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Press ReleaseIOWA CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY HONORS VOLUNTEERS

Posted by Meredith on Thursday, May 1, 2014

Iowa City Public Library volunteers provided more than 9,400 hours of service during the 2013 calendar year – the equivalent of nearly five full-time staff members.

“We are grateful for our volunteers for giving their time and talent to the Library and our community,” says Kara Logsden, the Library’s Coordinator of Community and Access Services.

Kara Logsden, the Iowa City Public Library
Kara Logsden, the Iowa City Public Library's Coordinator of Community and Access Services, addresses more than 70 volunteers during a reception to thank them for their service.

During the 2013 calendar year, 364 volunteers worked at the Library. On Wednesday, April 30, the Library said thank you with a reception and a ceremony, during which 38 volunteers received recognition awards for achieving milestone hours of service.

“These volunteers received hours of service awards ranging from 100 to 3,500 hours, representing a total of 17,200 hours volunteered at the Library,” Logsden says.

Helen Baum was named the Nancy Sereduck Volunteer of the Year. Baum has volunteered in the Community & Access Services Department and The BookEnd since 2004. She was noted in her nomination for her ability to recommend a title “by providing just enough intriguing information but never spoiling the story. From politics to the environment, to history to the lives of individuals from all walks of life, her knowledge and interest in non-fiction reading was very, very broad. Her customer service was top notch.”

Baum retired from volunteering this year and is missed in both departments. Logsden says she remains an inspiration for her dedication to the Library, strong work ethic, and passion for life-long learning.

The Library congratulates Baum on her achievement and thanks all volunteers for their service.

Volunteers receiving recognition awards for 2013:

100 Hour Award

  • Joel Barnhart
  • Brittney Blackburn
  • Amy Blessing
  • Abby Dickson
  • Joshua Franz
  • Teresa Hamilton
  • Vincent Lin
  • Ronald McCall
  • Ann Rhomberg
  • Barbara Stehbens
  • Angela Tyler
  • Cheryl Vowell

200 Hour Award

  • Beth Beasley
  • Philip Fontana
  • Erin Glenn
  • Emily Haworth
  • Kaitlin Thouvenell-Crowley

300 Hour Award

  • Terri Caplan
  • Becky Johnson
  • Jennifer Lam Lu
  • Kathy Mitchell
  • William Moorhead
  • Alexandra Murra
  • Corey Rew

400 Hour Award

  • Elizabeth Carroll
  • Cheryll Clamon
  • Jim Davis
  • Candice Gordon
  • Al Paxton
  • Julie Spencer

500 Hour Award

  • Susan Brown
  • Lori Cochran
  • Karen Eichler
  • Ryan Fitzpatrick
  • Archie Greene

1,000 Hour Award

  • Eileen Robinson

3,500 Hour Award

  • Gloria Lacina
  • Nola Naughton

The Iowa City Public Library recognized volunteers for service during the 2013 calendar year at an event on Wednesday, April 30. More than 350 Library volunteers contributed nearly 9,500 hours of service in 2013. Thirty-eight volunteers received hours of service awards ranging from 100 to 3,500 hours. Among the honorees were, front row, from left: Becky Johnson, Emily Haworth, Elizabeth Carroll, Erin Glenn, and Ronald McCall. Back row, from left: Al Paxton, William Moorhead, Terri Caplan, and Eileen Robinson.
The Iowa City Public Library recognized volunteers for service during the 2013 calendar year at an event on Wednesday, April 30. More than 350 Library volunteers contributed nearly 9,500 hours of service in 2013. Thirty-eight volunteers received hours of service awards ranging from 100 to 3,500 hours. Among the honorees were, front row, from left: Becky Johnson, Emily Haworth, Elizabeth Carroll, Erin Glenn, and Ronald McCall. Back row, from left: Al Paxton, William Moorhead, Terri Caplan, and Eileen Robinson.

 

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