Library Volunteers--Worth the Effort!
Library Volunteers--Worth the Effort!

Author: Sally Gardner Reed

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2010-07-27

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780786484102

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Faced with ever growing patron demands, tight budgets, and limited personnel, libraries are relying more and more on volunteers to assist the paid staff. But for every professional who "manages" volunteers there is a horror story--a "problem volunteer" who lacked the talent, commitment, team spirit, personality or available time to do the job. How does the busy librarian develop and manage a successful volunteer program? This is the guide to implementing and managing a volunteer program tailored to the needs of the individual library. Issues such as recruitment and placement, training, development, and evaluation, and the "challenging" volunteer are discussed. Sample applications, advertisements, press releases, job descriptions, and skills and aptitude tests are also included.

Managing Library Volunteers
Managing Library Volunteers

Author: Preston Driggers

Publisher: ALA Editions

Published: 2011-01-13

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780838910641

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Quality volunteers can make a world of difference in today's library, and this hands-on guide gives you everything you need to maximize your library's services and build a bridge between your library and the community it serves.

Volunteers in Libraries
Volunteers in Libraries

Author: Rashelle S. Karp

Publisher: Chicago : Library Administration and Management Association, American Library Association

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 16

ISBN-13:

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This booklet provides guidance on how to manage and make the most of volunteers in a library. It covers areas such as planning, generating commitment, and documenting and budgeting projects. The focus is upon seeing volunteers as enhancements and not as threats to library jobs.

Success with Library Volunteers
Success with Library Volunteers

Author: Leslie Edmonds Holt

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2013-12-12

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 1610690494

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Covering principles, practical guidelines, and best practices for establishing and operating a successful library volunteer program in any type of library, this is a must-have resource for the 21st-century librarian. In these tough economic times, librarians must maximize the potential of their volunteer programs. This innovative guide not only provides readers with the practical information they need to recruit, manage, and retain effective volunteers, but also demonstrates how to create a dynamic volunteer program—one that offers purposeful work and emphasizes rewards rather than rules and forms. Illustrated by best practices, this book also offers practical guidelines for evaluating the success of a volunteer program—in terms of the library's benefit, and in terms of the experience from the volunteer's point of view.

Volunteers
Volunteers

Author: Helen Little

Publisher:

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 117

ISBN-13: 9781928892014

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An essential guide for volunteer leaders and staff of professional, trade and charitable organizations. Outlines 12 basic needs of volunteers in membership associations and clearly explains how to meet those needs. Rich with examples and useful tools, this book is a quick read that you will reference again and again.

From Library Volunteer to Library Advocate
From Library Volunteer to Library Advocate

Author: Carla Campbell Lehn

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2018-05-24

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13:

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This guide will show you how to reinvigorate your library's volunteer program using your community as a resource. Volunteers are essential to a library's well-being, but running a volunteer program is a complicated task that could often be done so as to bring more benefit to your library. This book draws on the author's decades of experience in public libraries and the nonprofit arena, and on cutting-edge professional trends in volunteer management, to show you how to tap into each of your volunteer's talents and match them to your library's needs. Providing multiple tactics for improving your library's volunteer program, the book covers redoubling your recruitment efforts to attract more volunteers, more logically assigning roles, and growing your relationships with volunteers. In addition, it addresses common problems with volunteers and potential barriers to success and explains how to overcome them. No matter what size your library, its volunteer staff, or its budget, this practical book will help you to streamline your volunteer program and more effectively engage the community to transform your library into a flourishing community center.

Library Volunteers Welcome!
Library Volunteers Welcome!

Author: Carol Smallwood

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2016-09-09

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 0786497807

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Volunteers are crucial to the daily operation of any library. Finding and retaining the right people, motivating them and matching their skills with projects is challenging. This collection of 30 new essays brings together the experiences of numerous individuals across the U.S., providing ideas, projects and best practices for volunteer recruiting and management. The contributors--among them library board members, heads of special collections, directors of state library associations, outreach coordinators, archivists and researchers--discuss a broad range of topics in five sections: recruitment and retention; policies and process; mentoring and empowering; placement, programs and responsibilities; and outreach.

Teen Volunteer Services in Libraries
Teen Volunteer Services in Libraries

Author: Kellie M. Gillespie

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9780810848375

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Aimed at both experienced and new volunteer managers, this guide offers practical advice about starting and maintaining effective teen volunteer programs in school and public libraries. With sensitivity for teens' special needs and their lack of experience in the workplace, it covers the basics of interviewing, training, and supervising. Included are profiles of several library volunteer programs with sample forms and promotional materials, lively anecdotes from the library world, and tips from successful managers of teen volunteers.

Independent School Libraries
Independent School Libraries

Author: Dorcas Hand

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2010-06-11

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 159158812X

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The first book published about independent school libraries since 1985, this work offers both the independent school library community and the broader school library community a wealth of insights into excellence in library practice. Independent School Libraries: Perspectives on Excellence offers readers insights into best practices in library services for school communities, using examples drawn from independent schools of various sizes, descriptions, and locations across the United States. Two overview essays introduce a statistical analysis of independent schools. Each of the remaining essays provides perspective on a different aspect of library practice, including staffing, advocacy, assessment, technology, collaboration, programs beyond the curriculum, intellectual freedom and privacy, budgeting, accreditation, disaster planning, and more. Because independent school librarians work across divisions and without a mandate to adhere to state or national standards, they have the freedom to explore and refine best practice in a school library setting. Fortunately, the ideas and methods they have developed, many of which are on display here, can be applied in any school library.