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School-Year Teen Volunteer Library Aides

School-Year Teen Volunteer Library Aides perform a variety of general library tasks such as gathering items throughout the library, shelving materials, craft preparation, assisting with the ongoing book and magazine sale, and helping at special events. Volunteers must currently be in 7th-12th grades. Volunteers must complete a registration form with signed parental consent.

Volunteers work 6 to 8 hours per 6-week period in 1 to 1.5 hour shifts per week or every other week. Volunteers are generally selected from those who receive training in the summer or who have served as school-year volunteers in the past. The library uses 30-40 library aides during the school year.

For more information, contact Debbie Vavra at 214.509.4913

Homework Zone Mentors

Homework Zone mentors work with students in grades 5th through 9th to support homework needs. Mentors must attend an orientation and be available on Tuesday evenings from 6:30- 8 p.m. and Thursday afternoons from 4:30-6 p.m. Mentors must be in 10th-12th grades..

More information is available on the Homework Help  web page.

Summer Teen Volunteers

Volunteers must be entering 7th-12th grade in the upcoming school year. Volunteers work 2 to 3 hours per week for at least 5 weeks in the summer. Registration usually begans May 1 with applications available at the Information Desk and online. Be ready to register early. Our summer volunteer program is very popular and fills up fast. An orientation is held in late May.

Volunteering in the summer is the best way to become a school-year volunteer.

Summer Teen Volunteers make programs happen by helping out at the library staff during these busy months. The library uses 140-150 volunteers during the summer. Teen volunteers are used to help with the following activities:

Tech Volunteers

Tech volunteers assist with productions primarily taking place in the Allen Civic Auditorium. Normal duties include setting up and tearing down audio, video, lighting, and staging equipment. Depending on the requirements of each production, volunteers may also assist in operation of equipment.

Some experience is preferable (school / church productions). Teens with a demonstrated interest but no experience are also welcome to apply; however, training opportunities are limited as volunteers are needed according to live productions taking place in the auditorium. Tech volunteers will be placed on an e-mail list and notified of opportunities approximately 1 week before productions occur. Positions are filled on a first-come basis.

To be eligible as a tech volunteer teens must complete a personal interview and return a signed parental consent form provided at the interview.
For more information, contact Kevin Vaught at 214.509.4917.