Becca Boland

Making the Most of Teen Library Volunteers (eBook, ePUB)

Energizing and Engaging Community

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

When teens volunteer at the library, they gain new skills, make connections, and build their resumes, while libraries benefit from a new generation of advocates. This guide shows librarians how to establish or develop a teen volunteer program.

Advocating a flexible approach, this book speaks to every library, including both public and school libraries. From small libraries with no budget to large libraries with seemingly endless budgets and everything in between, all of the concepts covered can be scaled up or down to meet the needs of the community being served.

The book begins with the big picture, discussing benefits to teens, libraries, and communities; it then reviews volunteer types and volunteer possibilities for teens, including the traditional roles of shelving and programming as well as passion-led projects, programming opportunities, and special initiatives and drives. Specific volunteer roles are described in depth, with instructions for practical applications, and concrete examples and experiences from various types of libraries illustrate principles discussed. Readers will also learn how to establish volunteer partnerships within and outside of the library. The book ends with a discussion of methods for evaluation and assessment.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 172
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. März 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216113829
• Artikelnr.: 68167870

Autorenporträt

Becca Boland is teen librarian and assistant head of popular materials at the Ela Area Public Library in Lake Zurich, IL.

Inhaltsangabe

Series Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction 1The Volunteers All in the
Timing Peer Jury Working with Schools Scouting Passion Learning Styles Hey,
Friend! Introvert/Extrovert Project vs. Process Equity Diversity Inclusion
and Ableism Social and Emotional Learning Supporting Volunteers after
Volunteering 2Volunteering Implementation and Types Do Your Future Self a
Favor Orientation All-Staff Buy-In Teen Led One-Off Volunteer Opportunities
Scheduled Volunteer Opportunities Drop-In Calendar Scheduled Court-Ordered
Service Tiered Volunteers In-Library Volunteer Groups Volunteering for
Everyone All Things to All People? Vocational and Transitional Classes
Policies, Procedures, Expectations It's So Hard to Say Good-bye (or, If You
Do It Right, It Is Really Easy) 3Volunteer Possibilities Volunteers Are Not
Staff Teen Feedback Drop-In Volunteering Oldies but Goodies Summer of
Service Summer "Crews" Volunteer Led Differentiate Your Volunteer Program
Celebrate Your Teens! Come on! 4Volunteer Possibilities-The Classics Squads
and Tabs and Corps, Oh My! Literary-Based Service One-Off Programming
All-Ages-Recurring Programming Large-Scale Programming Teen Volunteers and
Public Relations 5Volunteer Possibilities in Schools and Beyond Librarian
as National Honor Society Adviser Changemakers Student Library Aides Taken
to the Next Level Library Interns/Pages Student Collection Development and
Budgeting Student Teaching Assistants in the Library Service as a
Requirement The Evolution of Aides Teen Volunteers on the Road Volunteering
in a Union Environment The End? 6Volunteer Partnerships Home Sweet Library
School Libraries Community Partnerships Join In National and International
Partner Organizations 7Proof Positive Is Positive Proof The Benefits to the
Teens The Benefits to the Library The Benefits to the Community and Beyond
Don't Let Them Forget Conclusion Bibliography Index