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 |
|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
Time Management Worksheet for Volunteer Engagement Professionals
Feeling overwhelmed by all the demands of your job? Frustrated because you don’t have time to do all that you want to do? This worksheet… more |
Strategic Planning | time management | 2026 |
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 |
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 |
Guidelines for Online Events with Youth - Multnomah County OR
Procedures and safety steps for engaging youth in a library activity online. |
Volunteer Handbooks | policy, procedures, safety, Youth, online training | 2025 |
Mapping the Volunteer Journey: A Strategic Tool for Better Engagement
Have you ever noticed how some volunteers seem to flourish in our organisations whilst others disappear after a few weeks, despite appearing equally… more |
Strategic Planning | Recruitment, onboarding | 2025 |
Volunteer Services Policy - Seattle WA
Seattle Public Library's Volunteer Services Policy |
Volunteer Handbooks | policy, procedures | 2025 |
Mapping the Volunteer Journey: A Strategic Tool for Better Engagement
How do we understand and design the complete experience volunteers have with us, from first contact to long-term engagement? This is where volunteer… more |
Volunteer Recruitment, Strategic Planning | onboarding | 2025 |
Position Profiles for Volunteer Management Professionals
From our friends in Canada, a terrific grid to help you in creating the volunteer engagement leader's job description and determining an appropriate… more |
Volunteer Coordinator Job Descriptions | titles, volunteer manager | 2025 |
What Goes Into a Board Manual
Great outline of what's needed in a Board Manual from BoardSource. |
Volunteer Handbooks | Board, policy and procedure | 2025 |
5 Data-Driven Volunteer Management Strategies
How to keep the data in your volunteer management system "clean" and complete. |
Volunteer Management Systems | Data Management, Record Keeping | 2025 |