<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: comic sans ms,sans-serif" mce_style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">I am hoping some of you will share your wisdom with me!</SPAN></SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: comic sans ms,sans-serif" mce_style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">I am the Children's Librarian at the Baker Co. library in Baker City, Oregon. Half of my time is as a clerk on the front desk. Occasionaly I have children who want to volunteer and be my assistant at the front desk. In the past, it has never been a problem. The kids love the special attention! I now have <STRONG>too many want to be helpers</STRONG> and need to structure this activity into some kind of controlled program. </SPAN></SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: comic sans ms,sans-serif" mce_style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Does anyone out there have any ideas, suggestions, possible pit falls?</SPAN></SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: comic sans ms,sans-serif" mce_style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Legally is there an age limit on volunteering at a library?</SPAN></SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: comic sans ms,sans-serif" mce_style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">How do you structure it, so they don't drive you crazy and interfer with your work?</SPAN></SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: comic sans ms,sans-serif" mce_style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">How do the other librarians feel about it?</SPAN></SPAN></div>
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<div><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: comic sans ms,sans-serif" mce_style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Just looking for alittle advice.</SPAN></SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: comic sans ms,sans-serif" mce_style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Thank you,</SPAN></SPAN></div>
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<div><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: comic sans ms,sans-serif" mce_style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Melissa Shafer</SPAN></SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: comic sans ms,sans-serif" mce_style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><A href="mailto:shafermr@hotmail.com">shafermr@hotmail.com</A></SPAN></SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: comic sans ms,sans-serif" mce_style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">or <A href="mailto:mshafer@bakerlib.org">mshafer@bakerlib.org</A></SPAN></SPAN></div>
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