St. Helena Public Library presentation on using boomer and older adult volunteers in leadership roles to expand adult programming and build library capacity on a very limited budget.

This Prezi slide presentation was developed to help train volunteer ESL Conversation group facilitators. (I found it easier to view on FIrefox than on Internet Explorer. Once it opens, use the arrow to move the "slides."

This 2013 handbook from the University of Michigan's English Language Institute will help you prepare your volunteer Conversation Circle Leaders.

Volunteerism consultant Susan Ellis gives tips for staff on steps to take to get management on board with and supportive of the volunteer program.

Tips for successfully gaining Staff Buy-In for Volunteer Engagement developed by San Jose Public Library.

Jennifer Rackow presents success stories on one of the more difficult challenges libraries have faced – getting buy in from library staff members who are initially resistant to engaging volunteers. (October 2010, 60 minutes) 

Former Roseville library director Rachel Delgadillo talks about how she worked with her Children's Librarians to overcome their resistance to volunteers in order to expand their library storytime program. (February 2010, 5 minutes)

This 5 minute video gives you a terrific idea of how VolunteerMatch works, so that you can be more strategic about how you use it, and get the best recruitment results possible. 2014 Note: VolunteerMatch.org has gone through a revision of its "look and feel," but this is still a great 5 minute video about its main features. When you watch it, just be aware that the functionality is much the same, just the look of the pages is a bit different . . .

This one hour webinar is a terrific introduction to using your VolunteerMatch account.

This tutorial will give you a basic overview of two tools for recruiting and engaging volunteers online: Facebook and Meetup. Each offers its own advantages and disadvantages, but both can help you use the web to target the types of volunteers you want and help you engage your current volunteer base.