Celebration for Library Volunteers
We held a celebration with Merton Libraries to thank volunteers in the libraries, Home Visits Library Service and the Heritage Centre.
Ingrid Lackajis, Head of Merton Libraries and Heritage Service emphasised the importance of volunteers to the Library Service. She also informed us that each branch of the library would be signing the Greater London Volunteering Standards in Volunteer Management Charter, which shows commitment to the involvement and support of volunteers within the organisation.
Andy Norrell, our chief executive, thanked the volunteers, who ranged in age from 16 to 89. Special mention was made of the Home Visits Library Service, which now has 50 volunteers visiting nearly 200 clients.
If you would like to help at your local library, here are some of the volunteer roles that are available. * Shelvers * Events and Outreach Co-ordinators * Meet and Greeters * IT Support Volunteers * Children’s Activity Support Volunteer * Book Challenge Volunteer * Arts Volunteer for Adults * Arts Volunteer for Children * Marketing and Promotion Volunteer * Reading Out Loud Project Reader * Storytime Volunteer. For more information and an informal chat please contact: Sarah or Helen on: 020 8640 7355 or email at sarah@volunteercentremerton.org.
Home Visits Library Service
We are looking for an admin volunteer for about half a day a week to based at Mit cham Library.
Duties will include, selecting and sending talking books for the blind and those who are visually impaired, discharging books that have been returned and various tasks that may occur during the week.
If you have the time to spare and would like to help to ensure that the housebound have books delivered to their door, please email helen@volunteercentremerton.org.uk or telephone: 020 8640 7355 for an in formal chat.