Library volunteers : a practical guide for librarians

Renner, Allison, 1985- (author.).

Summary:

Volunteers are one of the most overlooked and underused resources available to nonprofits and other organizations. This guide will help find willing volunteers in the community and utilize their skills in a way that benefits the volunteer as well as the organization. Overseeing volunteers can be a daunting task. On top of all of the other duties library staff are typically responsible for, creating a volunteer program from scratch can seem nearly impossible. The work doesn't stop once the program is created: volunteers have to be trained and retained; job duties have to be written, assessed, and refreshed; the benefits of the program need to be documented and weighed. While "volunteer coordinator" is easily a full-time job, it rarely is in the library or nonprofit world. Anything that can make volunteer management easier on library and nonprofit staff will benefit everyone involved. 0.

Record details

ISBN: 9781538116913
ISBN: 153811691X
Physical Description: xv, 101 pages ; 28 cm.
Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]
Copyright: ©2019

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	About Volunteers -- Creating a Program -- Assessing Library Needs -- Launching the Volunteer Program -- Volunteer Program Foundations -- Growing and Expanding the Program -- Sample Paperwork.