Rocky Mountain Unit

Times to Volunteer

The Rocky Mountain Unit has scheduled sessions for volunteers to come in to produce the books on tapes. These times are as follows:

Monday-Thursday:
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Friday:
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

The times above are for the production of books. Other times are available for other types of volunteering. Volunteer orientations are held at 10 a.m. every Monday and 6 p.m. every Thursday.

For a description of volunteering opportunities, please see the information below.

Roles to Play at the Rocky Mountain Unit

There are many roles in RFB&D – all filled by generous volunteers. Here is a brief description of some of the roles.

Reader: This is the voice the borrowers hear on the tapes and CD’s. Readers are needed in all areas of expertise, as well as in general areas. Expertise areas include: biology, physiology, mathematics, physics, chemistry, geology, languages. General areas include: religion, literature, poetry, philosophy, business.

Director: The director listens to the reader during the recording sessions to ensure a quality reading, runs the tape machine and computer, and documents the materials read.

Bookmarker: A bookmarker takes a book when it arrives in the studio and creates a “road map” through it for the readers and directors to follow. This road map shows where to read footnotes, figures, maps, etc.

Second Copying: Once a book is bookmarked, a second copy of the book is marked in exactly the same way. This is so the reader and the director have the same information during a recording session.

Tape Checker: When a tape is fully recorded, a tape checker reviews the tape for quality and accuracy. Sometimes, the tape checker will also make any corrections that may be necessary.

Duplicator: The duplicator takes the checked and corrected reel-to-reel tape and makes multiple copies onto cassette tapes. These cassette tapes are then distributed to the borrowers who have requested them.

Other roles include, but aren’t limited to, office assistance, outreach, fundraising, volunteer recognition, various committees and many more!

Each interested person is requested to take an orientation. These orientations are once a month on a Thursday evening. Individual orientations can be specially scheduled, if needed. Please contact Carol Skoff at cskoff@rfbd.org or by calling 303-757-0787.