[Libs-Or] Guidelines for homebound delivery volunteers?

[Geoff Brunk]

Thank you, Penny. You are such a great volunteer and advocate for our
program!

Christie, I'd be happy to share information about our volunteer delivery
program with you. We have some Do's and Don'ts, a Vulnerable Population
Policy, some information about identifying and reporting elder abuse, etc.,
all as part of our training. And, as Penny mentioned, we require background
checks and drivers license checks for all volunteers on our program.

Let's talk.

Geoff

Geoff Brunk
Bilingual Chinese Program Coordinator
Shelter Program
<https://multcolib.org/shelter-and-transitional-housing> / Words
on Wheels Program
<https://multcolib.org/blog/20180523/%E2%80%9Creading-keeps-me-alive%E2%80%9D-homebound-connected-their-library>

Library Outreach Services
<https://multcolib.org/adults/outreach-services-adults>
My schedule: Monday to Friday, 6-2:30
503.988.6263 / 503.988.5404

Library Outreach Survey <https://multcolib.org/library-outreach-survey> - Let
us know how we are doing.




On Thu, Nov 21, 2019 at 5:20 PM Penelope Hummel <penny at pennyhummel.com>
wrote:

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> I would recommend you check in with Multnomah County.  I am a Words on
> Wheels volunteer (their version of this type of program), and so I know
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> I was required to attend a training and go through background check and I
> feel like MCL does an excellent job of preparing their volunteers for
> typical situations and handling all the legalities.
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> Ccing the coordinator of this program, Geoff Brunk, so he can chime in.
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> Penny Hummel
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> Penny Hummel Consulting
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> penny at pennyhummel.com
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> *From: *Libs-Or <libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> on behalf of
> Christy Davis <christy.davis at ccrls.org>
> *Date: *Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 5:01 PM
> *To: *<libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
> *Subject: *[Libs-Or] Guidelines for homebound delivery volunteers?
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> Our homebound delivery is starting to grow and with that growth comes new
> volunteers. We would like to make some official policies about protocol and
> code of conduct for these important but uncompensated library
> representatives. They perform tasks for and thus represent the library -
> and yet our eyes are not on them as they do this work outside our walls.
> Our library needs to formalize its agreement with the folks who are
> literally carrying our materials and services to the homebound. If any
> public libraries have a similar volunteer-driven homebound program, and
> would be willing to share policies, I would really appreciate it.
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> Thanks!
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> Christy Davis, Director
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> Silver Falls Library District
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> 410 S Water St. Silverton, OR 97381
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> 503-873-5173 x309
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> christy.davis at ccrls.org
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