Volunteer

If you are a new adult volunteer, please complete the new adult volunteer application. All adult volunteers must be 19-years or older, submit to a background check, and participate in an interview. 

For other volunteer opportunities in the community, please go to volunteermatch.org

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 complete the Volunteer Interest Form.

Teen Volunteer Opportunities

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.

Homework Help

If you are a teen in grades 9-12 who has previous experience as a tutor or would like to begin your tutoring journey, you can volunteer on Thursdays from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the KidSpace Program Room helping kids K-7 with their homework. Please complete this form if you are interested.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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 complete this form. Contact Teen Librarians at 847-663-6490 or teen@nileslibrary.org for more information.

If you are a in grades 6-12 we need your help on the first Saturday from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. and fourth Sunday from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. of every month. Volunteers will complete assigned tasks in the KidSpace under the supervision of our librarians.

Please register on the library’s calendar or call the department at 847-663-6622. If you are interested in being a Summer Reading Club volunteer, start looking for those details in May.