volunteer

Libraries use volunteers or local help all the time to fill the gaps in the services they provide--program support, shelving, circ desk duties, and sometimes technology. The latter can be tricky, and as Becky Heil from Dubuque County Library in Farley, IA shared,

Can you imagine an all volunteer-run public library?

Better yet, can you imagine a volunteer-run public library that offers a wide selection of books, videos, e-books, DVDs, programs for the public, wireless access, and has the capacity to construct an impressive addition to their existing building?

Capitan Public Library in Capitan, NM, is that library, and Barbara Stewart, a volunteer, recently took time out of her busy day to tell us about her impressive and unique situation.