Posted by Meredith on Thursday, Apr 30, 2015
Iowa City Public Library volunteers provided more than 9,100 hours of service during the 2014 calendar year.
“We are grateful for our volunteers for giving their time and talent to the Library and our community,” Library Director Susan Craig says. “As we celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Library’s Volunteer Program, it’s a great time to reflect on what a difference our volunteers make.”
In the past 35 years of the program, 4,232 volunteers have worked 251,271 hours assisting with book check-ins, materials maintenance, prepping supplies for events, helping plan teen programs, operating The Book End, and serving on the Board of Trustees, and on the Friends Foundation Board of Directors.
During the 2014 calendar year, 292 volunteers worked at the Library. On Wednesday, April 29, the Library said thank you with a reception and a ceremony, during which 43 volunteers received recognition awards for achieving milestone hours of service.
Chuck Felling was named the Nancy Sereduck Volunteer of the Year. Felling has volunteered in the Community & Access Services Department for nearly 15 years. When asked to describe our Volunteer of the Year, Library staff said he was “dedicated, caring and wonderful to work with.”
The Library congratulates Felling on his achievement and thanks all volunteers for their service.
Volunteers receiving recognition awards for 2014:
Pictured are some of the volunteers honored for their hours of service. They are, back row, left to right: Stephen Merkel-Hess; Paul McCarthy; Joel Barnhart; Theo Prineas; Al Paxton; Bill Pontarelli; Natalie Holmes; and Jeanette Carter. Pictured in the front row, left to right, are: Maria Padron; Terri Caplan; Chuck Felling; Becky Johnson; June True; Kerry Evans; Cheryll Clamon; Bobbie Paxton; Deb Schultz; and Mary Lou Matheson. (Photo provided by the Iowa City Public Library)
100 Hour Award
- Akash Borde
- Donna Byers
- Clara Chua-Sierra
- Natalie Holmes
- Iver Hovet
- Nancy Howe
- Paul McCarthy
- Stephen Merkel-Hess
- Maria Padron
- Richard Paulus
- Bobbie Paxton
- Janis Perkins
- Theo Prineas
- Celeste Reyes
- Patricia Ryan
- Deborah Schultz
- Juli Statton
- Rebekah Walker
200 Hour Award
- Joel Barnhart
- Sarah Burnett
- Rachael Carlson
- Linda Eastman
- Jeanne Morris
- Michelle Nagle
- Angela Tyler
300 Hour Award
- Philip Fontana
- Ronald McCall
- Kaitlin Thouvenell-Crowley
400 Hour Award
- Becky Johnson
- Kathy J. Mitchell
- Corey Rew
500 Hour Award
- Terri Caplan
- Cheryll Clamon
- Jim Davis
- Al Paxton
- Linda J. Prybil
- June True
1,000 Hour Award
- Kerry Evans
- Mary Lou Matheson
- Margaret Nelson
- William Pontarelli
1,500 Hour Award
- Jeanette Carter
- Richard Dobson