Would you like to be a --

TEEN SUMMER VOLUNTEER @ the Baraboo Public Library?

There are many things you can do—

 Help kids register for the reading program

 Be a reading program recordkeeper
 Help with the preschool programs on Tuesday or Wednesday mornings
 Help with the school-age programs on Wednesday or Thursday afternoons
 Usher for special programs
 Read stories to a group of children
 Help organize and publicize teen events
 Do special projects with the staff

Why volunteer?
You might become a little kid’s hero
You can list this on a job or scholarship application
You get to choose a book for the library to add to its collection
It’s nice to feel needed – AND WE NEED YOU!!

Fill out the application on the other side and return it to the library by Friday, May 15. Penny Johnson will
contact you to set up your personalized summer schedule. Be ready to attend a REQUIRED orientation
meeting on Monday afternoon, June 1, 4:00 PM, OR Tuesday evening, June 2, 6:30 PM. Questions? Call
Penny at the library: 356-6166, or email her: pjohnson@scls.lib.wi.us Thank you!
 BE A TEEN SUMMER VOLUNTEER @ THE BARABOO PUBLIC LIBRARY

NAME _______________________________ PHONE ___________ EMAIL ______________________________

ADDRESS ___________________________________________________________________________________
SCHOOL _______________________________________________ GRADE ______ T-SHIRT SIZE __________
Contact me by: ___ phone ___ email ___ text messages
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, CONTACT ______________________________________ PHONE________________

How and when would you like to help @ the library? These are some of
(circle as many as you wish) my talents I would
be happy to share
Storytimes for preschoolers (Circle the day) this summer:
Monday evening Tuesday morning Wednesday morning
Music
Activities for school age kids (Circle the day) (instrument ___________)
Tuesday morning Wed. morning Wed. afternoon Thursday afternoon Art
Puppets
Usher for special programs (Circle the day) Decorating
Monday June 22, 6:00 PM Monday July 13, 6:00 PM Crafts
Reader’s Theater
Assist with “Party in the Park” on Monday, August 3 Reading to children
Face Painting
Be a recordkeeper for the reading program (choose your days & times in the box below) Other_____________
__________________
I can help with reading recordkeeping the __________________
following days and times: (circle as many as you wish)
I will be unavailable on these days:
Monday-- morning afternoon evening
Tuesday-- morning afternoon evening
Wednesday-- morning afternoon evening
Thursday-- morning afternoon evening IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ AND SIGN!
I agree to fulfill my duties as a library volunteer to the best of my
Friday-- morning afternoon
ability, and to be reliable and trustworthy. I agree to abide by
Saturday-- morning library policies.

Penny will contact you later about specific dates and times. SIGNATURE_________________________________________
 NOTE TO PARENTS FROM THE BARABOO PUBLIC LIBRARY

Your teen would like to serve as a library volunteer this summer.

PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN THIS PERMISSION SLIP WITH YOUR TEEN’S APPLICATION:

My teen has my permission to serve as a volunteer at the Baraboo Public Library. I agree to help my teen
be prompt and reliable in fulfilling his/her duties.

SIGNED_____________________________________ DATE____________

BARABOO PUBLIC LIBRARY/CITY OF BARABOO VOLUNTEER INFORMATION:

A volunteer is a person who performs tasks for the Baraboo Public Library without wages, benefits, or compensation (including travel expenses) of any kind. Volunteers are
recognized by the public as representatives of the library and shall be guided by the same work and behavior codes as employees. They work with the status of “at-will”
employees. Volunteers may nor may not be members of the Friends of the Baraboo Public Library. The City of Baraboo does not provide workers compensation coverage for
volunteers. The city requires negligence on the City’s part for volunteers to collect on the City’s self-insured liability overage. Only the volunteer’s own auto coverage will cover
auto claims. Volunteers who work on a regular basis for the Baraboo Public Library will fill out a volunteer application form, which will be kept on file at the Library. Minor
children may only work as volunteers with the written consent of a parent or legal guardian.