Showing posts with label volunteers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label volunteers. Show all posts

Monday, November 3, 2008

Library Volunteers Not Happy with Background Checks

Volunteers at Albuquerque libraries are upset about having to undergo criminal background checks mandated by the city for all volunteers.

The Friends of the Library volunteer group says their members don't have any contact with children-they only help with the books.

Volunteers say they were shocked when they were forced to submit to a background check.

"I was quite annoyed that I would have to be going through something like that at the library because I'm assuming that the reason for all that is due to contact with children," a volunteer named John said. "We as volunteers there have absolutely no contact with children."

John said he and other volunteers consider background check a slap in the face and say they are worried their personal information could wind up in the wrong hands.

"Who is really going to be retaining that data? How secure is it, and why does it have to be retained," asked John.


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