In Person Volunteer Opportunities
Help us take care of our library garden. Assist library staff in planting and tending the flowers.
Community Service credit will be given.
This multi-media, 7-module curriculum provides adolescents with the knowledge, motivation, and skills to change behaviors and reduce the risk of HIV/STIs and unplanned pregnancies. Presented by Stony Brook Children’s Division of Adolescent Medicine. Assorted wraps will be served for lunch. Earn six hours of community service for participating in this full-day workshop.
Help us take care of our library garden. Assist library staff in planting and tending the flowers.
Community Service credit will be given.
Assist library staff with various activities including, set up and break down, during the special event.
Community Service credit will be given.
Volunteers are needed to set up and help out at our Annual Library Book Sale.
Community Service credit will be given.
Volunteers are needed to set up and help out at our Annual Library Book Sale.
Community Service credit will be given.
Volunteers are needed to set up and help out at our Annual Library Book Sale.
Community Service credit will be given.
Volunteers are needed to set up and help out at our Annual Library Book Sale.
Community Service credit will be given.
Volunteers are needed to set up and help out at our Annual Library Book Sale.
Community Service credit will be given.
Help us take care of our library garden. Assist library staff in planting and tending the flowers.
Community Service credit will be given.
Coming in September/October
Registration will begin August 24
Voter Registration Volunteers
Help plan library programs, earn community service, and meet new people.
Teen Advisory Group
Help plan library programs, earn community service, and meet new people.
Haunted Library Deocrations
Help us prep for the upcoming Haunted Library making spooky decorations to place around the building.
Teen Advisory Group
Help plan library programs, earn community service, and meet new people.
Library staff needs volunteers to assist with various activities during our annual Haunted Library!
At Home Volunteer Opportunities
Food Donation Volunteers
Help us fill our pantry for those in need. Bring in 5 items of non perishable, non expired food items to donate. All items must be unopened and undamaged. For every 5 items you will receive 1 hour of community service. You are permitted to earn up to 2 hours a month by donating food.
All food donations must be brought to the Reference Desk by the TEEN (and not a parent/adult) to receive credit.
Please allow 1 week for your community service letter to be emailed.
Read a new YA Book (fiction, non-fiction, graphic novel, e-book or audiobook). Submit a review to earn a certificate for 2 community service hours. You can do a maximum of 1 book review a month. Books can be found in the library catalog or on Overdrive Please fill out the review form online.
Please note: Reviews on Manga will no longer be accepted for Community Service.
All reviews are checked for plagiarism and AI assistance. If there is reason to believe that the review is not your own, you will not receive any credit.
Please give up to 1 week for your community service letter to be emailed.
Complete a movie review from the library’s two streaming services, Kanopy or Hoopla, and receive 2 hours of community service.
You may do a maximum of one review a month.
All reviews are checked for plagiarism and AI assistance. If there is reason to believe that the review is not your own, you will not receive any credit.
Please give up to 1 week for your community service letter to be emailed.
Earn community service by recycling! Collect empty bottles and cans and return them to your local supermarket to recycle. For every 20 bottles/cans you recycle, you will receive 1 hour of community service.
You can earn a maximum of 3 hours of Community service a month.
*You will need to log in with a Google account. If you do not have one you can email your photos along with your name, phone number, South Country Library card number to teen@sctylib.org with the Subject: Recycle Challenge.
Please give up to 1 week for your community service letter to be emailed.
Project Green Teen
Kits are available to check out at the Patron Service Desk
Help clean up our community while earning community service credit. Borrow a kit, complete with the necessary tools to pick up trash, using one of the provided trash bags, take a selfie with it, and email the Teen librarian for 2 hours of community service! Kits must be checked out with a Young Adult South Country Library card.
Please give up to 1 week for your community service letter to be emailed.
- All Community Service opportunities are for South Country Library patrons only. All others seeking community service hours must visit their home library.
- Volunteers will receive a community service letter for the amount of hours volunteered for each program. Lost or misplaced letters will not be replaced. It is the responsibility of the Young Adult not library staff to keep track of their own volunteer hours.
- Any paperwork needed to be signed can be done so Monday to Thursday from 1:00 to 5:00 pm at the Young Adult Desk, unless prior arrangements have been made. Please call ahead to ensure someone is available.
- All requests for additional community service projects beyond what is offered must be made at least one week in advance to the YA Librarian. Additional projects are not always available and depend on the library’s needs.
- While the South Country Library offers various community service opportunities, we can not guarantee that the hours earned will be accepted. Please check with the organization to ensure that opportunities are acceptable and meet volunteer requirements.