Hi, Lisa. I'm not a moderator, but I don't see why your friends couldn't join, even though they're not yet volunteering, because they do have an interest in volunteering. Joining this list will give them a better idea of what might be expected of them when they do begin volunteering, and I don't think anyone should have a problem with that. Take care. Julie Morales Life is a gift from God. What we do with it is our gift to Him. ----- Original Message ----- From: Lisa Belville To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 10:54 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] General List Question Hi, to the moderators or anyone else who might know, I have a couple of friends that are interested in joining bookshare and/or possibly volunteering. Does a person have to be a registered member of Book and signed up as a volunteer to join this list? I noticed that the other two Bookshare lists on Freelists are available to anyone, so I just wanted to check on this one. Thanks in advance for the help. Lisa