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Title	Keyword	Tags	Year
Volunteer Associate Job Description (Staff) - Estes Valley CO Job description used for the volunteer engagement staff member at Estes Valley Library in Colorado.	Volunteer Coordinator Job Descriptions	volunteer coordinator	2026
Why Adult Volunteers Quit and What You Can Do to Prevent It In order to figure out why your volunteers quit and how to prevent them from quitting, you need to understand why they are volunteering in the first… more	Volunteer Recruitment, Volunteer Screening / Interviewing	Motivation, retention	2026
Volunteer Program Supervisor Job Description - Pikes Peak CO Job description used for their volunteer engagement staff member at Pikes Peak Library District in Colorado.	Volunteer Coordinator Job Descriptions	volunteer coordinator	2026
Volunteer Coordinator Job Description - Cedar Rapids IA Volunteer Coordinator job description used by the Cedar Rapids Public Library.	Volunteer Coordinator Job Descriptions	volunteer coordinator	2026
Toolkit for New Volunteer Managers Find a breakdown of the basics of volunteer management for new leaders of volunteers! This toolkit provides insights and practical resources to help… more	Volunteer Handbooks, Volunteer Agreements, Confidentiality Policies, Volunteer Screening / Interviewing		2026
Tutor Expectations for ESL & Literacy Volunteers - Arlington Heights IL Arlington Heights Memorial Library (IL) uses this statement of volunteer tutor expectations with its ESL and Literacy volunteers.	Volunteer Handbooks, Volunteer Agreements	policies, literacy, ESL	2026
Building a Strong Volunteer Pipeline: Recruitment and Retention Strategies A brief but important look at what you can do to improve your recruitment and retention strategies.	Volunteer Recruitment	Recruitment, retention	2026
Volunteer Point Person Handbook - Charlotte-Mecklenberg Library This 2026 handbook was created for the staff members at each branch responsible for volunteer engagement (Volunteer Point Persons or VPPs) who are at… more	Volunteer Handbooks, Staff Guides for Working with Volunteers	branch coordinator, branch	2026
3 Ways to Engage Prospective Volunteers Through Your Website Brief article on how to help your website help you with recruitment.	Volunteer Recruitment, Publicity and Promotion	website	2026
Report on Volunteer Engagement's Impact on the Library's Strategic Plan - Tigard OR To get your volunteer engagement program more visibility with staff and management, and to demonstrate its importance to the library's success, it's… more	Strategic Planning	annual report, Reporting, planning	2026
Volunteer Code of Conduct - Multnomah County Library OR Volunteer Code of Conduct used by the Multnomah County Library in Oregon.	Volunteer Handbooks	Conduct, code of conduct	2026
10 Conversation Starters That Spark Volunteer Stories Telling impactful volunteer stories is an important aspect of promoting and advocating for our work, as well as getting good information from… more	Publicity and Promotion, Staff Guides for Working with Volunteers	interview, Reporting, impact	2026
Yes, You Can: Build the Case for Strategic Volunteer Support Volunteer Engagement Professionals everywhere face the same challenge: convincing senior leadership that volunteering deserves strategic attention… more	Strategic Planning, Publicity and Promotion	planning, management, Strategic	2026
Volunteer Post-Program Survey - Cedar Rapids IA Survey used regularly by the Cedar Rapids Public Library (Iowa) to get feedback from volunteers immediately after their service.	Staff Guides for Working with Volunteers	surveys	2026
Parent/Guardian Form for Teen Volunteers - Multnomah County OR This form is used with parents/guardians of teen volunteers at the Multnomah County Library (Oregon)	Volunteer Agreements, Teen Volunteer Applications, Volunteer Handbooks	permission form, teen agreements	2025
Where Should the Volunteer Services Department Live on Your Org Chart? Tobi Johnson outlines Pros and Cons of various places that volunteer engagement staff can be placed within an organization.	Volunteer Coordinator Job Descriptions, Volunteer Coordinator Interview Questions	org chart, structure	2025
One California Library shares its survey questions of adult volunteers and a sampling of their responses Here are some sample questions from a recent survey of adult volunteers in one California library, including some of the responses received.	Volunteer Recognition	surveys	2025
Where to Find Volunteers This grid from the United Way of Central Indiana provides some ideas and challenges for finding differing "types" of volunteers: diverse, retirees… more	Volunteer Recruitment	diversity, young volunteers, retirees, corporate	2025
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