Capitol Hill Library: Tween Council (age 9-12)
Students ages 9-12 meet to get involved at neighborhood libraries. Tween councils meet once monthly and work with library staff to help improve services for tweens. This is an opportunity to help the library improve the collection for tweens, plan tween activities, develop library displays and help with library events, and generally facilitate a way to get tween input and involvement in the library. Meeting other Tween Council members is an added bonus.
- A fun, simple way to earn volunteer hours
- A chance to eat free (yummy) snacks
- A venue for meeting new people outside of school
- A way to be a part of your library
- An opportunity to collaborate on or lead group projects
- A place to plan a community event or advocate for a cause
- A safe place to be yourself!
Time commitment: 1 meeting per month, 60 minutes in length
Age requirement: 9-12 years old
Meeting dates/times: 4th Thursdays, 3:30-4:30 pm
Tasks & responsibilities:
- Respect and support other council members
- Participate in meetings and in tween council brainstorming and activities
- Learn how to contribute ideas and get things done
- Chance to organize and facilitate council meetings and library events
- Identify ways that adults can help improve the library for tweens
Skills & qualifications:
- Ability to work with other tweens
- Dependability
Training & other requirements:
- Training will be provided at the library as needed
- A volunteer application must be completed in order to earn service hours
Benefits:
- Build skills in event planning and evaluation
- Find a community of people who care about the same issues you do
- Learn from others who have different life experiences and opinions
- Connect with people in your neighborhood
- Get service hours for school
- Opportunities to collaborate on or lead group projects
- Opportunities to plan a community event or advocate for a cause
- A safe place to be yourself
