Five members of a school library administration class developed guidelines for a Volunteer Mother Program in public school libraries. Guidelines were stated for the following aspects of volunteer programs: (1) reasons for using volunteers; (2) introduction to the program; (3) recruitment; (4) qualifications; (5) amount of help needed; (6) selection; (7) organization; (8) direction of work; (9) potential problems; (10) success in junior and senior high school programs; (11) evaluation; and (12) recommendations for continuation. The appendix includes a library volunteer job description, a sample application blank, and an outline of a manual for volunteers. (EMH)