To be a teen volunteer, please contact your Teen Services staff at teen@nileslibrary.org.
Teen Volunteer Interest Form
If you’re interested in volunteering, click here to fill out the Volunteer Interest Form.
Teen Volunteer Opportunities
Summer Reading Volunteering
Are you a 7th-12th grader that enjoys helping younger kids? Want to earn service hours while hanging out with your friends? Learn what you will be doing and how to schedule shifts. You must attend one orientation to volunteer. New volunteers will need to fill out an application. Current volunteers should email KidSpace librarians at youth@nileslibrary.org with the subject Summer Reading 2025.
Need help setting up a volunteer account? Drop in to one of our Volgistics-Volunteer Help workshops on Mondays, May 12, May 19, or June 2, 2025 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. You must have an email account that you can access during the workshop.
Liberation Library
Liberation Library needs bookmarks! Every book they send to youth in prison includes a personalized bookmark. Make bookmarks at home and send them to:
Liberation Library
c/o In These Times
2040 Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647
Bookmarks must not include stickers, tape, or glue. Bookmarks can be made using pens, pencils, crayons, markers, and the like. Email us at teen@nileslibrary.org with pictures of the bookmarks you made and the date you mailed them. Receive 2 hours of volunteer service credit for every 4 bookmarks (maximum 20 bookmarks a month for 10 volunteer hours).
Social Justice Reading Club
Each month read and answer questions related to a pre-chosen YA book about a social justice issue. Teens must submit their answers to that month’s discussion questions by the 28th of each month. Information provided after registration. Check our online calendar for dates.
Inclusive Crafting
Gather to craft inclusive additions to the Teen Underground, a safe space for teens in our community. Earn 2 volunteer hours for participating. Supplies provided. Check our online calendar for dates.
Garden Helpers
Meet up once a month to tend to Samer’s Memorial Garden. Earn 1 volunteer hour for participating. Check our online calendar for dates.
Teen Advisory Board
Gather together in the Teen Underground to help plan programs, create displays, and advocate for teens in the community. Earn service hours while having fun. Check our online calendar for dates.
Little Free Pantry Donation
Help give back to our community by keeping our Little Free Pantry in the Vestibule stocked. Go shopping for non-perishable goods and toiletries and bring in your donations to the Teen Underground to receive two volunteer hours for one plastic grocery bag worth of goods. Please email teen@nileslibrary.org to coordinate your drop off time.
Get Updates on Teen Volunteer Opportunities!
Teens in grade 7-12 who would like to help out with programs or keep the Teen Underground neat ‘n tidy, please fill out this form. Contact Teen Librarians at 847-663-6490 or teen@nileslibrary.org for more information.
