter and exit presentations
• assist visitors in finding their way around the Capitol and Capitol Extension
• direct traffic inside the Capitol
  

A plum assignment --  it is INDOORS. 
Plus you get to see those very  popular presentations held inside the Capitol - in the room you are assigned.

 

Entertainment Tent
Location: Festival Grounds
(Roger Polson & Cash Edwards, Chair)

Volunteers will:

• escort entertainers and assist them with loading and unloading equipment
• assist with crowd hospitality
• help clean the tent and straighten chairs between performances
• monitor the product table and assist with CD/media sales

Best seat in the house! Great way to see musicians or other artists performing at the Festival.

Exhibitor Check-In
Location: Festival Grounds
(Debra Saleny, Chair)

Volunteers will:

• assist exhibitors with locating their tent and booth during move-in at the festival
  
• check-in exhibitors and distribute credentials, as well as provide exhibitor information throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday
• check on exhibitors and exhibitor spaces within the tents, as requested by Exhibitor Coordinator, to assure that the festival is running smoothly throughout the event

 

Family Life Center Events
Location: Family Life Center FUMC
(Catherine Davis, Chair)


Family Life Center Event volunteers may be asked to greet visitors and authors; prepare author signing areas; help maintain traffic flow, assist with visitors crossing the street.

Saturday only events.  

(Please note -- The Family Life Center is part of the First United Methodist Church - FUMC - which is located on festival grounds at the corner of Lavaca and 12th St.).

Information Booth
Location: Festival Grounds
(Ellie Colllier & Molly Dahlstrom , Chair)

Volunteers will:

• provide maps, directions, and information to Festival attendees
• assist with locating programs and activities
• answer festival-related questions
• welcome people to the festival, and present a positive, helpful attitude to festival-goers
• Volunteers will be assigned to work at either the information booth or may be asked to work as a Festival Guide

Logistics / Parking
Location: Festival Grounds
(Jann Girard & Bobby Loyd, Chair)

Volunteers may be asked to help with any of the following tasks:

• assist with traffic control in parking areas
• other logistical duties, as assigned 
• may be asked to deliver supplies on the festival grounds
  

Merchandise Tents
Location: Festival Grounds
(LaDonna Castanuela & Michelle Lingo, Chair)

Volunteers will:

• assist with Texas Book Festival merchandise sales
• need to be able to stand, bend, reach, and do light lifting
• become familiar with the merchandise including sizes, size availability, material
• greet the public and list various merchandise and costs
• prepare and maintain the merchandise sales booths
• assist with inventory, boxing, unpacking and arranging merchandise for sale
• some volunteers will be specifically assigned to cash registers and these people will receive appropriate training and be expected to handle cash and credit card information responsibly

Sanctuary Events
Location: FUMC Sanctuary
(Ann Teich, Chair)

Volunteers will:

• Greet attendees and pass out schedules
• Help visitors locate restrooms and trashcans
• Remind visitors that no food or drink is allowed in the sanctuary
  
• Pick up trash at end of event
  

Events at the Sanctuary are scheduled for Saturday only.

(Please Note: The Sanctuary is part of the First United Methodist Church - FUMC - which is located on festival grounds at the corner of Lavaca and 12th St.).

Signage
Location: Festival Grounds
(Josh Cano, Chair)

Volunteers will:

• assist in placing signs before Festival begins and picking up signs when Festival is over
• help in assessing where additional signage is needed
  

Surprise Me!
Location: Festival Grounds

Volunteers will:

• Be assigned to where the need is greatest. 
  
• Your assignment may include any of the above jobs, or ‘last minute’ new assignments.
• May also include “Floaters” (fill in where needed)
• Times may also need to be tweaked a little to match the assignment.  So, please consider them approximate times, until your new assignment is confirmed.
  

Thank you for being so flexible!  We always need volunteers that are willing to be assigned 'where needed'.

Volunteer Tent
Location: Festival Grounds
(Lola Cowling, Barbara Jorge, Chair)

Volunteers will:

• greet volunteers at the Volunteer Tent
• assist with checking in volunteers at the Volunteer Tent
• distribute volunteer T-shirts 
• direct volunteers to the location of their assignment
• gather evaluations about the volunteer experience
• may be asked to make assignments on demand - such as assigning Floaters, or On-Site volunteers, as needed

Really fun assignment. Get to meet and greet hundreds of excited volunteers.  

Children's Book Signing
Location: Festival Grounds - Children's Tent
(Vera Vera Muniz, Chair)

Volunteers will:

• help maintain traffic flow in the children's book signing area
• greet visitors and authors
• prepare author signing areas
• assist with inventory, boxing, unpacking and arranging books
• other duties, as assigned
  

Children's Entertainment
Location: Festival Grounds - Children's Tent

Volunteers will:

• set up props and provide technical assistance for storytellers and entertainers
• direct children and parents in the area and answer questions
• help to quiet children before and during storytelling
• keep the area neat
• assist with crowd hospitality before and during storytelling

Children's Reading
Location: Festival Grounds - Children's Tent
(Laura Abadiano, Chair)

Volunteers will:

• assist with setup and teardown of table materials, chairs, and signage
• greet authors and Master of Ceremony at check-in table
• replenish stock of bottled water for authors
• assist the Master of Ceremony in quieting the crowd
• help in clearing the tent
• escort authors to other areas of the Festival
• monitor children in attendance

Like kids? Need to fulfill an assignment for class?
Lots of laughs and smiles here!
See authors up close while you volunteer.
Meet an author of a children's book that you love.