Volunteer Information

Beginning April 2025, all volunteers will receive digital certificates of service for their documented hours via email. Any volunteer hours completed before then are printed out and available for pick up at the library information desk.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please email Ms. Erica at emeline@mountlaurellibrary.org.

Check for current teen volunteer opportunities on our events calendar. Scroll down and filter by "Program Type"/"teen volunteering opportunity".

Local organizations that also work with tween/teens. 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)
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

 

Adopt-a-shelf Volunteering

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.
Test are offered once a quarter: January, April, July, and October