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.
Garden Volunteers
Various dates and times, starting April 26, Beaty branch
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, 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.
All Together Now: An Intergenerational Games Night for Teens and Seniors
Thursday, April 24, 6:30-8:00 PM, Main branch
Thursday, May 22, 6:30-8:00 PM, Main branch
Thursday, June 5, 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.
Beaty Birdhouses
Saturday, April 26, 1:00-4:00 PM, Beaty branch – please note the new date
Did you know that the Beaty branch is home to our Indigenous Medicine Garden? As a way to make it more welcoming to the feathered members of the Milton community, we’re going to design and decorate birdhouses which will be placed in the garden. We will also learn a bit about the history of birdhouses.
Participants will be eligible to earn volunteer hours for participation.
For ages 13-17
True Crime Teens: Current Events Podcast Club
Wednesdays, starting April 23, 7:00-8:00 PM, Main branch
By listening to podcasts on current events, 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.
