Volunteers are the unsung
heroes of our schools and particularly of my library. That has never been more apparent to me than
this year. This is my 13th
year as librarian and for the majority of those years; I’ve had a few, but
reliable volunteers.
As circumstances would
have it, some of my regular volunteers have not been able to come and help out
like they normally do. They plan to come
and help, but just not right now. I currently have one very dedicated volunteer
that has shouldered this burden for the past few weeks and I honestly do not
know how anything would get done without her.
Without her, the mountain
of returned books sitting on the counter would just continue to grow until it
completely overran the library. I wouldn’t be able to teach classes or assist
students in finding books if I had
to reshelve every book that was returned.
Shelving books can seem
like an easy, menial task, but don’t tell that to the volunteers! They will tell you that it can be hard,
tiresome work. Especially if students aren’t careful and leave the shelves a
bit of a mess. So thank you to all of
the volunteers that help make my job easier. And, if you aren’t a volunteer –
sign up! We’ll be glad to have you!
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