Volunteer Application Form
Thank you for your interest in volunteering at the Library Center of the Ozarks! Please complete the application below and Library staff will contact you. Volunteers are selected based on their qualifications in relation to the needs of the Library. If you want to volunteer for the Friends of the Library, please use the special form located on the "Friends" webpage. THANK YOU!
General Information
All volunteers must be reliable, consistent, and committed to providing excellent customer service. All positions require some bending, stooping, reaching overhead, standing for an extended time, and may require the use of a step stool and pushing a heaving book cart. Volunteering is conditional on adherence to the library's policies and expectations. All volunteers must consent to the Library completing a background check and sign a liability waiver before volunteering.
Name
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First Name
Last Name
Email
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example@example.com
Phone Number
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Please enter a valid phone number.
Are you over the age of 18?
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Yes
No
Are you between the ages of 14 - 18? Volunteers under the age of 18 must have permission from a parent or guardian. Please see staff for a permission form. Volunteers younger than 14 may be considered if they are volunteering with and under the direct supervision of a parent or guardian.
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Are you a Branson or Hollister Resident (for statistical purposes only)
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Yes
No
What days are you available?
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday (10:00 - 2:00)
What times are you available?
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Mornings
Afternoons
Evenings (Tuesdays only, until 7:00pm)
How often would you like to work
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Once a week
More than once a week
Once a month
Special projects and programs only
Materials Handling - Volunteers must pass a basic shelving test and take training before doing any job listed under Materials Handling. Please check one or more that interest you.
Shelving - putting books away in alphabetical or numerical order
Shelf-reading - checking the books on the shelves to ensure that they are in the proper order.
Collection Maintenance - working in the Technical Services Department to prepare material for circulation. Jobs include covering books, adding labels and barcodes, repacking material. *Volunteers will receive training.
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No
Inventory - using special equipment, scanning every barcode on material into a computer. Inventory is done once a year.
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Yes
No
Program Assistant
Assistant - help the Library staff before, during, and after programs
Prepper - help prepare material for programs: cutting, gluing, organizing, etc.
Host - only during June & July for SRC. Helping register patrons for SRC, providing information and directions to patrons
Computer Help - helping patrons on public computers, answering general questions
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No
Why do you want to volunteer in the library?
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