The Use of Volunteers in Public Libraries:

Loriene Roy

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Fifty-two public libraries in Illinois were surveyed to test an instrument measuring volunteer use. Ninety-eight percent of the libraries returned completed questionnaires. Results indicate that volunteers are currently used in (57% (34) of the libraries within this group, an increase in the level reported in earlier studies. Demo- graphic data is used to construct profiles of the libraries using volun- teers and those not using volunteers. Survey findings identify rea- sons for using or not using volunteers, list the types of activities that volunteers perform, and describe charactcristics of existing volun- teer programs.

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