Ideas for Teen Volunteer Power

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IDEAS FOR TEEN VOLUNTEERS

• Multiple disability shelvers/smaller jobs
• Ad hoc small jobs (moving furniture, book recommendations)
• Teens running programs (tai Kwan do, gaming)
• Student designed book displays
• Teens involved in summer reading program
• TAB/Friends cooperation
• Teens shelf read and other library duties
• Teens assist in story time preps
• Teens making items for non profit groups or hospitals etc. from donated items
• Specific teen volunteer program for library services – awarding points/prizes/t-shirts, etc. two to four hours a week for nine weeks (13-19 yo)
• Teens providing programs to teens
• Reward teen volunteer hours
• Letters of reference for volunteers
• Reading buddies
• Recognition as individuals
• Teens as program greeters, program assistance in general, shelf reading, teens run the summer reading desk, prepare crafts for programs
• Teens help with programs for younger children and prep
• Historical projects: scanning pictures
• Teens volunteer to help resolve technical difficulties
• Run circ desk
• Community projects and events
• Have teens create and/or contribute to Blog and newsletters
• Adopt a shelf program
• TAB
• “Valero” program – pay teens
• Student volunteers – mix of kids who love the library and special Ed students
• Council members serve as program volunteers
• Service projects – books for kids, books for shelters, military, etc.
• Use teens to ramp up Web site hipness
• Podcasting – book talks
• Book review website
• More book suggestions
• Sending donations to a detention center
• Improve TAB/friends relations
• tutoring
• Programs at community center where there is more space
• Involving teens in fundraising – split proceeds
• Homework helpers
• More use of teen volunteers in program development and implementation
• More use of teen volunteers as organizers and coordinators of programs
• Teens mentoring adults in IT
• Purchase games and provide support programming to involve inter-generational groups
• After school homework helpers for younger children
• Acquisition advisory groups made up of teens
• Teens develop programs for different events
• Advertise library as a place to complete community service
• Teen bloggers on library blog
• Teen center or space in library
• Dedicated teen computers – for data entry, web work, etc.
• Teen calendar
• Collection advisement
• Service projects for community
• Presidential award for volunteers
• Teens help librarians become better versed in pop culture
• Food for homeless and homework club
• National honors society volunteering as tutors in the library during the school year work with school librarian to set up program
• Teen volunteers doing meaningful tasks (tutoring, computer classes, reading to young children)
• Intergenerational Tech/computer training

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