Volunteer Opportunities

Garden Volunteers

Beaty branch, various days and times, May-October – please see the Program Calendar to register

Did you know that our Beaty branch is home to our Indigenous Learning Garden? It contains examples of local indigenous plants and also serves as a pollinator garden for our beehives. The garden will require care all summer long, so we are looking for teen volunteers to assist our gardener with maintenance – planting, weeding, watering, digging, harvesting, and everything else. You are permitted to sign up for multiple dates. Please sign up for each date individually. Please note that there will be a 2 strike policy – if you register for multiple dates and fail to attend or cancel your registration in advance twice, you will be removed from any future garden volunteer dates that you have registered for this season.

You will be working outside, so please bring a hat, gardening gloves, and sunscreen, and we recommend that you wear long sleeves and pants. Please be aware that ticks have been found in the garden in previous years.

This volunteer opportunity is intended for teens in high school, and participants will be eligible for volunteer hours. Please register using the name of the person who needs the volunteer hours.

Write for Rights

Wednesday, July 10, 2024, 7:00-8:30 PM, Main branch

Wednesday, August 7, 2024, 7:00-8:30 PM, Main branch

Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 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. Please register for each date separately.

Keeping It Reel: Wikipedia and the Movies

Friday, July 12, 2024, 1:00-4:00 PM, Beaty branch – Big Fish

Friday, August 9, 2024, 1:00-4:00 PM, Beaty branch – Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Saturday, September 28, 2024, 1:00-4:00 PM, Beaty branch – Dead Poets Society

Join Emily Carrasco-Acosta, a Wikipedia expert, for a fun cinema day and to learn how to edit Wikipedia movie articles. There will be a mini Wikipedia workshop prior to watching the chosen month’s film to learn basic editing skills.

Participants will be eligible for volunteer hours for participating in this program. Note: a limited number of chromebooks will be available for use, but please bring your own laptop/tablet if possible, as well as registering for a Wikipedia account before the event. Please sign up for each date individually.

Wikipedia at the Beehive

Every Thursday starting Thursday, July 4, 2024

Beaty Branch at 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Please note that registration is full, but we are accepting a waitlist. However, we cannot guarantee a placement. 

Join a Wikipedia expert, Emily Carrasco-Acosta, in a 7 week workshop for teens to curate content on Wikipedia with known bias/gaps, and teach individuals the importance of information consumption/contribution available on digital platforms. This will help youth to develop significant digital literacy, research, technical writing, and collaborative skills. Participants who attend high school will also be eligible to earn their community volunteer hours. Note: a limited number of chromebooks will be available for workshop use, but please bring your own laptop/tablet if possible. Signup is for all 7 weeks and participants are expected to attend every week, as lessons will build over the course of the workshop.