[Libs-Or] Guidelines for homebound delivery volunteers?

[Cindy Gibbon]

MCL Volunteer Services will be watching for your application, Mo!

On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 10:28 AM Maureen Cole <mcole at orcity.org> wrote:

> I’m noting this for my retirement time coming up soon. After all, I am a
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> *From:* Libs-Or <libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> *On Behalf Of
> *Penny Hummel
> *Sent:* Friday, November 22, 2019 9:33 AM
> *To:* Geoff Brunk <geoffb at multco.us>
> *Cc:* libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> *Subject:* Re: [Libs-Or] Guidelines for homebound delivery volunteers?
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> Thanks, Geoff!  Volunteering for Words on Wheels is so precious to me.
> While I love being a consultant, I am so grateful for this opportunity to
> provide a bit of “public service.”  😊
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> On Nov 22, 2019, at 8:18 AM, Geoff Brunk <geoffb at multco.us> wrote:
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> Thank you, Penny. You are such a great volunteer and advocate for our
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> 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.
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> Let's talk.
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> Geoff Brunk
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> Bilingual Chinese Program Coordinator
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> Shelter Program <https://multcolib.org/shelter-and-transitional-housing>
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> <https://multcolib.org/blog/20180523/%E2%80%9Creading-keeps-me-alive%E2%80%9D-homebound-connected-their-library>
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> On Thu, Nov 21, 2019 at 5:20 PM Penelope Hummel <penny at pennyhummel.com>
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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
> about how they provide this service from that perspective.
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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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> *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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*Cindy*

*Cindy Gibbon*
*Director of Policy and Special Projects*
My schedule: Monday through Friday
Multnomah County Library
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multcolib.org

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