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NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ 07974
908-665-0311

Teen Volunteers

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 Teen Volunteers

 

School Year Volunteers

Are you interested in volunteering at the New Providence Memorial Library? We have volunteer opportunities for New Providence residents who are in grades 6-12. Read below to see how you can volunteer at the library!

Need a letter verifying your service hours?

Volunteer opportunities for students in:

Grades 9 - 12
Grades 8 -12
Grades 6 -12

 Volunteer opportunities for NP residents in grades 9-12

Library Page 

Library Page applications are now closed and will reopen in February 2025.

Library Page Guidelines

Museum Docent

Teens volunteer with the New Providence Historical Society and train to become a museum docent.

Social Media Marketing

Plan and film reels and other social media posts for the library.

 

 Volunteer opportunities for NP residents in grades 8-12

Children’s Programming Volunteer

Children's Programming Volunteer Application

Sign up for volunteer hours here

As a Children’s Programming Volunteer you will help the children’s librarian with monthly programs:

  • Lego Club: 4th Wednesday of the month, 3:15-4:45pm
  • STEAM Club: 2nd Wednesday of the month, 3:15-4:45pm
  • Knitting Workshop: 4th Thursday of the month, 3:15-4:45pm (Must know how to knit and be able to teach)

Teens will fill out an application and use a SignUp Genius to sign up for the sessions they’d like to help with. Please limit sign ups to 3 sessions to give others the opportunity to sign up. Applications are required. You may return your completed application at any time to the library front desk or bring it with you to your first volunteer shift. You will not be able to volunteer without an application turned in.

Volunteers are expected to follow directions from the staff member running the program, be attentive to the patrons who are participating, and help clean up once patrons leave.

If you cannot make your scheduled shift please remove your name from the SignUp Genius. If it is within 48 hours of your shift, please remove your name AND call the library (908-665-0311) and leave a message for the FRONT DESK.

Failure to show up to two shifts without proper notice will result in being taken off the schedule. 

Social Media Marketing

Plan and film reels and other social media posts for the library.

 

 Volunteer opportunities for NP residents in grades 6-12

Book Review Bloggers

Book reviews serve the community by helping others find the right reading materials. If you love to read and want to share your opinions, consider writing for our Book Review Blog! Read a book in the library’s YA or Adult fiction collections and do a write-up including a brief summary and your opinions. You’ll submit all reviews and edits via email, making this a great opportunity for teens with busy schedules. Finished reviews will be published right here on the library's Book Review Blog on our website!

This volunteer opportunity is for New Providence residents in grades 6-12.

Interested? Click here for full guidelines.

 Book blog review

 Parents, please help us teach teens valuable communication skills by having your teen email me directly. Teens are always encouraged to CC a parent and I will reply to all.

Need a letter verifying your service hours?

Volunteers may receive a letter verifying service hours for the time they volunteered. Teens can fill out this form to request a PDF copy of their service hours letter. Please allow up to one week for a response.

 

Volunteer opportunities are for New Providence residents with a New Providence Library Card.

 

Discover, Collaborate, Connect

Your Library is the place to be!

We love seeing so many people in our thriving New Providence community using the Library. Our numbers have never been higher! Whether you come to the library to sit and read, stay and work, attend programs, discuss great books, listen to author talks, meet with special interest groups, borrow materials, or shop in our bookstore, we love seeing you here!

It is clear that our library provides so many things for different groups of people. We appreciate every child, student, teen, adult, and senior who comes through our door and becomes part of our library family. We hope you'll join us!

~ Stacey Maisch, Library Director

Upcoming Events

Nov 02 10:00AM-Crafterdays 2024
Nov 02 11:00AM-Decorative Fabric Pumpkins
Nov 02 03:00PM-SAT Math Help
Nov 04 03:15PM-Mosaic Mondays
Nov 04 04:30PM-NP Chess Club Lecture