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Become a VolunTeen! 

Middle and high school students are invited to join us for various volunteer activities. If none of the activities below is a right fit, contact Nicole with an idea for an alternative volunteer project. 

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Sleeping Mat Project (All Ages)

Every Thursday from 10 am to 11:30 am

Weaving mats from plastic bags. Stay after to help clean up. This is perfect for homeschool students and students during school breaks. 

 

Sleeping Mat Project - Weaving Only (All Ages)

Thursday, May 22 at 4 pm (Register)

Thursday, June 5 at 4 pm (Register)

Thursday, June 26 at 4 pm (Register)

Thursday, July 10 at 4 pm (Register)

Thursday, July 24 at 4 pm (Register)

Thursday, August 7 at 4 pm (Register)

Thursday, August 21 at 4 pm (Register)

Help us turn plastic bags into sleeping mats. The volunteers during the day create a lot of plarn (plastic yarn), so we need extra help weaving. Registration is required to ensure we have enough looms for volunteers to work on. Register weavers only. All abilities are welcome. This program may be canceled due to low registration. 

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​Lego Club Assistant 

Tuesday, May 13 & June 24 at 5 pm

Monday, May 19, July 28 & August 18 at 4 pm

 During this hour-long program, encourage and help younger builders with their creations. Stay after to assist the librarian with cleaning up this program. No registration is required.

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VolunTeen Service Club

Wednesday, May 14 at 6 pm
Join us to complete projects and activities to support local and nationwide charities and organizations.  

 

Spring Garden Clean-Up 

Saturday, May 31 from 10 am to 12:30 pm

Join us to help clean-up of our outdoor garden. Make sure you dress to get messy.

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Pokémon Club Assistant

Tuesday, May 19 at 5 pm

Tuesday, June 3 at 5 pm

Monday,  July 7 at 4 pm

Tuesday, August 5 at 5 pm

During this hour-long program, help manage card trades and teach younger players to play the game. 

No registration is required.

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Teen Reads & Good Deeds

On Hiatus Until Summer 2025

Readers aged 13-18 are invited to join this inclusive community of readers to engage in meaningful book discussions and participate in impactful community service initiatives. Visit the Reference Desk to pick up a copy of the book. You will receive 1 hour 30 minutes for attending this event and an additional 1 hour 30 minutes if you've read the book for the discussion.  

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Virtual Youth Advisory Board

On Hiatus Until Fall 2025

The Youth Advisory Group is a group of dedicated students who are interested in making a difference at their library. Open to middle and high school students. Meetings held on Zoom. 

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​​​Special Events Photography

Take photographs of library events using IVPL's iPad.

If you are interested in photographing an event, contact Nicole at nhusbands@ivpl.org. 

Upcoming Events: 

TBD​​

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Don't forget to sign in for each event on the VolunTeen list to log your volunteer hours.

Flexible Volunteer Opportunities 

​Taught by Teens Video Tutorials

Show off a talent or a skill by creating tutorials for the Taught by Teens playlist. You can use a book as a guide or create your own tutorial. Include a list of materials and step-by-step instructions.  If your face is in the video, have your parent/guardian fill out and sign the video release form (must download and print). If you don’t have the completed form, make sure only your hands are recorded. Please review the guidelines before you start recording. 

Contact Nicole at nhusbands@ivpl.org with any questions. Limit of 15 videos a year. 

Time: 1 hour to 1.5 hours per approved video 

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Reviews by You (Please note, this opportunity is in the process of being updated)

Write a review for a book for the IVPLTeens blog. Reviews have to be at least 1000 characters words. Visit here for guidelines on how to write and submit a book review.

Time: 1 hour per review

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Reversed Reading 

Recommend YA books to the adults in the community. Recommend any genre or format. Your recommendations may appear in a brochure and be used in future adult reading challenges. After you submit your responses, a staff member will review your answers.

Submit suggested reading at https://bit.ly/VolunTeenReversedReading

Time: 1 hour 

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Digital Content Creator

Help us achieve engagement by producing creative and compelling content for IVPL.

Examples: 

  • What *Your Name* is reading this week

  • to be read ("TBR") list

  • DIY Bookmarks 

  • Like this, read this

  • Sticky Note Book Reviews (example) 

  • Caught Reading

Time: 1 hour for every 5 posts that are approved

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Sleeping Mat Finisher 

Are you handy with a crochet hook? After a sleeping mat has been removed from the loom, it needs some finishing touches. Take a mat home to weave in loose ends using a crochet hook. Contact Nicole at nhusbands@ivpl.org if you are interested in this volunteer opportunity. This task is not available all of the time. 

Time: Various

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