Volunteering
Volunteer programs are only open to West Babylon School District residents in grades 6-12 unless otherwise stated.
We’ll keep a record of the hours you earn, so there’s no need to request a certificate each time you complete a community service or volunteer project. Just let us know when you need one, and we’ll be happy to provide it within a week.
CARDS FOR OUR COMMUNITY
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.
MUSEUM PASS EXPLORATION
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.
LIBRARY OF THINGS RESEARCH
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.
VIRTUAL ART GALLERY
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.
TAKE HOME VOLUNTEER KITS
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.
CRAFT BUDDIES: TEEN VOLUNTEERS
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.
Teens will earn 1 hour of community service credit.