HCL Preservation Department Volunteer Opportunity

One of our LIT program graduates is volunteering at the Preservation Department in the downtown Central Library and tells me there are volunteer opportunities to work on various projects under the direction of Frank Hurley, the head of Preservation.

She writes:
"I have been volunteering there since June, and I really like it. There is a wide variety of tasks, from bookbinding to replacing plastic covers on books. Some of the projects we're focusing on right now are organizing certain periodicals to be sent to a bindery (I worked on issues of Glamour yesterday from 1965-1980 - fascinating stuff), and putting together new folders of sheet music (as a preservation method, a lot of pieces of sheet music in the library collection that were damaged were sent to the U of M for preservation photocopies to be made. Now that we have the photocopies, we have to fold them and put them in new folders, then attach new labels. We end up recycling the original pieces of sheet music, so if anyone is particularly interested in music, they could definitely take some sheet music home). Other projects include gluing loose pages of books back in, replacing the endsheets of books, binding books through handsewing and other methods, and something I'm working on is encapsulating very old sheet music (from the 1860s to the early 1900s), i.e. making plastic cases for pieces of sheet music to better protect the music. There are a lot of really interesting old artifacts that come through the Preservation department.
If anyone is interested in volunteering, Please contact:

Barb McKenzie
Volunteer and Intern Coordinator
Hennepin County Library
12601 Ridgedale Drive
Minnetonka, MN 55305
bamckenzie@hclib.org

612-543-8579

Volunteers Needed: Quatrefoil Library “Barcode the Books” Project

Quatrefoil Library (www.qlibrary.org) needs volunteers to help with our barcoding and inventory project. Students who know their way around LC call numbers especially in demand!

Work with a volunteer leader and crew to physically place barcodes on books, DVD’s and videos.

We’ve been working during the hours that the library is closed (M-F 9AM-6PM, Sat-Sunday evenings) in 3 hour blocks.

We have 20,000 items to barcode and expect this project to continue until December.

Physical ability and manual dexterity helpful ( bending and reaching to grab books, handle barcode stickers, push bookcarts) see us for other tasks if needed. Attention to detail a must.

Please send an email to info@qlibrary.org message line “Barcoding” and crew times will be arranged. Don’t have email? Leave a message for Karen at the library 651-641-0969. Thank you!

Help with the Fly Away Zine Mobile visit

Anyone interested in helping Debbie with her mini-zine-making workshop between 3 and 6? Let me know.
jennifer.sippel@minneapolis.edu


On Tuesday, Sept 20th from 3-6 p.m., the Fly Away Zine Mobile will visit the MCTC Library. The van will be parked immediately outside the main library entrance on the MCTC Plaza at 1501 Hennepin Ave, Mpls, MN 55403. Zines will be on display, the curator of the collection will be available to talk about the project, and there will be a mini zine-making workshop going on there as well. See you there!

Reminder: Volunteer @ MLA = Get Free Registration!

Are you an enrolled library student?

Volunteering can get you free registration for the conference! (Only currently enrolled library students are eligible.)

For free registration for…	…you would need to volunteer for:
Wednesday only	two hours
Thursday only	three hours
Friday only	two hours
Full conference	seven hours (may be split up between locations and duties)

For more information: http://mnlibraryassociation.org/2011-volunteer/

Hennepin County seeks Homework Hub volunteers

NOTE: This would be an excellent opportunity to gain some hands on library outreach experience.


Hennepin County Library is looking for volunteers to work with youth after school on literacy and homework related projects - reading, math, history, language arts and more. Volunteers must have some experience with school age children and commit to working once a week at a Homework Hub location for a semester. Homework Hub is at the following libraries – Augsburg Park, Brookdale, Central, East Lake, Franklin, Hopkins, Hosmer, Northeast, Nokomis, North Regional and Sumner. Training is provided. A criminal background check is required.

