http://jmrl.pmhclients.com/ en debra@drwdesign.com Copyright 2008 2008-10-08T05:38:51+00:00 http://jmrlfriends.org/site/booksale_sidebar_text/ http://jmrlfriends.org/site/booksale_sidebar_text/#When:05:38:51Z Sale Location: Gordon Avenue Library 1500 Gordon Avenue Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 Loading… Parking: Overflow parking may be available at Venable School at the corner of Gordon Ave. and 14th St. More info: (434) 977-8467 info@jmrlfriends.org 2008-10-08T05:38:51+00:00 http://jmrlfriends.org/site/volunteering_year_round/ http://jmrlfriends.org/site/volunteering_year_round/#When:21:56:00Z What do volunteers do during the rest of the year? Processing donations — sorting, placing, pricing, packing and storing — require a considerable amount of effort by a large number of volunteers throughout the year. Sorting Sorting requires a certain level of knowledge of books that is acquired by experience, dedication, and a willingness to learn. The physical process requires a degree of dexterity and fitness. Sorters need to be detail oriented. Sorters examine each donated volume to determine: Is the particular item saleable? If not, should it be donated to another cause, or recycled? If suitable for sale, is the item rare and/or valuable? Is it otherwise collectible because it is signed, inscribed? what is the edition, printing or state (or issue) of the book? Is it an author’s first book? A limited edition? Placing Physical effort is required in moving carts loaded with books around the work area, and delivering books to the appropriate station. Pricing Certain books, largely fiction, can be priced using a simple formula provided by the Friends. Other subjects require a more subjective assessment and pricing within more general guidelines which are provided. A degree of knowledge of the subject area is beneficial. Packing Packing books for storage is extremely important for the safety of the books and for the Friends’ staff and volunteers and contributes significantly in the economic use of limited storage space. Packing requires a degree of physical work, but not the handling of full and potentially heavy boxes. Storing Volunteers may, if they are able, transfer boxes of priced items to carts. The delivery to storage areas and the physical stacking of boxes is undertaken by paid staff. Interested in volunteering year-round? Please contact us at info@jmrlfriends.org or call 434.977.8467. 2007-10-06T21:56:00+00:00 http://jmrlfriends.org/site/volunteers_spring_sale/ http://jmrlfriends.org/site/volunteers_spring_sale/#When:21:23:39Z What do volunteers do during the Spring Sale? Before the sales can begin, volunteers and staff handle physically demanding tasks: moving and setting up tables and shelving delivering full boxes from storage areas placing and arranging sale items on shelves Throughout the sales, volunteers play a vital role as Storage workers, Shelvers, Checkers and Cashiers. Storage workers handle heavy boxes load carts deliver loaded carts to the Shelvers remove and store empty boxes are physically active Shelvers keep the shelves tidy and restocked throughout the sale straighten the shelves to make room for fresh inventory should be detail oriented Checkers interact with the public, often during extremely busy times deal with numbers and simple arithmetic functions provide a total value for an individual’s purchases largely work sitting down handle customers’ purchases, some standing and a degree of physical dexterity required Cashiers collect the cost of customers’ purchases should be good with numbers, detail oriented and capable of making change are responsible for a cash box and for the collection and retention of payment slips largely work sitting down are not normally expected to encounter any extraordinary physical exertion Money Counters Count and total the money in returned cash boxes, reconciling the results with supporting sales vouchers. Count and bundle cash and check receipts, making them ready for bank deposit. Volunteers for these positions need to be practiced in handling money, numerate, and detail oriented. Volunteers must be able to work in closed spaces; claustrophobics need not apply! Bulk Sales Area receive, pack, and store purchases made by customers who buy in bulk. physically handle large quantities of books and heavy boxes keep a cumulative total of purchases for each bulk customer complete appropriate records must be detail oriented may be involved in the physical transfer of boxes to the buyer’s vehicle must be able to work under pressure, keep a cool head and a calm appearance Room Managers Room Managers are responsible for the management of a particular sale area.These positions are ordinarily reserved for volunteers with several years’ practical experience, and are filled by invitation of sale management. 