The Library's administrative staff also benefits from volunteer computer experts. Allen Deschere, a retired mechanical and industrial engineer who is 81 years old, has helped set up a database for sending out Library Foundation letters. Another volunteer, former computer programmer Marge Fare, assists with the Library's Internet site on the World Wide Web. One volunteer has brought a unique skill to the system. Wade Webb, who is deaf, teaches American Sign Language to staff in the system's Access Services department, which assists Library users with disabilities.
Libraries can benefit volunteers as much as their time helps the system.
One adult volunteer at the Sherwood Regional Library in Alexandria was encouraged to volunteer in order to improve his interpersonal skills and self-confidence. After more than a year, the volunteer left to pursue a full-time job.