For a glance at our web page, please click on the following link: http://www.hclib.org/pub/info/homework.cfm

For further questions about the Homework Hub program, please contact Barb McKenzie, the program’s Coordinator at bamckenzie@hclib.org

MN Volunteer Posting: Medical Library Association

Reminder: The other "MLA", the Medical Library Association, is in Minneapolis in May for its annual conference!

Sign up for the Medical Library Association (MLA) conference! Early bird discounts end tonight*
http://www.mlanet.org/am/am2011/about/index.html

Volunteer!
If you are interested in volunteering at the MLA conference, contact Katherine Chew, chewx002@umn.edu

Volunteer and earn passes to conference!
For those who are not members of the Medical Library Association:
Katherine Chew, Local Volunteer Coordinator, reports that "for every 4-hour shift that you sign up to volunteer for, you can receive a complimentary day pass -- the more shifts, the more day-passes. You can choose which day(s) to use the passes and these do include entrance into the exhibit hall, but not to any of the lunches or receptions."

MN Volunteer Posting: American Craft Council

The American Craft Council is currently looking for a handful of volunteers to help with clerical tasks (making labels, sorting files, mending, basic data entry). There may be an opportunity in the spring for 1-2 interns to assist with a more in-depth cataloging project involving digital images.

For a copy of a volunteer application/description- please contact:

Jessica Shaykett
Librarian
American Craft Council
1224 Marshall Street NE, Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Tel.: 612-206-3118
Fax: 612.355.2330
Email: jshaykett@craftcouncil.org

www.craftcouncil.org

Minnesota Library Association Conference Needs Volunteers

Volunteering to help at conferences is a great way to meet people and often you can negotiate a discount on registration or get some other perk. :)

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Call for Conference Volunteers

Volunteers are urgently needed to assist with important functions at the MLA Conference on October 14-16, 2009 in St. Cloud. The overall success of the conference depends not only on the quality of its programs, which are excellent, but on the efficiency and effectiveness of its arrangements. As in years past, numerous volunteers are needed to insure that everything goes smoothly in busy areas such as Registration and the Silent Auction. Please consider giving two hours of your time during the conference to helping with these important tasks.

To find out the dates/times people are needed and to sign up as a volunteer, email conference volunteer coordinator Janet Urbanowicz at jurban65@gmail.com. She will add your name to the schedule and respond to confirm your assignment.

Cataloging Volunteer Opportunity in NY

Cataloging Assistant volunteer position available at The Morgan Library & Museum (NYC)

The Collection Information Systems Department of The Morgan Library & Museum is seeking volunteers to assist in various cataloging activities.

Reporting to the Head of Cataloging and Database Maintenance, the Cataloging Assistant will create and update records in CORSAIR, the Morgan’s online collections catalog, in OCLC’s WorldCat, and in the local collection management system. The Cataloging Assistant will also assist the Department of Collection Information Systems in gathering and standardizing metadata about collection items, such as exhibition histories and bibliographies. Training will be provided as needed.

Library cataloging background is preferred, including experience with the MARC format, AACR2, authority control, online library systems in general, and OCLC’s Connexion client. Other computer skills, such as experience with Microsoft Access, and knowledge of foreign languages, are appreciated. Work involves sitting at a computer terminal and typing for extended periods of time. Applicant is expected to work independently as well as part of a team.
The Morgan welcomes inquiries from qualified candidates. Please contact Jane Lattes, Director of Volunteer Services by phone at 212-590-0327, or by e-mail at jlattes@themorgan.org. In your e-mail, please be sure to include your phone number and best times to reach you.

Elizabeth O'Keefe

Elizabeth O'Keefe
Director of Collection Information Systems
The Morgan Library & Museum
225 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016-3405

TEL: 212 590-0380
FAX: 212-768-5680
NET: eokeefe@themorgan.org
Visit CORSAIR, the Library’s comprehensive collections catalog, now on
the web at
http://corsair.themorgan.org