2007-10-06T21:23:39+00:00 http://jmrlfriends.org/site/volunteer_form_fall/ http://jmrlfriends.org/site/volunteer_form_fall/#When:21:10:32Z What do volunteers do during the Fall Sale? Before the sales can begin, volunteers and staff handle physically demanding tasks: moving and setting up tables and shelving delivering full boxes from storage areas placing and arranging sale items on shelves Throughout the sales, volunteers play a vital role as Storage workers, Shelvers, Checkers and Cashiers. Storage workers handle heavy boxes load carts deliver loaded carts to the Shelvers remove and store empty boxes are physically active Shelvers keep the shelves tidy and restocked throughout the sale straighten the shelves to make room for fresh inventory should be detail oriented Checkers interact with the public, often during extremely busy times deal with numbers and simple arithmetic functions provide a total value for an individual’s purchases largely work sitting down handle customers’ purchases, some standing and a degree of physical dexterity required Cashiers collect the cost of customers’ purchases should be good with numbers, detail oriented and capable of making change are responsible for a cash box and for the collection and retention of payment slips largely work sitting down are not normally expected to encounter any extraordinary physical exertion Money Counters Count and total the money in returned cash boxes, reconciling the results with supporting sales vouchers. Count and bundle cash and check receipts, making them ready for bank deposit. Volunteers for these positions need to be practiced in handling money, numerate, and detail oriented. Volunteers must be able to work in closed spaces; claustrophobics need not apply! Other positions Other positions are ordinarily reserved for volunteers with several years’ practical experience, and are filled by invitation of sale management. Such positions include: Room Managers – responsible for the management of a particular sale area Treasurer’s Assistants – handle cash, check cash boxes and total slips handed in by cashiers 2007-10-06T21:10:32+00:00 http://jmrlfriends.org/site/contact_the_friends/ http://jmrlfriends.org/site/contact_the_friends/#When:02:28:00Z Gordon Avenue Library 1500 Gordon Avenue Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 Loading… More info: (434) 977-8467 email us at info@jmrlfriends.org 2007-09-29T02:28:00+00:00 http://jmrlfriends.org/site/how_the_funds_are_used/ http://jmrlfriends.org/site/how_the_funds_are_used/#When:01:04:00Z funding of summer reading programs for children and young adults, including rewards and small “achievement” prizes funding throughout the year of special projects and programs funding for each library’s individual needs and support of local book review programs funding for library promotional materials (bookmarks, book bags, etc.) funding of “free” parking for patrons of the Central Library who use City parking spaces providing the “free” monthly book review/newsletter: “Book Page” funding of a videotape history of the local regional library provides major grants when new branches are planned (Nelson, Louisa and Greene County branches in the recent past, a new Crozet branch in the future).. annual financial support for the Virginia Festival of the Book annual contribution to the Friends of the Library Endowment Fund, to provide for the library’s future needs 2007-09-29T01:04:00+00:00 http://jmrlfriends.org/site/book_donations/ http://jmrlfriends.org/site/book_donations/#When:00:36:08Z How to Donate: We appreciate your delivering donations in boxes (cardboard, wood, plastic, any shape or size) or in shopping bags (plastic or paper) if you have them. If you do not have a container then please stack them on the table. Where to Donate: The Friends of the Library is located in the Gordon Avenue Library Basement Lobby (off the parking lot). The Gordon Avenue Library is located at 1500 Gordon Avenue, Charlottesville, VA. Inside the lobby, to the left as you enter, there is a large wooden table upon which donations should be placed. Large donations should be brought to the Gordon Avenue Library. Smaller donations (of 3 or less boxes or bags) to any branch of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library. See www.jmrl.org for branch locations and hours. If unable to deliver donations, arrangements can be made for pick-up. Call 434.977.8467 or email info@jmrlfriends.org When NOT to Donate: After the first week of March and