Acton Libraries will be CLOSED from 12 p.m. Tuesday, December 24, through Wednesday, December 25, for Christmas. Both libraries will reopen at 9 a.m. on Thursday, December 26.
Volunteering
Junior Volunteers:
Junior High School Volunteers in the Children’s Room:
Students in grades 6, 7, or 8 are invited to volunteer in the Children’s Room. During the school year, we have space for 12 volunteers per week. Junior volunteers are limited to one hour/week.
Some typical tasks performed by junior volunteers:
- Finding books from a printed list and putting them on carts
- Shelf reading (checking to make sure books are in the correct order on the shelves)
- Preparing craft materials, e.g., cutting paper, tracing templates, etc.
- Cleaning baby toys
The school year is divided into three segments of 3 months each: October, November, December, and January, February, March, and April, May, June. This allows for 12 hours of volunteering per segment (1 hour/week). Hours are available after school until 30 minutes before closing, Monday through Saturday.
During July and August, we sign up to 30 volunteers who help with the Summer Reading Program and other tasks.
Please download a copy of the application and return it to the Children’s Department.
Teen Volunteers:
Are you looking to be a Teen Volunteer? Do you need to complete you community service hours for school? Our volunteers help to keep shelves in order, re-shelve returned items, assist in the Reference, Children’s, Technical Services or Circulation departments, or perform other tasks as needed. Please download a copy of the application or email asood@actonma.gov for more information.
Leadership Volunteer Opportunities:
The AML Teen Advisory Board is a leadership volunteer opportunity that meets during the school year on the last Wednesday of each month. This leadership opportunity helps you gain experience managing various projects, working collaboratively with a team and leading change in an organization. If so consider joining our meeting and help us decide on events, books, and other teen services and be the change you want to see! To join the Teen Advisory Group (TAG) email cbushie@actonma.gov for more information.
