Library Volunteers Welcome!: Strategies for Attracting, Retaining and Making the Most of Willing Helpers

by Carol Smallwood and Lura Sanborn

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786497807
• ISBN13: 9780786497805
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher