Library Volunteers Welcome!
Strategies for Attracting, Retaining and Making the Most of Willing Helpers
Herausgeber: Sanborn, Lura; Smallwood, Carol
Library Volunteers Welcome!
Strategies for Attracting, Retaining and Making the Most of Willing Helpers
Herausgeber: Sanborn, Lura; Smallwood, Carol
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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:…mehr
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- Produktdetails
- Verlag: McFarland
- Seitenzahl: 264
- Erscheinungstermin: 26. August 2016
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 14mm
- Gewicht: 503g
- ISBN-13: 9780786497805
- ISBN-10: 0786497807
- Artikelnr.: 43675130
- Verlag: McFarland
- Seitenzahl: 264
- Erscheinungstermin: 26. August 2016
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 14mm
- Gewicht: 503g
- ISBN-13: 9780786497805
- ISBN-10: 0786497807
- Artikelnr.: 43675130
Foreword by James LaRue
Preface
Part I: Recruitment and Retention
More Meaningful Recognition, Support and Appreciation of Volunteers
(Jeannine Berroteran)
Retaining English as a Second Language Tutors for an Adult Literacy
Program at a Joint-Use Library (Rayla Hanselmann and Rachel Dellinger)
Projects to Increase Teen Volunteer Retention and Get More Done! (Monena M.
Hall)
Creating Carrots: Promoting Productivity and Motivating Student Workers in
Academic Libraries (Patti Gibbons)
Finding and Keeping Good Volunteers: From Recruitment to Sustainability
(Carla Campbell Lehn)
Recruitment (Lindsey F. Smith)
Retaining Volunteers: How to Get Volunteers to Stay for the Long-Term
(Felicia M. Vertrees)
Part II: Policies and Process
Why Not a Volunteer Interview? (Jeannine Berroteran)
Volunteers and Policy: Working Together for the Support of All (Su Epstein)
Going Beyond Shelving: Meaningful Internships for Student and
Academic Library Success (Theresa McDevitt and Judith Hagan Villa)
Volunteer Partnerships: Defining Success (Maryann Mori)
How to Undermine Your Volunteer Program: A Dozen Ways to Fail (Faye C.
Roberts)
Job Descriptions: Roadmaps to Success (Faye C. Roberts)
Part III: Mentoring and Empowering
Training Tomorrow's Workforce: Teaching Lifelong Job Skills and
Cultivating Professionalism During Student Employment (Patti Gibbons)
Recruit, Retain and Advise: The Role of the Librarian-Mentor in the
Volunteer Experience (Keith Phelan Gorman and Kathelene McCarty Smith)
Rethinking Volunteerism in the Academic Library: Shifting Attitudes
Toward a Skilled Workforce (Keith Phelan Gorman and Kathelene McCarty
Smith)
Service Learners: Taking Teens to the Next Level (Chelsie Harris and Miko
Osada)
Empowered and Empowering: Library Outreach with Older Volunteers (André R.
Powe)
Recognition (Lindsey F. Smith)
Part IV: Placement, Programs and Responsibilities
Teaching Technology with Volunteers in the Library (Justin de la Cruz)
Technology Volunteers in the Idea Lab: Fun with Robotics and Computer
Programming (Justin de la Cruz)
Volunteers in Academic Libraries: The Southeastern Louisiana University
Experience (Eric W. Johnson and Janie Branham)
Maximize Teen Engagement with Highly Skilled Teen Volunteers (Jane Gov)
Baby Boomer Volunteers: Make the Best Use of Their Skills (Carla Campbell
Lehn)
Tapping into Teens (Maryann Mori)
Part V: Outreach
Volunteers with Disabilities: How to Make It Work (Carrie S. Banks)
Volunteer Handlers and Therapy Dogs: An Innovative Community
Outreach Activity for Libraries (Mary Renck Jalongo and Theresa McDevitt)
Case Study: Get Involved: Powered by Your Library-A California Statewide
Library Volunteer Initiative (Carla Campbell Lehn)
Volunteers in Archives, Special Collections and Special Libraries
Academic Settings (Tomaro I. Taylor)
How to Leverage Library Volunteers for Community Outreach (Felicia M.
Vertrees)
About the Contributors
Index
Foreword by James LaRue
Preface
Part I: Recruitment and Retention
More Meaningful Recognition, Support and Appreciation of Volunteers
(Jeannine Berroteran)
Retaining English as a Second Language Tutors for an Adult Literacy
Program at a Joint-Use Library (Rayla Hanselmann and Rachel Dellinger)
Projects to Increase Teen Volunteer Retention and Get More Done! (Monena M.
Hall)
Creating Carrots: Promoting Productivity and Motivating Student Workers in
Academic Libraries (Patti Gibbons)
Finding and Keeping Good Volunteers: From Recruitment to Sustainability
(Carla Campbell Lehn)
Recruitment (Lindsey F. Smith)
Retaining Volunteers: How to Get Volunteers to Stay for the Long-Term
(Felicia M. Vertrees)
Part II: Policies and Process
Why Not a Volunteer Interview? (Jeannine Berroteran)
Volunteers and Policy: Working Together for the Support of All (Su Epstein)
Going Beyond Shelving: Meaningful Internships for Student and
Academic Library Success (Theresa McDevitt and Judith Hagan Villa)
Volunteer Partnerships: Defining Success (Maryann Mori)
How to Undermine Your Volunteer Program: A Dozen Ways to Fail (Faye C.
Roberts)
Job Descriptions: Roadmaps to Success (Faye C. Roberts)
Part III: Mentoring and Empowering
Training Tomorrow's Workforce: Teaching Lifelong Job Skills and
Cultivating Professionalism During Student Employment (Patti Gibbons)
Recruit, Retain and Advise: The Role of the Librarian-Mentor in the
Volunteer Experience (Keith Phelan Gorman and Kathelene McCarty Smith)
Rethinking Volunteerism in the Academic Library: Shifting Attitudes
Toward a Skilled Workforce (Keith Phelan Gorman and Kathelene McCarty
Smith)
Service Learners: Taking Teens to the Next Level (Chelsie Harris and Miko
Osada)
Empowered and Empowering: Library Outreach with Older Volunteers (André R.
Powe)
Recognition (Lindsey F. Smith)
Part IV: Placement, Programs and Responsibilities
Teaching Technology with Volunteers in the Library (Justin de la Cruz)
Technology Volunteers in the Idea Lab: Fun with Robotics and Computer
Programming (Justin de la Cruz)
Volunteers in Academic Libraries: The Southeastern Louisiana University
Experience (Eric W. Johnson and Janie Branham)
Maximize Teen Engagement with Highly Skilled Teen Volunteers (Jane Gov)
Baby Boomer Volunteers: Make the Best Use of Their Skills (Carla Campbell
Lehn)
Tapping into Teens (Maryann Mori)
Part V: Outreach
Volunteers with Disabilities: How to Make It Work (Carrie S. Banks)
Volunteer Handlers and Therapy Dogs: An Innovative Community
Outreach Activity for Libraries (Mary Renck Jalongo and Theresa McDevitt)
Case Study: Get Involved: Powered by Your Library-A California Statewide
Library Volunteer Initiative (Carla Campbell Lehn)
Volunteers in Archives, Special Collections and Special Libraries
Academic Settings (Tomaro I. Taylor)
How to Leverage Library Volunteers for Community Outreach (Felicia M.
Vertrees)
About the Contributors
Index