What do your volunteers do?

"Libraries often think of volunteers only for "traditional" volunteer jobs--book shelver, book mender, shelf duster. while some people love performing these tasks, ...potential volunteers may be, for example, accomplished trainers, graphic designers and public relations specialists"....."Volunteers enjoy sharing their time and talents with the library.... They are also excellent ambassadors in the community for all that we do."
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http://www.library.ca.gov/newsletter/2001/CSL_Connection_Jul01.pdf

Rural Library Volunteers: pros and cons

Rural Library volunteers can be the lifeblood of the library. They promote community involvement, bring expertise and, best of all, are easy on the budget. They also go on vacation whenever they want, need time consuming training and are selective about the tasks they will do. We want to discuss and discover how the volunteer forces in rural libraries are used, trained, screened and all the pros and cons involved!