April 2022 Community Service for SHPL residents currently in Grades 6-12

Monthly Community Service: Why Do You Volunteer? 

April is National Volunteer Month! Between April 1-30, earn 1 hour of community service by creating a Google slide telling us what volunteering means to you, why do you volunteer and if you have a favorite story about one of your volunteer experiences. Slides must include a minimum of 4 sentences on them and a picture of you: it doesn't have to be you volunteering we just want to see your smiling faces.

Visit our event calendar to download a PDF example of how your slide should look before submitting your project. Submissions must be emailed to jgriffing@shpl.info and/or youthconnection@shpl.info no later than Saturday, April 30 to receive community service credit. Slides should be in pptx, jpg or png format. You must provide the following information in order to receive community service:

1. first and last name
2. grade in school
3. SHPL barcode (for the participant)

Certificates will be emailed out on/before May 10. If you need the certificate by April 25, you must submit your slides by  April 21. 

A maximum of 2 slides, for 2 hours of community service, may be submitted for the month of April. 

Recycling Challenge

As part of the Sustainable Libraries Initiative, we are “challenging” teens to consciously recycle and earn community service and money at the same time!  This is what you do:

1. You can recycle any bottles or cans that have a deposit on it. 
2. Bring your items to any store that accepts these recycles.  
3. For every 20 items you recycle you will earn one hour of community service!  
4. Email us a picture of the receipt and provide your first and last name, your grade and your SHPL barcode with RECYCLING CHALLENGE in the subject line.  
5. We will email you a community service certificate within 2 weeks.  The money you receive is yours to keep.  
6. Please send emails to youthconnection@shpl.info or jgriffing@shpl.info.  This challenge is for SHPL cardholders in grades 6-12 only. 

Many community service opportunities are also available as online programs. Check our monthly and weekly newsletters and our library program calendar to see what is available.  The majority of these programs require registration with a valid SHPL card in the participant’s name and are available to those in grades 6-12. Monthly Teen Advisory Board meetings provide other opportunities and no registration is required to attend a meeting. Questions? Please ask!