The First International Conference on Voluntary Activities in Libraries, Museums and Archives

Webinar

 

What We Can Learn From California`s Get Involved: Powered by Your Library Initiative

 

Date: 9 February 2022

Time: 7:00am (UTC-8)

 

 

Get Involved: Powered by Your Library is an Initiative of the California State Library designed to expand the visibility and contributions of volunteers in public libraries, increase the number of library volunteers and the skilled roles that volunteers play.

From the earliest experiences with the project through current pandemic times, strategies have been identified that can help to build volunteer engagement and community support for the library.

These strategies will be shared along with tools and resources you can use in your own library or museum setting to expand your success with volunteer engagement.

 

 

Carla Lehn began her career as a VISTA volunteer, and after receiving a Masters Degree in Community Development from the University of California, Davis, worked for United Way for over a decade. Prior to joining the California State Library staff in 2001 to work on statewide literacy, volunteerism, and community engagement initiatives, she was a private consultant based in Hawaii on volunteer engagement, board development, and community collaboration. 

Carla has published several articles, and a previous book on volunteer engagement. Her most recent book, From Library Volunteer to Library Advocate: Tapping into the Power of Community Engagement, was published in June 2018 by Libraries Unlimited.

Since her December 2015 retirement, Carla has focused on her consulting and training practice, bucket list travel and she continues to be an active volunteer. She currently serves as the Project Manager for Get Involved: Powered by Your Library an initiative of the California State Library designed to expand the visibility and contributions of skilled volunteers in public libraries by providing promising and proven volunteer engagement practices through staff networking and training. She has been busy planning new training and adding resources to help libraries rebuild their volunteer engagement programs during and after the pandemic.

 

 

Additional Resources:

Public Speaker Volunteer Job Description

Speaker`s Bureau Coordinator Volunteer Job Description

Public Relations Strategist Volunteer Job Description

Volunteer Job Description Template

Targeted Recruitment Plan

Bibliography

 

 

 

Webinar Link: https://www.skyroom.online/ch/covolunteers/volunteers  

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