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Title	Keyword	Tags	Year
Fidget Blanket Photos - Sacramento Public Library, CA A Fidget Blanket is a lap-size blanket that provides sensory and tactile stimulation. Blankets are equipped with “fidget” objects such as buttons,… more	Adult Programming, MakerSpace, Outreach	Senior Services, memory care, crafts, sewing, brain health	2020
Tech Helper - VolunteerMatch This sample volunteer position description was developed by Jennifer Bennett, CVA, Senior Manager of Education and Training at VolunteerMatch… more	Computer - Tech Coach	tech, computer coach	2020
COVID-19 Story Project - Arlington Heights IL This link provides information about Arlington Heights (IL) Memorial Library's COVID-19 Story Project during the 2020 pandemic to preserve the… more	Adult Programming	COVID-19	2020
Adult and Branch Services Internship - Orange Public Library CA This Orange Public Library Internship description could also be edited into a regular volunteer job description for those who do not use interns.	Materials Handling, Adult Programming, Tech Services	intern, internship	2020
One Day Activities for IT Volunteers or Volunteering Using IT Written in February 2020, just before the crush of the pandemic, Jayne Cravens wrote described ideas for bringing a group of skilled tech volunteers… more	Leadership / Managerial, Tech Services	virtual, virtual volunteer, tech, tech services, technology	2020
Adult Literacy Intern - Orange Public Library CA This Orange Public Library Internship description could also be edited into a regular volunteer job description for those who do not use interns.	Adult Literacy	literacy, reading, intern, internship	2020
Genealogy Group Facilitator - Texas This volunteer position, designed and used by the Lake Travis Community Library in Austin, Texas, assists genealogical researchers, including… more	Adult Programming	genealogy	2019
Circulation Assistant - Texas This volunteer position, designed and used buy the Lake Travis Community Library in Austin Texas, greets patrons and helps them with checking out… more	Materials Handling	Circulation	2019
Volunteer Technology Coach - Texas This volunteer position, designed and used by the Lake Travis Community Library in Austin Texas, shares computer and technology knowledge with… more	Computer - Tech Coach	technology, computer coach	2019
Social Media Coordinator - Salinas CA A great idea from the Salinas, California library for a leadership position for a tech savvy volunteer with organizational skills.	Adult Programming, Leadership / Managerial, Program / Project Coordinator	social media, Facebook, tech	2019
Spanish Language Virtual Document Translator Ever needed someone to translate promotional flyers, communication materials and web content from English to Spanish? This position description is… more	Adult Programming, Graphic Design, Marketing and Publicity, Outreach	translator, spanish	2019
Job Description List - Corona Public Library, CA This list of volunteer job descriptions from the Corona (CA) Public Library might give you some good ideas	Adult Programming, Teen / Young Adult Services		2019
List of Volunteer Job Descriptions - Corona (CA) Here's a list of volunteer positions utilized by the Corona (CA) Public Library that might give you some ideas about where to start.	Adult Programming, Teen / Young Adult Services		2019
Creation Station Coordinator - Show Low AZ This job description describes duties for a volunteer in the ShowLow Arizona Library's maker space, called "Creation Station."	MakerSpace, Leadership / Managerial	maker space	2019
Library Assistant - Show Low AZ This position helps with shelving at the Show Low Public Library in Arizona.	Materials Handling	shelve	2019
Computer Coach - Show Low AZ This position describes the duties of volunteer computer coaches at the Show Low Public Library in Arizona	Computer - Tech Coach		2019
Examples of Virtual Volunteering Activities This is a terrific list of examples of ways to get volunteers involved virtually from the authors of "The Last Virtual Volunteering Guidebook, Jayne… more	Leadership / Managerial	virtual, virtual volunteer	2019
45 Unique & Useful Projects for Skilled Volunteers A wonderful list of skilled volunteer project ideas from VolunteerPro.	Leadership / Managerial		2018
Volunteer Orientation Trainer This sample job description was developed by Carla Lehn, and variations used with libraries she has worked with to recruit and train volunteers to… more	Leadership / Managerial	Training, Volunteer Orientation, Public Speaker	2017
Volunteer Public Speaker Carla Lehn designed this job description for libraries seeking to engage volunteer public speakers in helping to spread the word in the community.… more	Graphic Design, Marketing and Publicity	Speaker's Bureau, Public Speaker	2017