Policy Type
Last updated: March 2008
USE OF VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers enhance the library’s basic service program by performing selected ongoing tasks and special projects that supplement existing services and which provide a higher level of service than the library could otherwise afford.
As a community organization, the library also provides limited opportunities for individuals requesting volunteer duties in order to meet educational or community service requirements. Benefit to the library is the deciding factor in determining the number and scope of these alliances.
EXAMPLES OF VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
- Assisting with children’s activities, e.g. summer library program
- Delivery of library materials to homebound patrons
- Staffing The Ground Floor
- Supplementing shelf-reading done by staff
- Clerical work for special projects, such as distributing and collecting survey forms in the library, stuffing and labeling envelopes and data entry
- Materials processing in Technical Services
- Other duties in Reference and Circulation
VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION
A staff committee arranges for appropriate recognition of adult library volunteers. Teen volunteers may be recognized separately.