Question for Volunteer Coordinators
Hi everyone, I’m looking to update our volunteer tracking system to make it completely paperless. Currently, our teen volunteers sign in and out on a paper log, and I manually enter their hours into a Google Sheet. I’m sure there’s a more efficient way to handle this process, and I’d love to hear how other libraries are managing volunteer hour tracking. Thanks so much for your help and any suggestions you can share! *Best Regards,* *Elisabeth Phou, MLIS* she/her/hers Adult & Teen Services Librarian II Baldwin Public Library 300 W. Merrill St. Birmingham, MI 48009 248-554-4653 www.baldwinlib.org Currently Reading <https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/6887889?utm_medium=reading_link&utm_source=email_signature> [image: Book Cover] <https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/6887889?utm_medium=cover&utm_source=email_signature> [image: Goodreads Logo] <https://www.goodreads.com/?utm_medium=gr_logo&utm_source=email_signature>Get your own email signature <https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_instructions?utm_medium=gyo_link&utm_source=email_signature>
Our teens scan a QR that goes directly to a Google Form. There they input date, time worked, total hours. Oh - and name, of course. ________________________________ From: Elisabeth Phou via Michlib-l <michlib-l@liblists.org> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2025 11:23 AM To: michlib-l@liblists.org <michlib-l@liblists.org> Subject: [Michlib-l] Question for Volunteer Coordinators Hi everyone, I’m looking to update our volunteer tracking system to make it completely paperless. Currently, our teen volunteers sign in and out on a paper log, and I manually enter their hours into a Google Sheet. I’m sure there’s a more efficient way to handle this process, and I’d love to hear how other libraries are managing volunteer hour tracking. Thanks so much for your help and any suggestions you can share! Best Regards, Elisabeth Phou, MLIS she/her/hers Adult & Teen Services Librarian II Baldwin Public Library 300 W. Merrill St. Birmingham, MI 48009 248-554-4653 www.baldwinlib.org<http://www.baldwinlib.org> Currently Reading<https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/6887889?utm_medium=reading_link&utm_source=email_signature> [Book Cover]<https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/6887889?utm_medium=cover&utm_source=email_signature> [Goodreads Logo] <https://www.goodreads.com/?utm_medium=gr_logo&utm_source=email_signature> Get your own email signature <https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_instructions?utm_medium=gyo_link&utm_source=email_signature>
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