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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780498203321

Autore

Driggers Preston F (Preston Franklin), <1940->

Titolo

Managing library volunteers [[electronic resource] ] : a practical toolkit / / Preston Driggers, Eileen Dumas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : American Library Association, 2002

ISBN

0-8389-9911-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (182 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DumasEileen

Disciplina

023.9

027.473

Soggetti

Volunteer workers in libraries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-164) and index.

Nota di contenuto

PART I VOLUNTEER LIBRARY PROGRAM; PART II VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT; PART III TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT; PART IV AWARDS AND RECOGNITION; PART V VOLUNTEER RULES AND DISCIPLINE; PART VI VOLUNTEER RECORD KEEPING; FIGURE AND SAMPLES v; SAMPLES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii; HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL ix; INTRODUCTION: THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM CYCLE xi; FIGURE 1 Enhancing Library Services: The Volunteer Program Cycle xi; BIBLIOGRAPHY 161; INDEX 165;

Sommario/riassunto

Volunteers play a vital role in successful libraries across the county, and as staffing budgets shrink and change, it is more important now than ever to create and sustain a volunteer program that works to your advantage. This hands-on guide to recruiting, training, managing, and recognizing library volunteers is packed with ideas that will help you to both start from scratch or reenergize the system you already have. It is a must-have for any size or type of budget-savvy, proactive library. Organized around the timeline of the volunteer recruitment process, this practical toolkit covers the g