Volunteer+Ideas

Media Center Volunteers are wonderful assets to each school and library media program. Each media center should encourage the participation of Media Center Volunteers as they enhance the library media program by assisting the media specialists, media parapros, students, and staff with a variety of duties. In addition, this is another valuable way to create positive public relations between the school and community. Remember to celebrate the wonderful Media Center Volunteers as they are volunteering their own time to assist the Media Center staff, students, teachers, and school.

1. Shelve books 2. Shelve magazines 3. Shelve videos / CDs / DVDs 4. Straighten and organize magazine areas 5. Stock carts with teacher resources requests 6. Stock copy paper at Circulation Desk 7. Stock copy paper at Copy Center 8. Organize Copy Center 9. Make copies at Copy Center 10. Laminate copies for staff 11. Stock and assist with large Kraft paper at Copy Center 12. Assist with School Store supplies 13. Adopt-a-Shelf and organize 14. Adopt-a-Shelf and dust 15. Adopt-a-Shelf and "read" shelves 16. Utilize PosterPrinter Maker and laminate special posters 17. Cover books with clear VistaFoil 18. Clean computers, including mouse 19. Program VCR for staff requests 20. Program VCR Satellite for staff requests 21. Deliver newspapers to staff 22. Recycle newspapers 23. Process books w / school stamp 24. Process books w / Date Due forms or pockets 25. Process books w / amount inside 26. Process books w / Bar code labels 27. Process books w / Spine labels 28. Process books w / Specialty labels 29. Process books w / Book jackets 30. Inventory of resources: Print / Books 31. Process magazines w / Check-In book 32. Process magazines w / School stamp 33. Process magazines w / 3 M Security strips 34. Prepare and monitor display areas in hallways 35. Prepare and monitor display areas inside Media Center 36. Assist at Circulation Desk 37. "Weed" magazines for displays / staff 38. Catalog books / Videos / DVDs / Resources 39. Scan resources for staff 40. Mend books, magazines, and other resources 41. Assist during book fairs, special book sales 42. Sort and put coins in coin wrappers 43. Water and "feed" plants 44. Assist with unpacking and labeling equipment 45. Assist with equipment inventory for summer
 * Suggested List of Projects for Media Center Volunteers**

Program Administration: Volunteer in the School Library [|http://eduscapes.com/sms/administration/volunteers.html]
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