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Threads of Our Community Quilt

View the Library's Community Quilt page. The quilt contains 55 blocks representing 40 different countries, cultures, and backgrounds. On this web page, you can find out more about the quilters who contributed blocks, by clicking on the individual blocks of the quilt photo.

Volunteer Opportunities

Working with People

• Homework Assistance Tutor
  Provide individual assistance to students with specific questions about their homework assignments.
  
  

• Library Host
  Greet patrons as they enter the library, offer information about the library to new library users, provide directional assistance, and help staff maintain an environment that facilitates the use of library materials.

• Clerk: Friends of the Library Bookstore
  Assist customers of the Friends of the Library Bookstore by helping them find materials they wish to purchase, operate a cash register, arrange sales materials and maintain an inviting and pleasing store environment.
  

Working with People and Computers

• CD-ROM Assistance
  Assist children at CD-ROM workstations, demonstrate programs, monitor time limits, and check in programs.
  
  Internet Monitors
  Assist patrons of all ages in using the library's Internet workstations as well as monitor time limits and waiting lists.

Working with People and Books

• Homebound Selectors
  Promote the use of library materials to patrons confined to their home due to illness, disability, weather conditions, or lack of transportation. Discuss reading interests to assigned at-home patron and select materials to be delivered on a monthly schedule.
  
  

• Outreach Selectors
  Facilitate the use of library materials for residents of long-term care facilities, senior apartments and residences for younger adults with disabilities. Select materials for your assigned facility and prepare them for a monthly delivery schedule.

• Adopt-a-shelf (shelf reading)
  Adopt a selected or assigned section of shelving and keep collection items clean and in correct order.
  
  

• Technical Services Processing Assistant
  Help prepare materials for use in the library. Organize video covers and guides, photocopy replacement pages for materials that need mending, and enter bar codes for mended materials.
  

• Working with Computers
  
  Data Input for Post Bulletin Index
  Improve the community's access to the Post Bulletin by entering information from the Post Bulletin into a searchable catalog.

• Table of Contents

• Improve the ability to access materials in the library's catalog by adding additional data to the record.

• Acquisitions Assistance

• Search library computer databases to verify the order status of library materials. Provide data-entry
  and assist in the processing of new materials.

 

Apply to Become a Volunteer at the Library

For more information, call 507.328.2341, or send comments to Communications Staff