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LouisvillePublicLibrary <br />VolunteersPolicy <br />RevisedandreadoptedbytheLouisvillePublicLibraryBoardofTrustees, <br />November17,2004. <br />Definitions: <br />A¼µ²»´º««¸shallbeconsideredasanyindividual,16yearsorolder,whoassistswithwork <br />doneattheLouisvillePublicLibrary,withoutremuneration.Exceptionstotheagerequirement <br />maybemadebytheLibraryDirector. <br />A ¹º»ª«´º¯´º«¸´shallbeconsideredasanymiddleschool,highschoolorcollegestudentwho <br />performsvolunteerwork,withoutremuneration,aspartofanauthorizedschoolprogramto <br />earnacademiccredit.IndividualBoyScoutsworkingonadvancedawardsarealsoclassifiedas <br />studentinterns. <br />StatementofPurpose: <br />TheLouisvillePublicLibraryshallusetheservicesofvolunteersto: <br />1.Supplementtheeffortsofpaidlibrarystaffinmeetingdemandsforqualitypublic <br />service. <br />2.Serveasamethodforencouragingcitizenstobecomefamiliarwiththeirlibraryand <br />theservicesbeingoffered. <br />3.StafforsupportfundraisingactivitiessponsoredbytheLibraryFoundation. <br />LouisvillePublicLibraryshallmakeuseoftheservicesofinterestedvolunteerstosupplement <br />andnotreplacetheworkdonebylibrarystaff. <br />Recognition: <br />Recognitionisanimportantcomponentofavolunteerprogramandisoftentheonlywayin <br />whichtheLibrarycansay º®§´±¿µ»!toavolunteer.Althoughindividual,informal <br />recognitionofvolunteersshouldbeongoing,itisimportantthatvolunteersberecognized <br />formallyasagrouponaregularbasis,atleastannually.TheLibrarystaffandLibraryBoard <br />shallfindwaysofrecognizingvolunteersthroughouttheyear. <br />GeneralProvisions: <br />Nothinginthispolicyshallbedeemedtocreateacontractbetweenthevolunteerorinternand <br />theLouisvillePublicLibraryorCityofLouisville.BoththevolunteerandtheLouisvillePublic <br />Libraryhavetherighttoterminatethe¼µ²»´º««¸¹associationwiththeLibraryatanytime,for <br />anyreason,withorwithoutcause. <br />NeithertheCityofLouisvillenortheLouisvillePublicLibrarywillprovideanymedical,health, <br />accidentor½µ¸±«¸¹compensationbenefitsforanyvolunteer.Volunteerswillnotbeeligibleto <br />receiveany½µ¸±«¸¹compensationbenefitsforanyinjuriessustainedwhilefunctioningasa <br />volunteer. <br /> <br />VolunteersPolicyPage1of3 <br />