A note for parents about all of our volunteer forms: unless your tween/teen needs assistance filling out the form or cannot do so themselves, please do not fill out the form on their behalf! We appreciate your involvement, but we want to encourage independence in our volunteers as they will be the ones joining us.
Our Teen Volunteer Opportunities are open to Grades 6 through college students up to the age of 25. If you are an adult interested in volunteering at the library, please fill out our Adult Volunteer Application. Younger adults who are between the ages of 18-25 may choose either application.
One Time Program Help Volunteering (1+ hour at a time):
Interested in helping out with one of our children's storytimes, our Tunes & Tales music programs, or one of our ARTuesday events? You would be working alongside our Children's Librarian Jennifer Kistner and helping pass out supplies, assisting children with their crafts, and more. You can sign up for just one event, or multiple. Sign up here. If you have questions, please email Jennifer at jkistner@biblio.org.
Regular Monthly Volunteer Opportunities (1-2.5 hours a month, every month)
Junior Friends of the Southbury Public Library: Every First Thursday Starting in August from 6-7:30pm
With the Junior Friends, work on projects with the Friends of the Southbury Public Library in the Lower Level (Basement). By attending one meeting, you are not committed to attending every month (though you are welcome to!). Sign up is required for each meeting you are attending.
Teen Advisory Board: Every Last Tuesday from 6-7pm, Membership Application Required
With the Teen Advisory Board, shape the Teen Department with feedback about books and events. Each monthly meeting opens with a discussion about ideas for events, materials, and more and closes out with some special volunteer projects. A membership application is required and joining is committing to regular, long term attendance.
Fall 2024 Friends Multi-Hour One Time Opportunities Interest Form
Sign up with this Google Form to be put on the contact list to find out details about upcoming multi-hour volunteer opportunities. The Friends of the Southbury Public Library will be having a Donation Day this fall and may need help. As soon as we have details, we will email you with information and where to sign up to volunteer if you are interested. This will likely not be until September 2024.
Long Term Weekly Volunteering (1 hour a week for two months or longer):
Applications are currently closed; we will reopen our volunteer application when space opens up. If you have previously volunteered for us as a long term weekly volunteer and are interested in doing so again, please email our Teen Librarian Eli directly at ekelly@biblio.org. To be notified when we open applications again, please fill out this form.
About Long Term Weekly Volunteering: Our long term weekly volunteers are highly motivated teenagers who are interested in volunteering at the same time for an hour every week and have a strong level of interest and enthusiasm. They assist with activities like shelving books, cleaning, and preparing storytime crafts. Duties vary each week, but are typically shelving heavy. We define long term for at least a few months or a season.
All of this information is only for young adult volunteers Grades 6 through college students up to the age of 25. If you are an adult interested in volunteering at the library, please fill out our Adult Volunteer Application. Younger adults who are between the ages of 18-25 may choose either application.