Volunteer Opportunities

Milton Public Library offers high school students volunteer hours for participating in select programs, which help to benefit our community. To be eligible to volunteer, teens must be over the age of 14, or must have completed grade 8 and be working on their high school community service hours. Children under 14 or who have not yet completed grade 8 are not eligible to volunteer. Teens can sign up  for programs 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.

 

Please be aware that these volunteer opportunities are only for the teen programs that specifically offer community service hours for participation. You will not receive hours unless the program description says you will. These programs are not considered volunteering with the library – ONLY current members of the Teen Advisory Group are permitted to assist library staff with running programs or volunteer with the library directly, and all volunteer shifts go through the Teen Services Librarian. Applications for the 2025-2026 Teen Advisory Group are currently closed.

Garden Volunteers

please see our Program Calendar to register – please note each date must be registered for individually

runs May 2-October 3

May, June, September – on Saturdays, usually 10:30-12:30 PM, and Wednesdays, 4:00-5:30 PM

July, August – on Wednesdays, 10:30-12:30 PM

 

Did you know that our Beaty branch is home to our Medicine 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.

True Crime Teens: Current Events Podcast Club

next session starts Wednesday, April 1, 7:00-8:30 PM, Main branch – alternate Wednesdays for 6 weeks

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.

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

Thursday, April 9, 6:30-8:00 PM, Main branch

Thursday, May 14, 6:30-8:00 PM, Main branch

Thursday, June 11, 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.

Write for Rights

Monday, April 13, 7:00-8:00 PM, Main branch

Monday, May 11, 7:00-8:00 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.

White Pine Book Club

Wednesdays starting December 17, 5:00-6:00 PM, Sherwood branch – currently full

Thursdays starting December 18, 5:00-6:00 PM, Beaty branch – 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 2026 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. For ages 13-17.
Please note there are 2 separate groups, at Sherwood on Wednesdays and at Beaty on Thursdays. Please sign up for only 1 group. The groups will be reading the same books but in different months.

Project Pen Pal

Thursdays once a month, starting October 2, 4:00-5:00 PM, Main branch – currently full

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.

Other volunteer opportunities

Looking for other volunteer opportunities? Visit Volunteer Connector offered through Volunteer Halton.

 

There will also be a Volunteer Fair at the Milton Mall on Wednesday, March 25 from 4:30-7:30 PM. Various local organizations will be advertising their volunteer opportunities for all ages. Please see Community Development Halton for details.