Blog: Volunteer Appreciation Week at the Library!

New team takes Albany by storm. The 48ers (forty-eight fantastic volunteers) put on a great show each week at the library.

Branch Manager, Ronnie Davis, and Circulation Supervisor, Paula Greer, and the entire staff of the library appreciate the hard work and pleasant company of this team of volunteers.

The work of volunteers is well-known to library users, since they're always on the front lines: shelving holds, dvds and new books. They help organize the magazines and paperbacks. Fearless volunteers fill carts from the bookdrop, ducking dvds and books flying through the drop slots! Teen volunteers help with homework center and keep the Teen Area in order. Kid power volunteers help the youngest children spin and play games.

Each year, the library works with Albany Middle School to help many students fill their volunteer requirements. We're really lucky when talented and trained short-timers stick around to volunteer later in high school.

Individuals also volunteer their skills and time as Lawyers in the Library, Literacy Instructors and Computer Tutors. And, of course, all the Book Sales (and all the fantastic programs) are a result of the volunteers extraordinaire at Friends of the Albany Library!

Alameda County Library is recognizing all its volunteers this week (April 15-21, 2012) with a nice gift and treats! The gift of public service is one we can all perform in some way, and we're lucky the following people have chosen to give their time and effort to Albany Library. 

Board and Volunteers of the Friends of the Albany Library:

Andrea Banduhn, Ann Jennings, Alan Riffer, Beth Pun, Betty Schinnerer, Clara-Rae Genser, Caryl O’Keefe, Eve Nilson, Hank Olson, Jack Madigan, Jeanne Perkins, Joan Larson, Judy Goldman, Karen Carlson-Olson, Karen Madigan, Karen Street, Kay Hemp, Linda Wong-Westbrooke, Liz Keiley-Roark, Marsha Skinner, Rachel Scheibe, Susan Peters, Yachiyo Otsubo.

Albany Library Volunteers 2012:

Adult: Paul Kleven, Donna Cummings, Paula Carrell, Christine Wenrich, Mina Jenner, Jacque Burris, Susan Sheridan, Anne Herrick, Jeff Carlock, Katherine Gee, Lisa Wenzel, Sarah Jeanne Hubbell, Hitomi Shindo, Hiromi Ito.

Teen: Toai Tran, Nancy Zhu, Kyaw Thant, Vivian Skinner, Daniel Xu, David Friedman, Tenzin Arya, Summer Liu, Yueming Gu, Juting Chen-Huang, Sophia Ross.

Drop in and give them a thank you next time you see them working in the library!