National Volunteer Week

The heart of a volunteer is not measured in size, but by the depth of the commitment to make a difference in the lives of others. DeAnn Hollis

This week is National Volunteer Week and I extend my thanks to the dedicated and generous volunteers who give their time to the library. Each year the library shows it’s appreciation to our volunteers by having a luncheon in their honor. This year’s luncheon was Monday, April 28 in the library’s multipurpose room.

The library has 16 volunteers who perform a variety of tasks, such as pulling books from our shelves that were requested by patrons via computer, watering the library’s indoor plants, unloading totes delivered from other libraries, cleaning DVD’s and CD’s, etc. In 2007, the library also started a successful Dewey Duster program with volunteers adopting a shelf and keeping them clean and orderly.

Donna Belliveau our volunteer coordinator does a great job overseeing our volunteers. She also organized the luncheon. Three of the library’s trustees, Chris Reece, Jim Lechner, and Glenda Melville were present at the luncheon to express their thanks to the volunteers. Our volunteers help the library, by doing those extra tasks that would otherwise take time away from our staff to perform the jobs they do so well.