Teen & Tween Events
- Volunteer opportunities are only available to students that have applied and been accepted into the volunteer program. To apply, you must be a student between the ages of 10 and 17 (18 if still a student). Students can fill out an application at any time. To apply, fill out the General Student Volunteer Form.
- Volunteer certificates will be printed out at the end of each month and will be available to pick up on the 15th of the following month at the information desk.
- Students can also keep track of their hours on their VicNet account. To receive access to VicNet, students must have applied to the volunteer program already.
Volunteer Book Reviewer
Earn community service hours for reviewing books!
Interested? Fill out the Book Reviewer Form or contact Ms. Erica at emeline@mountlaurellibrary.org with any questions you may have.
Are you interested in long-term, independent volunteer hours? This opportunity is for tweens and teens ages 10-17 (18 if still in HS) to help the library maintain its collection. You will be responsible for cleaning, organizing and merchandising 2 sections of the library, one non-fiction, one fiction.
To receive your sections, you MUST :
- pass a test: alphabetical order and numerical order, including decimal place and attend an in-person orientation
- volunteer a MINIMUM of once every 2 weeks
Test and orientation are NOT eligible for volunteer hours.
Registration is required via the events calendar.
Teen ONLY Hours in the Teen Space
- Monday through Friday: 3 PM to close
- Saturday, Sunday: All day
- School Holidays: All Day – December 23, 2025-January 2, 2026 /All Day – April 3, 2026- April 10, 2026
- Summer Break: All Day – June 19, 2026 – school in September (date TBD)
Customers of all ages are welcome to browse the collection during this time. We respectfully ask adults and younger children to use seating and computers in other areas of the library to keep this a safe and fun space for students in grades 7-12.
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Local organizations that also work with Tweens/Teens Volunteers.
Check with the individual organization for specific age requirements.
American Red Cross Clubs
Animal Welfare Association (AWA)
Battleship New Jersey
Burlington County Clean Communities (updates infrequently)
Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge
Color a Smile
Book Smiles (contact form for setting up your own book drive) Please note, book drives cannot be held in the library.
Friends of the Burlington County Animal Shelter
Habitat for Humanity Youth Programs
The KUTE Organization
Majoda Stables
SamariTeen
Special Olympics of New Jersey
Volunteer Center of Burlington County
Volunteer Match
Wharton State Forrest
- Earn community service hours for reviewing books!
- Fill out the Book Reviewer Form and then email Ms. Erica at emeline@mountlaurellibrary.org with your full review.
- Students can either submit a written review or a video review.
- Only students that have applied and been accepted into our volunteer program can submit a book review for service hours.