Volunteering

Request a Community Card Kit from the Adult Reference Desk to complete in the Library. Create get well soon and sympathy cards for a local veterinary emergency hospital, kindness cards for patients in Hospice and their families, or sunshine cards for seniors in local nursing homes.

5 cards = 1 hour of community service. Teens can earn a maximum of 4 hours of community service a month. 

Check out a museum pass and visit a museum! Send a picture of yourself at the museum with a short write up about your experience to Teen.Department@wbpl.us to be shared on our social media pages. Click here for a full list of museums. Please note that passes can only be checked out with an Adult WBPL Library Card.

Teens will earn 1 hour of community service credit.

Check out an item from our Library of Things or S.T.E.A.M Kit Collections and review it! Send a picture of yourself using the item with a short write up about your experience to Teen.Department@wbpl.us to be shared on our social media pages. Please note that LOT items and S.T.E.A.M Kits can only be checked out with an Adult WBPL Library Card. Teens may choose between reviewing items from our Library of Things or Explorer S.T.E.A.M Kits 

Teens will earn 1 hour of community service credit.

Submit up to 2 works of original art monthly to Teen.Department@wbpl.us and earn 1 hour of community service credit for each work you submit. Works of art will be reviewed by Young Adult Services Librarians and those selected for display will be uploaded to our Virtual Art Gallery website.

Teens will earn 1 hour of community service credit for each piece of original artwork submitted.

Can’t make it into the Library to earn volunteer hours? Register for our Take Home Volunteer Kits! These projects are designed to be completed at home and returned to the Library. Teens will earn 2 hours of community service for completing and returning kits within the given months listed. 1 registration per kit. Projects change every two months and require registration with a West Babylon Public Library Card. Please allow at least 1 week to process and record community service hours. Certificates available upon request. Visit our Calendar of Events page to register.

TAG members will help plan, implement, promote, and attend teen library programs and events. Members are expected to attend monthly meetings to organize programs and to offer input on library services and materials. Members will also act as ambassadors for the Library by getting friends and peers involved, sharing information about upcoming events, and bringing back input and suggestions from the community.

Our Teen Advisory Group is divided into two grade groups:

Teens in grades 6-8 (6-7 pm)

Teens in grades 9-12 (7:15-8:15 pm)

Both groups meet on the same night every month, but at different times.

Please note: This program requires a monthly commitment.