Libraries and Literacy Programs

The ABCs of Volunteer Recruitment, 2000
Beginning with Day One, Sally Gardner Reed, Library Volunteers, McFarland & Company, 1994
Introducing the Colorado Libraries Volunteer Managers Council, Catherine C. Childs and John Waite Bowers, Colorado Libraries, Summer 1997
pp. 36-39. Posted with permission.

The following articles on this topic were published in the Engage journal. Previews and some articles are complementary; full articles are available to paid members.

Peeking Around the Bookshelves: Volunteers and Library Services
Transition Time: Following an Older, More Experienced Volunteer Dog
Published by Community Literacy of Ontario (Canada) about creative outreach strategies for the 21st century. , 2001, pp. 26
American Library Association - Volunteers

ALA Wiki page sharing resources submitted by librarians and others about involving volunteers in general and involving them in libraries in particular.

Literacy Volunteers -- Value Added

Articles and resources on managing volunteers in literacy programs from Community Literacy of Ontario in Canada.

Texas Library Association

Page of volunteer management resources for libraries.

United for Libraries Resources for Friends Groups

Free toolkits, promotional materials, and other resources -- including a :Pwer Guide to Successful Library Advocacy" for Friends groups of all types, sizes, and level of activity. 

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