1. Baby Boomer Volunteer Recruitment LSTA Grant Project 2009 Eureka Leadership Institute San Jose, CA October 5, 2010 Wen Wen Zhang West Covina Library County of Los Angeles Public Library

2. Developing tools and resources for recruiting baby boomer volunteers Raising the public’s awareness of volunteer needs and volunteering opportunities at the library Project Purpose 2

3. Produced printed recruitment materials Created a volunteer web page Developed and implemented an online volunteer application Project Activities/Methods 3

4. Provided training to Community Library Managers Publicized in communities and through media Created a survey form for project evaluation Project Activities/Methods - continued 4

5. Produced 34,000 bookmarks and 340 posters with four designs Project Outputs and Outcomes 5

6. Project Outputs and Outcomes - continued 6 Posters and bookmarks Design 1

7. Project Outputs and Outcomes - continued 7 Posters and bookmarks Design 2

8. Project Outputs and Outcomes - continued 8 Posters and bookmarks Design 3

9. Project Outputs and Outcomes - continued 9 Posters and bookmarks Design 4

10. Distributed recruitment materials in libraries and at key locations in communities An article and a poster published in July and August issues of Not Born Yesterday 10 Project Outputs and Outcomes - continued

11. Volunteer web page designed and implemented Volunteer application made available online 11

12. Through five training sessions, more than 80 library managers now versed in the printed and electronic baby boomer volunteer recruitment materials and techniques Baby Boomer Volunteer Recruitment Campaign launched in August Project Outputs and Outcomes - continued 12

13. Conduct a survey of library managers and staff Complete project evaluation Continue to recruit baby boomer volunteers Future Work 13

14. 34,000 bookmarks and 340 posters 85 bookmark holders, one for each community library 200 reams of paper in various colors for volunteer recruitment flyers Budget Expenditure 14

15. 15 Special thanks to California State Library for the LSTA grant of $5,000 Staff of the County of Los Angeles Public Library: Kenneth Kramer, Volunteer Program Director Walter Robles, Graphic Artist Heather Rayl, Internet Services Coordinator Appreciation