Get Involved: Sustaining Skilled Volunteer Engagement in Public Libraries
Get Involved, a statewide initiative since 2009, expands the visibility and contributions of skilled volunteers in public libraries by providing promising and proven volunteer engagement practices through library staff networking and training.
The Get Involved online clearinghouse supports libraries with resource materials for recruiting, training, and working with volunteers. In addition, seven regional networks of library staff who work with volunteers collaborate to plan and implement workshops and webinars to provide training to library staff so they can best support and engage skilled volunteers and sustain effective volunteer programs.
35,970
volunteers in public libraries
Photo of a volunteer helping at the computer.
853,000+
hours contributed by volunteers
Photo of two volunteers sorting books.
$33.8 M+
Estimated value of volunteers’ time
Photo of a volunteer reading to a child.