Saturday February 5, 2005
OLA Program #1001

Derek Zulesky of the Education Safety Association of Ontario - PowerPoint presentation
Greg Kelner of the Toronto Public Library - PowerPoint Presentation
(Resources - Manual   Screening   Code of Ethics  Volunteer Profile)

OLA presentation - - 2004
Volunteers@your library - http://www.fis.utoronto.ca/activities/OLA2004/auster-mcdiarmid.pdf

• Southern Ontario Library Service – Volunteer Management
• Volunteer.ca
  A Guide to Volunteer Program Management Resources
  Volunteer Management Tools and Resources
• Charity Village > Quick Guides > Volunteers

• Volunteers Recruiting Guide

• Volunteer placement, orientation and training
• Volunteer Rights and Responsibilities

• Volunteer.ca - Recruitment Process
• Charity Village - Marketing and recruiting volunteers

• Ontario Screening Initiative
   The legacy of the Ontario Screening Initiative is the adoption of volunteer screening as standard operating procedure for an increasing number of Ontario charities and non-profit organizations.
  Volunteer Canada/Ontario Screening Initiative
  Safe Steps screening program
  Take the first step – understand volunteer screening
  What is screening
  Reference checks
  Police Records Checks
  Ontario Law and Social Policy
• Toronto Public Library
  Volunteer Screening Practice at the Toronto Public Library  

• Volunteer.ca
    Determining the Risk Risk Management by Position Design

• Charity Village - How to thank volunteers

The Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement

Organizational Standards For Volunteer Involvement

1. The board of directors and senior management acknowledge and support the vital role of volunteers in achieving the organization’s mission.
2. Policies and procedures have been adopted by the organization to provide a framework that defines and supports the involvement of volunteers.
3. A qualified person is designated to be responsible for the volunteer program.
4. A screening process is in place that is clearly communicated and consistently applied.
5. Volunteer assignments address the purpose of the organization and involve volunteers in meaningful ways, reflecting their various abilities, needs and backgrounds.
6. Volunteer recruitment and selection reaches out to diverse sources of volunteers.
7. Volunteers receive an orientation to the organization, its policies and procedures, and receive training for their volunteer assignment.
8. Volunteers receive appropriate levels of supervision according to their task and are given regular opportunities to receive and to give feedback.
9. Volunteers are welcomed and treated as valued and integral members of the organization’s human resources.
10. The contributions of volunteers are regularly acknowledged with formal and informal recognition methods.

Sample Policies

Canadian Health Libraries Association - Volunteer Policy

British Columbia

Salt Spring Public Library Association Volunteer Handbook
Surrey Public Library Policy Manual - 1.6.0 Volunteers
Whistler Public Library Policy Manual - 1003.1 Friends of the Whistler Public Library Society

Barrie Public Library - Volunteer Policy
Chatham-Kent Public Library Policy: VOLUNTEERS
Cobourg Public Library Volunteer Program
Galway-Cavendish & Harvey Township Public Library (Buckhorn) Volunteers (table of contents only)
Hamilton Public Library. Secondary School Students Volunteer Commitment Guidelines.
Kingston-Frontenac Public Library. > About Us > Volunteering Volunteering at KFPL.
Ontario Public Library Guidelines - 5.2 Links with other organizations and individuals
Oxford County Library POLICIES   Page 17
Trillium Public Library (fictional library)- Volunteer policy
Woodstock Public Library. Policy Manual. Section 11.Volunteers

Saskatchewan

Chinook Regional Library Role of volunteers