More than 550 volunteers provided valuable assistance to the Great River Regional Library (GRRL) during 2011.
Community volunteers assisted GRRL by repairing books, replacing borrowed items on the shelves, cleaning books, reading to children, sorting through donations, retrieving items from the shelves and ultimately enhancing the timeliness and service provided by GRRL
“We value dedicated and committed volunteers,” said GRRL Human Resources Coordinator Sunny Hesse. “Their service to GRRL gives us the ability to provide an enhanced level of excellence in our communities.”
In all, library volunteers provided more than 16,400 hours of library service in 2011. During National Volunteer Week,
April 15-21, library staff will be thanking volunteers for their contribution.
Many of the region’s library locations would welcome additional volunteer assistance, according to Hesse. “A recent study showed that Minnesotans place a high value on library service. If you are interested in helping provide that service in our communities, please talk with the branch manager at the library you use.”
Great River Regional Library (GRRL) provides library services at 32 public libraries in Benton, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd and Wright Counties. It provides Central Minnesota residents with nearly 1 million books, CDs and DVDs,
250 public computers, programming and information services.
Volunteers make a difference at regional libraries
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