WORKING WITH OLDER VOLUNTEERS: OPPORTUNITIES AND POTENTIAL.

Volunteers form a significant part of the contribution libraries make to their communities. This paper considers the way libraries recruit, train and retain volunteers so that the process can be an enriching and rewarding one for all concerned. In particular, public libraries need to be reconsidering their attitudes to volunteers in the context of the potential capabilities of the baby boomers. Edited version of a paper presented at the Next Chapters conference, State Library of NSW 1-2 May 2009. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]