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
Solidarity Cards for Incarcerated Teens
In collaboration with the organization Circles & Ciphers (@circles_ciphers), join us in writing letters of encouragement to incarcerated young people in Cook County Juvenile Detention Center. Email rcolias@nileslibrary.org to register and receive 2 volunteer hours for participating.
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 make and the date you mailed them. Receive 2 hours of volunteer service credit for every 4 bookmarks you make.
Teens Making History
Earn 2 volunteer hours while learning about an event in history, then discussing how it connects to what’s happening now. Registrants will receive an email with reading materials they’ll be discussing that month.
Register Here
Social Justice Reading Club
Earn volunteer hours reading and discussing social justice issues. Each month we’ll read a YA fiction book or nonfiction book about a social justice issue separately and then meet online to discuss it together.
Register Here
Teen Advisory Board
Last Saturday of the Month, 12-1:30 p.m. (Virtual & In-Person)
Gather together over Zoom to help plan programs, create displays, and advocate for teens in the community. Earn service hours while having fun.
Register Here
Write for Our Blog
Earn 1 hour of volunteer service for each blog post you write. Contact the Teen Librarians at 847-663-6490 or teen@nileslibrary.org for more information.
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.
