🇵🇱 ESC Volunteering in Poland 📚 Promoting Culture and Reading 🎨 Municipal Library, Przasnysz 🇵🇱
Are you creative, communicative, and comfortable working with people of all ages — from children to seniors — with a genuine interest in culture, reading, and community life? Miejska Biblioteka Publiczna in Przasnysz, a town in northern Masovia, Poland, is looking for ESC volunteers to support the library team in running cultural and educational activities, managing social media (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube), and bringing an intercultural dimension to everything from language cafés to STEM workshops. Flat shared with another volunteer, €150 food budget and €180 pocket money per month, online language course provided. No deadline — apply as soon as possible.
🇵🇱 Did You Know? Przasnysz is one of the oldest towns in the Masovian region of Poland — it received its town charter in the 14th century and has a history stretching back over 700 years. Located about 100 km north of Warsaw in a quiet rural landscape, it is the kind of authentic, unhurried Polish town that most international visitors never discover. Living here as an ESC volunteer means becoming part of a real community rather than a tourist destination.
What Will You Do?
📚Support library staff in the preparation and running of activities for readers and local inhabitants of all ages — from children's reading sessions to senior events
📱Create content and manage social media — including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube — bringing fresh, creative energy to the library's digital presence
🌍Organise language cafés and intercultural activities — sharing your language, background, and culture with the local community through hands-on, participatory formats
🎓Support educational activities at local high schools — including meetings, workshops, and presentations that connect the library with the wider community
🔬Help organise handicraft and STEM workshops — practical, creative sessions for participants of different ages and backgrounds
🎪Support events such as excursions, workshops, and concerts — contributing to the cultural life of Przasnysz beyond the library walls
🎬Take photos and create videos for the library's social media channels — your visual storytelling skills are actively valued and encouraged
💡Realise your own initiatives — especially those with an intercultural dimension. Volunteers are genuinely encouraged to bring their own ideas and make them happen
💡 Did You Know? Public libraries in Poland have undergone a remarkable transformation in recent decades — from traditional book-lending institutions into vibrant community cultural centres offering workshops, language courses, digital literacy programmes, concerts, and exhibitions. The Miejska Biblioteka Publiczna in Przasnysz is part of this movement, making it one of the most dynamic and community-facing ESC host environments a volunteer could find in Poland.
Accommodation, Food & Travel
🏠Flat shared with another volunteer of the same gender — common bedroom and living room, located in Przasnysz, approximately 100 km north of Warsaw with bus connections to the capital (around 2h 20 min)
🍳€150 per month food budget — volunteers cook for themselves in the shared flat
💰€180 per month pocket money for personal expenses
✈️International travel reimbursed up to €211, €309, or €395 depending on distance from home country
🗣️Online language course provided via the EU Academy — language support is built into the placement from the start
Training & Learning
🧭Orientation training by the coordinating organisation — introduction to the project, getting to know coordinators, integration with other volunteers and mentors, and planning
🇵🇱On-arrival training organised by the National Agency — 5-day introduction to Poland and the ESC programme
📋Mid-term evaluation meeting organised by the National Agency — 5 days of reflection and development at the halfway point
🌍Evaluation meetings and trainings every two months — covering intercultural education, learning, cultural adaptation, and communication skills
🎓Final evaluation by the coordinating organisation — structured reflection on the full placement experience before departure
Who Can Apply?
🤝You are friendly, build relationships easily, and are comfortable working with people of all ages — from young children to senior citizens
🗣️You have communicative English — enough to work and engage with the team and community on a daily basis
💡You are creative, independent, and ready to bring your own ideas and initiatives to the project — initiative is actively welcomed here
🏡You are comfortable living in a small town — Przasnysz has 17,000 inhabitants and is an authentic community environment rather than a big city
📚You are reliable, diligent, and genuinely interested in culture — this is a placement that rewards curiosity and consistent engagement
Activity Dates & Key Information
Eligible Countries
🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇬🇱 Greenland, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇺🇦 Ukraine
Application Link
🔗 Apply here: youth.europa.eu — Promoting Culture and Reading, Przasnysz Poland
📋 Infopack: spw.ngo/przasnysz-infopack
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