Management Tools
Find applications, agreement forms, handbooks, training and orientation manuals and other tools here.
NOTE: These are examples from public libraries and should be reviewed and modified to ensure fit with local policies and culture.
| Title | Keyword | Tags | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
26 Volunteer Appreciation Ideas
A list of volunteer recognition ideas |
Volunteer Recognition | appreciation | 2025 |
Volunteer Engagement Guidelines - Indianapolis Public Library
Great overview of the volunteer engagement policies and procedures from the Indianapolis Public Library. |
Staff Guides for Working with Volunteers, Volunteer Handbooks | policies | 2025 |
Library Delivery Services Volunteer Agreement
Agreement/waiver used by the Arlington Heights Memorial Library (IL) with their volunteer drivers who deliver materials in their homebound delivery… more |
Volunteer Handbooks, Volunteer Agreements | driver, Homebound, policy and procedure | 2025 |
Tips for Onboarding Volunteers
This document from the Metropolitan Library System in Oklahoma City suggests on-boarding steps for new volunteers. |
Volunteer Handbooks, Staff Guides for Working with Volunteers | policies, procedures, onboarding | 2025 |
Circulation Skills Assessment - Tigard OR
This assessment is used by the Tigard Public Library to determine whether or not a potential volunteer has the skills required to work in circulation… more |
Volunteer Screening / Interviewing | Circulation, assessment, skills test | 2025 |
5 Ways to Promote Your Volunteer Opportunities and Boost Volunteer Participation
Quick read with good suggestions for how and where to recruit volunteers. |
Volunteer Recruitment | social media | 2025 |
New Volunteer Onboarding Survey - Cedar Rapids IA
This survey is used by the Cedar Rapids Iowa Public Library about 90 days after a volunteer begins their service in order to ascertain how well the… more |
Staff Guides for Working with Volunteers | surveys | 2024 |
10+ Volunteer Appreciation Ideas That Actually Work
Ways to think about volunteer recognition. |
Volunteer Recognition | appreciation | 2024 |
Volunteer Orientation Packet - Sherwood OR
Policy handbook used with volunteers by the City of Sherwood Oregon. |
Volunteer Handbooks, Confidentiality Policies | policies, procedures, Confidentiality, orientation, Agreement, volunteer agreement | 2024 |
Ten Tips for Getting a Volunteer Survey Completed
Tips to help you get a better return on the surveys you send. |
Strategic Planning, Staff Guides for Working with Volunteers | surveys | 2024 |
Volunteer Handbook - Multnomah County Library (OR)
Newly revised 2024 Volunteer Handbook from the Multnomah County Library, Oregon. |
Volunteer Handbooks | policies, procedures | 2024 |
Program Presenter Volunteer Application - Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Do you have potential volunteers who approach you to present a program for you? Here's application used by the Arlington Heights Memorial… more |
Adult Volunteer Applications | Program Presenter, programs | 2024 |
Program Presenter Volunteer Application - Pikes Peak Library District
Do you have potential volunteers who approach you to present a program for you? Here's application used by the Arlington Heights Memorial… more |
Adult Volunteer Applications | Program Presenter, programs | 2024 |
Volunteer Appreciation Plan - Indianapolis Public Library
Indianapolis Public Library's Volunteer Recognition Plan, 2024. |
Volunteer Recognition | recognition | 2024 |
Top 10 Volunteer Management Solutions for 2024
List provided by VolunteerHub |
Volunteer Management Systems | Data Management, vms, Record Keeping | 2024 |
What Tax Free Benefits Can Nonprofits Give Volunteers?
This brief article suggests that offering rewards for volunteer work can entice people to work, but warns to make sure anything you provide won't be… more |
Volunteer Recognition | legal, tax, Gifts | 2024 |
3 Creative Volunteer Recruitment Strategies
3 cost effective strategies from Volunteer Hub |
Volunteer Recruitment | Volunteer Recruitment | 2024 |
16 Smart Questions to Ask Volunteers Before They Start
Tobi Johnson lays out 16 great interview questions. |
Volunteer Screening / Interviewing | 2024 | |
Therapy Dog Engagement Materials - Columbus OH
These documents are used by the Columbus Metropolitan Library in when engaging pets and their owners in their Reading Buddies program: Pet Owner… more |
Volunteer Handbooks, Staff Guides for Working with Volunteers | Pet Therapy, reading, liability, dogs | 2024 |
PAWS to Read - Pleasanton CA
The Pleasanton (CA) Library has a PAWS to Read program. They partner with the local humane society, which actually does the volunteer… more |
Volunteer Handbooks | Paws to Read, dog, reading, Pet Therapy | 2024 |