Earn service hours by helping library staff. Requirements vary. Spaces are limited.
Before applying, review these expectations. After applying and before your first volunteer shift, all volunteers must attend an orientation.
Lead Volunteers
- Dates: Ongoing
- Ages: 16-18
- Minimum Availability: 4-6 hours per month (during school year), 4-6 hours per week (in summer)
- Tasks: Event help & materials preparation
- Status: Applications open March 1.
Note: All volunteers must fill out an application, even if you've volunteered before.
Homework Help
- Dates: August-May
- Ages: 15-18
- Minimum Availability: 1 hour per week
- Tasks: Homework help, reading with kids
- Status: Currently full.
Summer
- Dates: May-July
- Ages: 12-18
- Minimum Availability: 2 hours per month
- Tasks: Giving out prizes, helping sign up readers
- Status: Applications open April 1.
Need more service hours? View this list of other Central Ohio volunteer options for teens.
Contact Us
Trouble logging in? Have questions about your shift? Contact Raychelle S.
If you need immediate assistance contact us at 614-882-7277 option 5.
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romance, summer stories, and complicated relationships.
If you like...The Hunger Games
if you like dystopian fiction, sci-fi, survival, and rebellious uprisings.
If you like...Fourth Wing
you like high fantasy, romantasy, and escaping into new worlds.
If you like...Heartstopper
you like graphic novels, coming of age stories, and high school romance/friendship stories.
If you like...The Summer I Turned Pretty
romance, summer stories, and complicated relationships.
If you like...The Hunger Games
if you like dystopian fiction, sci-fi, survival, and rebellious uprisings.
If you like...Fourth Wing
you like high fantasy, romantasy, and escaping into new worlds.
If you like...Heartstopper
you like graphic novels, coming of age stories, and high school romance/friendship stories.
Ashleigh M.
Ashleigh loves to see people grow and become their best selves here at the library.
Raychelle S.
When she’s not recommending a great fantasy read or planning an author event, she’s likely floating in a kayak or trying a new recipe...
Katy K.
Katy loves bringing history to life, getting hands-on with artifacts, and helping people discover meaning and relevance in the past.
Ashleigh M.
Ashleigh loves to see people grow and become their best selves here at the library.
Raychelle S.
When she’s not recommending a great fantasy read or planning an author event, she’s likely floating in a kayak or trying a new recipe...
Katy K.
Katy loves bringing history to life, getting hands-on with artifacts, and helping people discover meaning and relevance in the past.
