Volunteer Opportunities

Milton Public Library offers high school students volunteer hours for participating in select programs, which help to benefit our community. Teens can sign up via our Program Calendar. Please note that participants should register using their own library card, as the registration list is used to confirm names and email addresses for the volunteer hours. Please only register once per program. Letters confirming volunteer hours are emailed before the end of semester, unless otherwise requested. Please contact the Teen Services Librarian at corrina.mcgill@beinspired.ca with any questions.

All Together Now: An Intergenerational Games Night for Teens and Seniors

Thursday, November 28, 5:30-7:00 PM, Main branch

Thursday, December 12, 7:15-8:45 PM, Main branch

Thursday, January 2, 2025, 6:30-8:00 PM, Main branch

Thursday, February 27, 6:30-8:00 PM, Main branch

Thursday, March 27, 6:30-8:00 PM, Main branch

Are you a master of Monopoly? A conqueror of Bingo? An expert card game player, or just want to learn from some seasoned players? Join us for an Intergenerational Games Night at the Milton Public Library.

Come out and connect with local seniors to learn something new and (maybe) beat them at their own game!

Games are great for the mind and even better at bringing people together for an evening of fun problem-solving and social interaction, so be sure to register today.  You are never too old, or young, to have some fun at the library!

Teens who register and attend are eligible to collect their Community Volunteer Hours. Please register for each date separately.

True Crime Teens: Current Events Podcast Club

Begins Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 7:00-8:30 PM, Main branch – alternate Wednesdays for 6 sessions total – currently full

“True Crime Teens: Current Events Podcast Club” offers a dynamic and engaging platform for teens to explore, discuss, and take action on current events issues.

By listening to podcasts, participating in discussions, and championing for policy change by writing advocacy letters to local MPs and MPPs, participants will develop critical thinking skills, deepen their understanding of global issues, and become informed and active citizens in their communities and beyond.

Participants who attend high school will also be eligible to earn their community volunteer hours. Ages 13-17.

Project Pen Pal

Begins Thursday, October 10, 6:00-7:00 PM, Main branch (all times and locations will be the same) – currently full

Participants will be registered for the entire series of dates: Thursday, October 10, 2024, Thursday, November 21, Thursday, December 12, Thursday, January 16, 2025, Thursday, February 13, Thursday, March 13, Thursday, April 10

Project Pen Pal is a fun and creative program that connects teenagers with seniors in a meaningful and thoughtful way by providing them with an opportunity to create a relationship through an old fashioned letter writing process.

Teens will have the material necessary to write letters to seniors, and those letters will be distributed to local retirement homes. Teens will also have the ability to make small crafts or items to include in their envelopes.

Participants who attend high school will also be eligible to earn their community volunteer hours.

For ages 13-17.

The Red Scarf Project for Teens

Begins Wednesday, November 6, 2024, 7:15-8:45 PM, Beaty branch – runs all Wednesdays and Thursdays in November – currently full 

This program is a chance for crafty teens to use their skills to help people. December 1st is World AIDS Day, when red scarves, mittens, and hats line the streets to bring awareness to HIV/AIDS in our communities. We will learn how to do simple knitting stitches and make red scarves to donate to The Positive Health Network serving Hamilton, Halton, Haldimand, Norfolk and Brant for those in need.

Please register if you are a beginner or have no experience with knitting. If you already know how to knit and will just need supplies and no instructions, please email corrina.mcgill@beinspired.ca. All supplies will be provided. Participants can earn volunteer hours for high school.

Please note that you should expect to have to attend a minimum of 6-7 of the sessions in order to complete your scarf. Wednesdays we will meet in the lounge area at Beaty, and on Thursdays it will be in the program room.

For ages 13-17.

Honouring Our Heroes: Holiday Card Making for Veterans and Military Personnel

Saturday, November 23, 2024, 2:00-3:00 PM, Main branch – currently full

Join us for a heartwarming and meaningful holiday card-making program dedicated to honoring our nation’s veterans and military personnel. Honoring Our Heroes is a special opportunity for teens to come together as a community and express gratitude and appreciation to the brave men and women who have served our country. Through the simple act of making and sending holiday cards, we can show our veterans and military personnel that they are cherished, honored, and remembered during the holiday season.

Ages 13-17. Participants will be eligible to earn volunteer hours.

White Pine Book Club

Sherwood group begins Monday, December 2, 7:00-8:00 PM. Participants will be registered for the entire series of dates: Mondays, December 2, 2024, January 20, 2025, February 24, March 17, April 14. – currently full

Beaty group begins Thursday, December 19, 7:00-8:00 PM. Participants will be registered for the entire series of dates: Thursday, December 19, 2024, January 16, 2025, February 13, March 20, April 17. – currently full

The White Pine Award™ from the Forest of Reading program offers teens of all ages the opportunity to read the best of Canada’s recent young adult fiction titles. This program promotes reading for enjoyment and familiarizes teenagers with great Canadian books. The Forest of Reading is Canada’s largest recreational reading program and offers 10 award programs to encourage a love of reading in people of all ages.

As part of the White Pine Book Club, members will read and discuss 5 of the 10 nominated books for the 2025 award, and will vote in April for this year’s award winner. Members are highly encouraged to read the remaining 5 books on their own, but must read at least 5 from the list to be eligible to vote. Participants will be eligible to earn volunteer hours.
Please note there are 2 separate groups, at Sherwood on Mondays and at Beaty on Thursdays. Please sign up for only 1 group. The groups will be reading the same books but in different months.
The 2025 White Pine Award Nominees list was released on October 15, 2024.

Write for Rights

Tuesday, January 7, 2025, 7:00-8:30 PM, Main branch

For over 20 years, Amnesty International’s annual Write for Rights campaign has transformed the lives of people whose rights have been wronged. Teens will view a short video synopsis on highlighted cases from Amnesty International. They will then write a letter to help the cause.

Participants are eligible to earn volunteer hours.

For ages 13-17

Black Brilliance: Making Posters for Black History Month

Saturday, February 8, 1:00-4:00 PM, Main branch

For Black History Month, we want to celebrate the contributions Black people have made to society – to art, science, sports, culture, the law, and more. Teens are invited to work together to research a Black individual and create a poster about their life, which we will then put on display at a library branch for the month of February.

Participants will be able to earn volunteer hours.

For ages 13-17