
From Library Volunteer to Library Advocate
Tapping into the Power of Community Engagement
- 216 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
From Library Volunteer to Library Advocate
Tapping into the Power of Community Engagement
About this book
This guide will show you how to reinvigorate your library's volunteer program using your community as a resource. Volunteers are essential to a library's well-being, but running a volunteer program is a complicated task that could often be done so as to bring more benefit to your library. This book draws on the author's decades of experience in public libraries and the nonprofit arena, and on cutting-edge professional trends in volunteer management, to show you how to tap into each of your volunteer's talents and match them to your library's needs. Providing multiple tactics for improving your library's volunteer program, the book covers redoubling your recruitment efforts to attract more volunteers, more logically assigning roles, and growing your relationships with volunteers. In addition, it addresses common problems with volunteers and potential barriers to success and explains how to overcome them. No matter what size your library, its volunteer staff, or its budget, this practical book will help you to streamline your volunteer program and more effectively engage the community to transform your library into a flourishing community center.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Why Volunteers?
- Chapter 2. Volunteerism Trends Changing the Landscape
- Chapter 3. Why People Volunteer
- Chapter 4. Volunteer Recruitment
- Chapter 5. Success Factors for Volunteer Engagement
- Chapter 6. How It All Gets Done
- Chapter 7. Administrative and Legal Issues
- Chapter 8. Volunteer Engagement Strategy Summary
- Epilogue: Let’s Get Started! Call to Action
- Appendix: Troubleshooting
- Resources
- Index