Tuesdays are hopping with volunteers at the library. At 9am our volunteer book menders ring the doorbell, anxious to spend their morning caring for your favorite books that we're not ready to give up on just yet.
Before long another faithful volunteer appears to cover soft back books. It's a tedious and tricky job and we're grateful to have a willing helper.
Moving upstairs, I see that our "paperback ladies" have arrived. For decades, these ladies (and a couple of husbands in tow) have taken care of shelving the adult paperback books. There's a different crew for each day of the week - that's one smooth, flawless operation!
Speaking of teamwork, the Friends of the Library has a small team of dedicated folks who sort through our book donations and organize them for giveaway (downstairs) or for our upstairs sale shelves. Before noon today I notice one of our regular booksale volunteers busily sorting through the backlog of gifts. In the last two months we have received over 100 boxes of donations.
What would we do without these amazing volunteers?! And it's not even noon yet. So much work in so little time - with a paycheck that includes appreciation from staff and the knowledge that library users like you receive better service because of their efforts.
Want more information about our volunteer program? Check out the following:
http://www.missoulapubliclibrary.org/about/volunteers.htm
Here's wishing I had the perfect picture...
C
1 comment:
Congratulations on your great blog. I loved reading about the volunteers and immediately flashed back to my time at Missoula Public Library and all those cheery dedicated folks. I miss you all. - Bette Ammon
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