ÿþText Chat from November 4, 2009 November 4, 2009 1:05:19 PM from Infopeople Events to All Participants: If you are having any audio problems please send text to Host November 4, 2009 1:06:00 PM from Bessie Platten to All Participants: we are not receiving any sound or video November 4, 2009 1:06:28 PM from Bessie Platten to All Participants: we are now up thank you November 4, 2009 1:11:13 PM from Carla Lehn to All Participants: Great, Welcome Tuolumne County! November 4, 2009 1:15:25 PM from Carla Lehn to All Participants: People out of work who want to volunteer November 4, 2009 1:15:31 PM from Bessie Platten to All Participants: We have started getting new volunteers that are stepping in for postions that have been eliminated November 4, 2009 1:17:23 PM from Sandra Briggs to All Participants: Economic crisis and reduction in staff have increased the need. Younger retirees either want single projects with flexibility of traditional schedule. November 4, 2009 1:17:49 PM from Jo Ann Greenbert to All Participants: The problem with the unemployed is that they may not be looking long term, still looking for work, and sometimes can not keep their commitments because they are still looking for worth..is it worth the investment. November 4, 2009 1:17:50 PM from Sandra Briggs to All Participants: or traditional schedule November 4, 2009 1:57:59 PM from Sandra Briggs to All Participants: Friends, Rose Club,Literacy Council, United Way, Sunrise Rotary November 4, 2009 1:58:26 PM from Norma Gerardo to All Participants: book club participants, library board members, deptarment heads, teachers... November 4, 2009 1:58:30 PM from Sandra Briggs to All Participants: both November 4, 2009 1:59:38 PM from Bessie Platten to All Participants: theater groups and arts council November 4, 2009 2:00:14 PM from Bessie Platten to All Participants: Chamber of November 4, 2009 2:00:14 PM from Bessie Platten to All Participants: c November 4, 2009 2:22:52 PM from Jennifer Rackow to All Participants: library.ca.gov/lds/getinvolved.html Text Chat from November 11, 2009 November 9, 2009 1:06:25 PM from Stanley Strauss to Host (privately): The sound like an echo chamber. November 9, 2009 1:06:25 PM from eileen oshea to All Participants: We hear the echo everybody. November 9, 2009 1:06:38 PM from eileen oshea to All Participants: We're trying to figure it out November 9, 2009 1:07:57 PM from Ken Kramer to All Participants: Hello from Los Angeles County November 9, 2009 1:16:07 PM from Cathy Wong to All Participants: There are more volunteers joining our organization this year November 9, 2009 1:16:12 PM from Ken Kramer to All Participants: More short term, project focused volunteers (i.e. for booksales, programs, etc) - less long timers November 9, 2009 1:16:55 PM from Cathy Wong to All Participants: I think because people are having difficulty in finding work November 9, 2009 1:20:23 PM from Ken Kramer to All Participants: No volunteer organizational experience and so new to the concept of volunteering November 9, 2009 1:33:19 PM from Lynn McCormick to All Participants: Our Friends of the Library are a major link in the library and are appreciated. November 9, 2009 1:48:48 PM from Infopeople Events to Maria Sunio (privately): Are you still having audio drop outs? If you are I can send you a dial up phone number. November 9, 2009 1:50:38 PM from Music Man to All Participants: When sending chats please us All Participants, that way Jill and Jennifer will also get you note. Thanks. November 9, 2009 1:53:01 PM from Maria Sunio (privately): We restarted the audio broadcast and that helped -- thanks! November 9, 2009 2:04:52 PM from Maria Sunio to All Participants: Flexibility will be a big hurdle, since we the staff are already stretched ourselves... November 9, 2009 2:05:21 PM from Cathy Wong to All Participants: It will be a big step for volunteers to be leaders on our work and projects November 9, 2009 2:06:44 PM from Cathy Wong to All Participants: but as you discuss earlier the volunteer pool is changing, i.e. more boomers are joining November 9, 2009 2:15:44 PM from Cathy Wong to All Participants: thanks November 9, 2009 2:15:51 PM from Maria Sunio to All Participants: thanks November 9, 2009 2:17:05 PM from Carla Lehn to All Panelists: Hi- just inadvertently signed off on the phone . . ., let me know if you need anything. . ., sorry Q&A Session for Get Involved Kick-off 2 Date: Monday, November 09, 2009 ________________________________________________________________ Angela Yang (ayang@aclibrary.org) - 1:02 PM Q: Hello from Alameda County Library team - Luis Kong, Barbara Telford-Ishida, Priyanka Limaye, and Angela Yang. ________________________________________________________________ Lynn McCormick (lmccormick@co.tuolumne.ca.us) - 1:16 PM Q: We see more people willing to be involved in a wider variety of areas, not just shelving books. ________________________________________________________________ Haleh Motiey (hmoteiy@library.ca.gov) - 1:17 PM Q: More volunteers are inquiring at Sturo, due to gaining job experience and enhancing their resume. ________________________________________________________________ Haleh Motiey (hmoteiy@library.ca.gov) - 1:19 PM Q: To be involved within the community...helping and engaging in several local organizations.