Work in Brown Books bookshop!
Ever wanted to work in a bookshop? Have experience of providing project support? Want to join a literature focused organisation?
Then we might just have the perfect role for you…
We are looking for two Volunteer and Project Coordinators, who can support the delivery of the Brown Books bookshop project and the various projects we are running, including the Storytelling project and our Book Festival.
Funded by Arts Council England, National Lottery Community Fund, Luton Rising and Luton Citizens Fund, the two positions are shop-based for 16.5 hours a week each, and will be on fixed term contracts from March until June 2024. There may be potential to extend based on further funding applications.
The roles will support:
- the recruitment and workload of the bookshop volunteers
- the day to day running of the shop
- the delivery of events and activities in the shop
- the administration and delivery wider Luton Literature projects
- administration of Luton Literature projects and further work
As this is shop based role, you will be expected to work weekends and evenings for events, and there may be occasional travel to other locations.
About Brown Books
Brown Books is a small second-hand community bookshop based in High Town, which
opened as a pilot project on 28 April 2023 and is situated at 77 High Town Road, Luton, LU2 0BW.
Since opening, we have delivered 7 children’s storytelling and literature based craft activities, 12 adult author or poetry events, and numerous additional events, including creative writing groups.
We intend to increase this to five activities a week between March and June 2024.
We have 14 volunteers who donate around 78 hours a week on average, and we work with
15 local organisations, including Luton Council and Luton Libraries, and three local schools.
About Luton Literature
Luton Literature CIC is a not-for-profit organisation, set up to encourage a love of reading and creative writing at any age through a range of events, activities and initiatives, and to promote the early uptake of reading in children.
Download an application pack and find out how to apply on our Jobs in 2024 page.
