Eligibility Requirements
- Teens must be finishing grades 6-12 to volunteer in the summer
- Volunteers may earn service hours for religious organizations, school requirements, scouting, or just for fun. At this time, we are unable to accept court-ordered service hours.
Expectations
- Summer Reading volunteers will be expected to staff the prize booth in the months of June and July.
- Participants in the summer reading program will check in at the Youth and Teen Services Desk and then head over to the prize booth to pick out their half way prize and their prize for finishing the program. Volunteers are expected to facilitate this process, offering approachable and friendly service to children selecting their prizes.
- Volunteers may also be asked to complete other tasks by a librarian during their shift.
- While working at the booth, volunteers may not use earbuds or headphones. They also cannot use a cell phone or tablet. Reading, light conversation with a fellow volunteer at the booth, and non-messy crafts or other quiet activities are permitted.
How to Sign Up for Opportunities
- Volunteers will receive an email on June 2 and June 23 with all of the available volunteering timeslots. The email on June 2 will have the opportunities for June, and the email on June 23 will have the opportunities for July. Both emails will be sent out at 4 pm.
- Each shift at the booth is two hours. Those in middle school can volunteer a maximum of two hours per day, while those in high school can volunteer up to four hours per day.
- Timeslots may fill quickly, so please plan accordingly. Also keep in mind that many volunteers will be accessing the same form at the same time, so we recommend submitting the form separately for each timeslot you select.
At the end of the summer, all of your hours will be tallied and a letter will be sent to your home verifying all of your hours. You can expect to receive this letter after September 15.