Mission Statement: The Fern Ridge
Library asks
volunteers to give their talents and energy to supplement and
complement the
staff. This frees staff to initiate new
and innovative programs. A benefit of a
successful program can result in volunteers becoming public advocates
for the library
and its services.
VOLUNTEER APPLICATION
If you would like to
volunteer,
print and fill out the volunteer application and return it to the
library. You
can also pick up an application at the library. The Volunteer
Coordinator will
call you to set up an appointment.
Volunteer Application (PDF file)
VOLUNTEER CODE
Volunteers will….
1. Not
discriminate against or
refuse service to anyone.
2. Show respect
to each other,
their supervisors, and the library- its goals and mission.
3. Be expected
to respect
patrons’ and coworkers’ privacy and keep all records confidential.
4. Take
responsibility for duties
as assigned; and not undertake tasks or perform services, which are
beyond
their level of experience or training.
5.
Present themselves on the job in a neat,
well-groomed manner in regards to your job.
6. Be expected
to refrain from
arguing, shouting, or causing physical harm to each other and patrons.
7. Be safety
conscious.
8. Volunteers are expected to
contribute positively to a work environment that is free from unwelcome
overtures, advances, or coercion, by or to any volunteer, employee, or
member
of the public using library facilities or attending a library
program.
Please bring any matter of this nature to the
attention of the volunteer coordinator, so that immediate corrective
action can
be taken.
VOLUNTEER PROCEDURES
Volunteers will….
1. Promptly report, through proper channels,
problems,
concerns, and
injuries. Staff will deal with this in a professional manner quickly
and
efficiently.
2. Seek
assistance for any
problems beyond their bounds of authority.
3. Notify the
volunteer
coordinator in advance of any planned absences such as vacations, jury
duty, or
leaves of absence. In case of illness,
injury, loss of transportation, or any other reason, we ask that you, a
friend,
or other family member notify us as soon as possible.
4. Take breaks
in the break room.
5. Wear a
volunteer tag while
performing their assignment, unless they are working in the back room. This identifies them visually to library
patrons as a volunteer.
6. Receive an annual informal
feedback session with the volunteer coordinator to acknowledge
accomplishments,
make suggestions for improvements, and to solicit the volunteer’s
evaluation of
training, work assignment, and supervision.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
FROM US:
APPRECIATION!
Supervision: Your
supervisor or the volunteer coordinator
will provide you with job training and some supervision. It is
important for you to be able to work
independently. If you have any questions
regarding your work, please ask your supervisor.
Documentation: Records of all time volunteered at the
library are kept. Please make sure you
log your time in half hour increments on the calendar each time you
volunteer.
Recognition: The library will
recognize you for your
service in a variety of ways.
VOLUNTEER JOB
DESCRIPTIONS
1. Shelving
books & other
materials: Filing materials to go back
on the shelf.
2. Shelf reading: Reading the shelves for accuracy.
We have shelf reading parties quarterly.
3. Book Covering: Covering new materials, paperbacks and
hardbacks. This does require manual
dexterity.
4. Book Repair: Using trained methods of fixing broken books
such as, gluing and sewing and also requires manual dexterity.
5. Magazine
collection: Checking in received
subscription and donated
magazines and processing them. Also
assisting staff in pulling old magazines and labeling shelves.
6. Paperback
collection: Processing new donated
paperbacks and putting
returned ones back on the shelf.
7. Computer work: This ranges from data entry, cataloging
materials, to graphic design.
8. Creating
displays: This would include holiday
decorating,
special displays, and the bulletin boards.
9. Light
maintenance: Doing various jobs, things
that need special
attention.
10.
Cassette/Video Repair: Special skills are
required. Knowledge of how tapes work and
possible
previous experience.
11. Helping with
activities
Preschool
Story time
(Wednesdays 10:30)
Children’s
Arts & Craft
Time (1st Saturday of each month, 1 p.m.)
Summer
Reading Program/other
youth programs
Programs
for adults (Community
Programs)
12.
Changing the reader board for upcoming
programs.
13. Help with
preprocessing of
materials: This includes stamping books,
writing information on tapes, CDs, and DVDs, or placing into cases.
14. Pulling
expired books off of
the new bookshelf and removing the dots.
15. Volunteers
can join special
groups and committees: Safety,
Technology, and Grants Committee, Community Programs Committee, Friends
of the
Library, Fern Ridge Library Foundation, and the Fern Ridge Library
Board.
16. Special
projects that are
assigned by the Volunteer Coordinator or the Fern Ridge Library Staff.
**Most
volunteers are expected to
do some shelving unless you have any physical limitations.
Volunteering should be a mutually rewarding
experience for both you, as the volunteer, and the library. In order to gain volunteer status complete 2
hours of service and maintain 1 hour of service a month.
