Thanks for your interest in volunteering!
The library offers volunteer service opportunities for students in grades 8th through 12th. We have rolling registration, so you can fill out the application anytime to get on our volunteer roster.
We recommend that you plan early if you need to earn required community service hours. We cannot guarantee availability of volunteer shifts for everyone.
Ready to become a Library Teen Volunteer?
If you meet the requirements, all you need to do is fill out the volunteer form! We will be in touch with you with a welcome email that includes the link to current volunteer schedule for you to sign up for shifts.
After submitting, you will be an active volunteer and added to our volunteer roster until you graduate high school. You do not need to resubmit a form each school year.
For more information, contact the Head of Youth Services
Have more questions? Contact Head of Youth Services, Ms. Jenna Ingham (she/hers) who coordinates the Teen Volunteer program.
Email: ingham@veronalibrary.org
Phone: 973-857-4848
Or stop by Teen Room and say hi!
After reading through everything on this page, submit your volunteer form. We’ll take it from there!
- Volunteers must be in 8th grade to 12th grade.
- During summer, teen volunteers must have already completed 8th grade. We do not accept rising 8th graders.
- We do not accept teen volunteers who have graduated high school.
Volunteers must live in or attend school in Verona, New Jersey.
(No hard feelings, Wisconsin!)
Things we often need volunteers to help with:
- Prep children’s crafts
- Create craft samples
- Set up tables and chairs for events
- Help kids with crafts during programs
- Clean up after programs
- Pull books from the shelves from a list
- Help tidy the library space
- We create a quarterly volunteer schedule on Volunter Signup and send it out via Remind.
- You sign up for your shifts and keep track of your hours on our Google Form.
- You’ll get the links to both of these once you register to volunteer.
There are more ways to earn community service credit!
- Homework Helper
- Teen Tech Support
- Review YA Books
- LEGO Robotics
Special Events
There are two events each year that require a large group of volunteers in order to be successful. This is a great way to earn a chunk of hours in one day!
Keep an eye out for these two events!
- NJ Makers Day (a Saturday in March)
- Fall-o-ween (a Saturday in October)
The Verona Public Library Board of Trustees is seeking two student representatives for Board membership beginning September 2024. Verona students who will be in Grade 11 and Grade 12 during the 2024-2025 school year are invited to apply.
If you’re considering the library for your senior internship, get started early by volunteering now. You are more likely to be selected if you are on our teen volunteer roster and are already familiar with the library.
All you need to do to get on our volunteer roster is fill out the volunteer form. Miss Jenna will be in touch shortly!
If you have provided community service at Verona Public Library since 2021 and need a letter of recommendation for any reason, fill out this form and send it to Miss Jenna at ingham@veronalibrary.org