before the second week of April, i.e. during the sale’s preparations, the sales proper, or during the sale’s take-down. What we would like to receive: Books on all subjects, of all ages, for all ages, in a condition that will sell. Pre-recorded audio and video tapes. Records, compact discs, sheet music. Specialist magazines in fine woodworking, military and naval history. What we DO NOT want donated: Books that are in a poor or bad condition, i.e. having one or more of the following: broken spine; missing pages or covers water, food or other stains; mildew; rot; excessively yellowed pages crudely, heavily or excessively annotated, highlighted, underlined or otherwise marked Books for which there is no ready market: Reader’s Digest Condensed Books; 1950s Book Club Editions of hard back general fiction Hallmark or Gibson books; Harlequin paperback romances Omnibus editions of books categorized as general fiction, however, we DO accept omnibus editions of fiction in crime/mystery, westerns and science fiction. Other items we cannot sell: Books bearing the “Daedalus Books Complimentary Copy” stamp. Home recorded audio or video tapes. General magazines – simply because we no longer sell them. Please note that donations that we cannot use are disposed of in one of the following ways: given to another worthy cause: e.g. schools, institutions, self-help groups, etc; made available to the public through the library branches’ free paper-back book boxes ecologically recycled. 2007-09-29T00:36:08+00:00 http://jmrlfriends.org/site/holiday_sale_october_27_28_9am_6pm/ http://jmrlfriends.org/site/holiday_sale_october_27_28_9am_6pm/#When:23:33:18Z November 13-20, 2010 10:00 am – 7:00 pm all days | half-price day: Nov 20 Fabulous books, recordings, ephemera of all types will be available for an extended period of time within an expanded sales area. As in past years, the public is invited to Jump Start Your Holiday Shopping, with a wide selection of Great Books at Great Prices for a Great Cause. The more expensive “Valuable and Attractive” books will only be on sale during the Spring Sale. Proceeds benefit programs and services of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library. 2007-09-28T23:33:18+00:00 http://jmrlfriends.org/site/become_a_friend/ http://jmrlfriends.org/site/become_a_friend/#When:06:13:58Z The Friends of the Jefferson-Madison Library is a 501c(3) organization. All contributions are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. Your qualifying membership donation entitles you to voting privileges for one year from the date of payment of that donation. Membership Levels In September 2008 the Friends changed their Friends of JMRL Bylaws (pdf) to expand membership categories and voting rights. In addition to existing family membership, new categories were approved for senior citizens and students; for members donating their time, and Associate memberships for younger individuals. Voting was also made available to individual members of families. While family, senior citizen and student voting memberships are obtained by payment of at least the minimum dues appropriate to their category; volunteers may apply for voting membership by donating their time in voluntary service with the Friends. Individual family members may obtain personal voting rights by paying at least the minimum due for each particular membership category. (Thus a family unit of two adults would, on payment of $20 or more, be eligible for two votes at any membership meeting.) Membership Dues (BOD approved June 12, 2008, effective July 1, 2008) Student (age 18 or older, currently in school): $5 – $9.99 Senior (age 65 years or older): $5 – $9.99 Friend: $10 – $99.99 Benefactor: $100 – $499.99 Sponsor: $500 – $999.99 Patron: $1,000 or more Contributions in excess of $10.00 are tax deductible. A new Associate (non-voting) membership is now available to individuals aged 13 to 17 years (inclusive) who donate their time by voluntarily working for the Friends. (Community Service required by another entity (e.g. a court or school) will not qualify for an Associate membership.) Please print out the form and mail to: Friends of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library 1500 Gordon Avenue Charlottesville, VA 22903 Please make checks payable to: Friends of the Library Membership Form (pdf) 2007-09-04T06:13:58+00:00 http://jmrlfriends.org/site/board_meetings_2008/ http://jmrlfriends.org/site/board_meetings_2008/#When:23:54:48Z Meetings are at the Gordon Avenue Library at 5:30pm. Sept 16, 2010 Jan 13, 2011 April 21, 2011 June 16, 2011 (annual meeting) Our Bylaws Friends of JMRL Bylaws (pdf) 2007-09-03T23:54:48+00:00