Volunteers

LBPD Volunteer Management Group!
Moderator: Traci Timmons (Washington Talking Book & Braille Library) traci.timmons@sos.wa.gov

Next Meeting:
TBD

Past Meetings:

Late Fall 2024 Meeting: Dec 12, 2024 3pm (EST)
Topic: Machine-Repair Volunteers
Presenter: David Andrews, Chief Technology Office for the Minnesota State Services for the Blind
Zoom video/audio recording: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/iFvkEuJV14ozpbz4-mhIabj8ughKnZCoI4U8DuxuPeq3pYm6psIiNHxhst_0q3Ou.Re2-UnS181i6sgMz
Passcode: 98A9.3$7

Summer 2024 Meeting: August 22, 2024 at 3pm (EST)
Topic: The Volunteer Experience
Presenters: Mike Horn from Multistate Center East and Lennie Andrews from the Arizona Talking Book Library
Zoom video/audio recording: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/Co-mr6LljK7ZRbvd8Ch8vm3BsFx6vLY8QhwN0k-MmPTtwdl86R9v73POTw8VXo_K.XjIi9O2xKwiXFZuB
Passcode: vv#NJ$#0

Spring 2024 Meeting: May 16, 2024 at 3pm (EST)
Topic: Utilizing Volunteers for Outreach
Presenters: Christine Tuttle from the Arizona Talking Book Library and Kathy Searle Acevedo from the Florida Bureau of Braille & Talking Books Library Services
Zoom video/audio recording: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/QblylSA6yCRECNV3bxq9PspoAFSFEpwPW9yDhzh3slhYl54ZWO7SZx1RnPbYkX8k.tzPfFCXGl3Ub05nM
Passcode: *r^zWJ+8
Materials:
christine_tuttle_volunteerism_and_outreach_az1a.pptx
christine_tuttle_volunteerism_and_outreach_az1a.docx
az1a_tbl_outreach_manual.docx; please note that this was produced in 2019; most forms on the manual are now as libwizard forms; there will be minor updates for the next version
kathy_searle_acevedo_volunteers_outreach.pdf

Winter 2024 Meeting: February 15, 2024 at 3pm (EST)
Topic: Volunteer Appreciation
Presenters: Joel Henderson (Oregon Talking Book and Braille Library) and Brandon Lammers (Wolfner Talking Book and Braille Library)
Zoom video/audio recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15iNhjE6l1oHUyHtID7BEF8GACftKkhK-/view?usp=sharing
Zoom chat: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WKzXRhOeo51lElOdKZvEIcYQB5y_GbL5/view?usp=sharing

Fall 2023 Meeting: November 9, 2023 at 3pm (EST)
Topic: Introductory Meeting
Read the meeting transcript: lbpd_volunteer_management_kick-off_meeting_11-09-2023_transcript.docx


Examples of volunteer trainings, instructions, and handbooks

Iowa Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

Perkins Library

Colorado Talking Book Library