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.

Submissions: March 1-28

Voting: April 1 – 29

Unleash your photographic talent and compete in our first ever Teen Photo Contest! Photos must incorporate the theme, “Our West Babylon Community” and be submitted to teen.department@wbpl.us by March 28 to be displayed and voted on. Winner will be announced after April 30.

Rules:

• It has to be an original photo taken locally in West Babylon
• Can use any photographic tool: smartphone, tablet, disposable camera, DSLR, Polaroid, digital camera, etc.
• Include name, grade, contact info, and title of photo.
• 1 submission per teen

Teens will earn 2 hours of community service after submitting their photo during the dates listed.

Saturday, April 5, 11 am-12 pm WBYA404

Wrap birthday boxes to be donated to children celebrating their birthday in homeless shelters across Long Island.

click here to register

Teens will earn 1 hour of community service credit.

Saturday, April 19 WBYA408

11 am – 2 pm

Looking to earn volunteer hours? Volunteer to set up, run and assist children during our drop-in craft programs. Teens will earn 3 hours for of community service credit.

click here to register

Teens will earn 1 hour of community service credit.

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.

Please note: This program requires a monthly commitment.