All available summer volunteer opportunities for tweens/teens in grades 6-12 can be found on this page. Some opportunities have set days/times that you will need to be available for, others are flexible and can fit into your schedule however you'd like. All of that information is specified below, so please read carefully.
All volunteer sign ups will be online through SignUpGenius unless otherwise noted.
Questions? Email kristen.rasczyk@glenrock.bccls.org or stop in the library for a chat!
Tuesday mornings 11am-12pm
Join us weekly to create Artist Trading Cards (ATC) - sets of mini works of art - to trade with your fellow teen artists.
To gain volunteer hours from this club (1 hour per week), you will create sets of 5-10 ATCs to leave as free give-aways for all library visitors.
There are only two rules for creating ATCs - they must be 2.5"x3.5" and they are made to be traded/given away.
Each week we'll work based on a theme to create sets of 5-10 ATCs. We'll provide all cards and art supplies, just bring your creativity!
On Tuesday, August 12 we will have a swap party with refreshments and where you can trade cards with your fellow teen artists!
For grades 6-12. Registration is required. Please sign up for each week you plan to attend.
Questions? Email kristen.rasczyk@glenrock.bccls.org
Sign up using LibCal for each week you'd like to attend: July 1, July 8, July 15, July 22, July 29, August 12 (swap party)
Thursdays 2pm-4pm beginning July 10th
Help us decorate the Teen Space with Giant Art! We will provide extra large canvases and paint, you bring the ideas and creativity. Collaborate with your fellow teens by planning and painting these canvases that will be displayed along the tops of the bookshelves.
Sign up through LibCal or to volunteer via SignUp Genius.
Thursdays 2pm-4pm beginning July 10th
Color Our Library! Help us plan an indoor/outdoor Art Trail that can be enjoyed by all members of the Glen Rock community. During these meetings we will:
Decide on what "story" you want to tell with your art
Plan the placement of all the art pieces (inside or outside of the library)
Create the artwork for the Art Trail
Install the Art Trail!
Sign up through LibCal or to volunteer via SignUp Genius.
Art on a smaller scale - help us plan and create a small art gallery in the Teen Area that will feature Glen Rock teen's artwork!
Curator - help recruit other teens to submit their artwork for display & work on creating the displays
Artist - create or submit your artwork to be featured in our mini Teen Art Gallery
Both - you are more than welcome to take on both roles!
Dates & times TBD
Use your technology expertise to help library patrons learn to use their phones, tablets, laptops, and other devices. Teen Tech Help will be held Wednesday afternoons from 2pm-4pm beginning July 9th and going through August 6th.
Do you like to keep things neat and in order? This is the job for you!
"Adopt" a section of the library to maintain throughout the summer by making sure all items are in their correct order and the shelves are kept looking tidy.
Use this link to sign up and choose which section(s) of the library you would like to adopt. You can sign up for up to 5 sections. Once you've signed up, you will need to meet in-person with Kristen, our Teen Librarian, for an overview of the shelf-reading process before you can begin. This is required for everyone, even if you have volunteered as a shelf reader in the past.
After your initial meeting with Kristen, you may volunteer any time the library is open. Scheduling is flexible, but you should plan to commit to a minimum of 2 hours each week.
Submit a book review for 1 hour of volunteer time. Bonus: 30 min for including a curated song playlist inspired by the book; 30 additional minutes if you explain why you chose each song.
Curate a themed book list for 1 hour of volunteer time. Select a theme and include at least 10 books. Give a brief summary, tell us why you're recommending it. Bonus: 30 min for including a curated song playlist inspired by the book; 30 additional minutes if you explain why you chose each song.
Submit a book trailer for 2 hours of volunteer time.
Submit a book talk (with or without video) for 2 hours of volunteer time.
Submit a blog post for 1 hour volunteer time. Limit to 1 blog post submission per day.
Contribute a piece of personal writing: Write at least 300 words about anything you are interested in and that you think your peers will find interesting, too.
Other recommendations: Review and/or recommend all other media - music, movies, video games, apps, etc.
Book-themed playlist including a minimum of 10 songs for 30 minutes of volunteer time. Earn another 30 minutes if you explain why you chose to include each song.
These blog submissions will be added to our Glen Rock Library Teens Blog.
Click here to submit your review or blog post or click here for full submission guidelines
Curate themed book lists, recommendations, read-alikes, etc. to add to our "What Should I Read Next?" reader advisory binder in the Teen Area for 1 hour of volunteer time. Email your document as a PDF to kristen.rasczyk@glenrock.bccls.org
Visit the reference desk to pick up a coloring page, color it at the library, and return it to the reference desk for volunteer time. Completed pages will be mailed to Color A Smile, “a nonprofit organization that distributes cheerful drawings to nursing homes, hospitals, meals on wheels programs, our troops overseas, and anyone in need of a smile.” Spend 15 minutes, a half hour, an hour or two at the library coloring to make a difference!
No need to sign up in advance. Stop in anytime we are open. All pages & materials need to be returned to the reference desk by 8:30pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays; 4:30pm on Tuesdays, Fridays; and 1:30pm on Saturdays.
To earn volunteer time, coloring pages need to be completed in the library.
Questions? Email kristen.rasczyk@glenrock.bccls.org
Inspired by The Sketchbook Project, the Glen Rock Public Library is building our own Teen Sketchbook Collection that will be available to browse & check out in the Teen Area. This is a great way to earn volunteer hours while contributing something unique and meaningful not only to the Glen Rock Library, but to the Glen Rock community.
We will supply you with a mini sketchbook to fill out however you like - draw, color, doodle, word art, collage, mixed media, stories, poems... get as creative as you like!
Sign up online then pick up your sketchbook at the Reference Desk beginning Monday, June 23rd. The last day to pick up a sketchbook will be Friday, August 9th. In order to successfully earn volunteer hours you will need to return your completed sketchbook no later than Friday, August 29th..