Training Materials
Learn more about best practices in volunteer recruitment and engagement, and how to get the results you need.
NOTE: These are examples from public libraries and should be reviewed and modified to ensure fit with local policies and culture.
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Engaging Pro Bono & Skills-Based Volunteers Webinar Slides
These slides are from the one-hour webinar presented for a library audience by Jennifer Bennett, CVA, Senior Manager of Education and Training at… more |
Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Staff Training | Skilled Volunteers, Pro Bono, Webinar | |
Creative and Innovative Recognition Strategies for Today's Library Volunteers
This October 24, 2019 webinar is presented by Jennifer Bennett of VolunteerMatch. Please fast forward through the first 6 minutes, as we had some… more |
Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Staff Training | recognition | |
Pro Bono Project Worksheet - VolunteerMatch
This worksheet was a handout provided during aone-hour webinar entitled Engaging Pro Bono & Skilled Volunteers. It was presented for a library… more |
Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Staff Training | Skilled Volunteers, Pro Bono | |
Connecting with Today's Volunteers to Transform the Friends of the Library
This one hour webinar was presented in September 2019 by Carla Lehn for the Friends of Libraries section of the New York Library Association.… more |
Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Capacity Building, Staff Training | Friends of the Library | |
Teen Summer Volunteer Orientation - Riverside County CA
Sample Teen Volunteer Summer Reading Program orientation agenda |
Volunteer Orientation, Millennials | teen volunteers, Teens | |
Online Book Sale Operation - Mesa AZ
The Mesa Public Library in Arizona has an amazing online booksale operation supervised by the library's volunteer coordinator. In Fall 2019 we had… more |
Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Capacity Building | online booksales, Friends, Friends of the Library | |
Online Book Sales & Research Training #2: Parts of a Book - Mesa AZ
The Mesa Public Library in Arizona utilizes volunteers to support their huge online booksale operation. This Training Outline is one of three shared… more |
Job Specific Volunteer Training, Engaging High Impact Volunteers | online booksales | |
Online Book Sales & Research Training #3: Assessing the Condition of a Book - Mesa AZ
The Mesa Public Library in Arizona utilizes volunteers to support their huge online booksale operation. This Training Outline is one of three shared… more |
Job Specific Volunteer Training, Engaging High Impact Volunteers | online booksales | |
Volunteers with Disabilities: ASCLA Tip Sheet
Young people and adults with disabilities may be interested in volunteering at your library. The community as a whole benefits when the library team… more |
Capacity Building, Staff Training | disabilities | 1970 |
Volunteer Involvement in California Libraries: Best Practices
This is the State Library's 245 page book on Volunteer Involvement for libraries -- author Carla Lehn. Includes Chapters and sample materials… more |
Volunteer Recruitment, Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Staff Training | Volunteer Recruitment, volunteer coordinator, staff training | 1999 |
Library Tour Guide Manual - Paso Robles, CA
Guidelines and instructions for volunteers leading tours, primarily of school children, through the library. |
Job Specific Volunteer Training | docent, tour guide, Tour Leader | 2007 |
Union Issues and Staff Resistance
Early in the Get Involved initiative we determined that the two biggest potential internal barriers to moving toward engagement of skilled volunteers… more |
Engaging Staff and Unions | Unions, Staff Resistance, staff buy-in | 2008 |
Getting the Most from Your VolunteerMatch Account
This one hour webinar is a terrific introduction to using your VolunteerMatch account. |
VolunteerMatch Tools and Resources | Recruitment, online recruitment | 2009 |
Best Practices for Recruiting Volunteers Online
This one hour webinar will give you tips you can use to be successful recruiting volunteers online. |
Baby Boomers | Recruitment, online recruitment | 2009 |
Confidentiality and Other Objections to Volunteers
Susan Ellis writes eloquently on how to overcome staff objections to volunteer engagement. |
Engaging Staff and Unions | staff buy-in | 2009 |
Advanced VolunteerMatch Tools
This one hour webinar is for those who have at least gotten their feet wet using their VolunteerMatch account. It will give you some next steps to… more |
VolunteerMatch Tools and Resources | Recruitment, online recruitment | 2009 |
Volunteer Assessment and Selection- Jennifer Rackow
As part of a day-long training, Jennifer Rackow helps you assess and select the best candidates to become volunteers in your program. Search for… more |
Capacity Building, Engaging High Impact Volunteers, Interviewing Volunteers, Staff Training | Video, volunteer selection | 2009 |
Best Practices for Recruiting Online
Watch Jennifer Bennett, Training Manager from VolunteerMatch, talk about the key things you need to do to be sure your volunteer opportunities get… more |
On-line Volunteer Recruitment, VolunteerMatch Tools and Resources | 2009 | |
Library Directors discuss Union Issues and Staff Buy-In
Early in the Get Involved initiative we determined that the two biggest potential internal barriers to moving toward engagement of skilled volunteers… more |
Engaging Staff and Unions | Unions, Staff Resistance, staff buy-in | 2009 |
Storytime Training Guide - Roseville, CA
Training Guide created by Children's Library staff at Roseville Public Library to train Storytime Conductor volunteers. See also: Getting Staff On… more |
Job Specific Volunteer Training | Storytime, Storyteller, Training | 2009 |