SLC Volunteer Training

Want to volunteer at the Summer Library Club Table this summer? Are you a teen 13+? We would love your help! Please fill out the application and click on the date below to register to attend one mandatory training session to learn how to work the table and more. Registration opens April 15.

Friday, May 12, 4-5pm

Wednesday, May 17, 7:30-8:30pm

Sunday, May 21, 2-3pm

Wednesday, May 31, 4-5pm

Monday, June 5, 2-3pm

Wednesday, June 7, 4-5pm

Saturday, June 10, 2-3pm

Please read our Teen Volunteer Policy.

Available Monday through Friday, 1pm to 10pm

Lincoln Award

Teen Students' Choice Book Award for the State of Illinois. 

The 2022 winner was The Inheritance Games

Find a book in the 2023 List.

2024 Nominees

Click here for past winners.

What Should I Read Next?

Find out which book is next in your favorite series.

Need Community Service Hours?

Attend our monthly TAB meeting.

Other Places to Volunteer

• Catholic Charities of Lake County
• Condell Medical Center
• Find Help in Lake County
• Greater Chicago Food Depository
• Mundelein AYSO
• Northern Illinois Food Bank
• Save-a-Pet Adoption Center
• Tikkun Olam Volunteers
• United Way of Lake County
• VolunteerMatch - Where Volunteering Begins

Need to do court ordered Public service?

We do not offer that program here at the library. Please contact the Lake County Juvenile Probation & Detention Services in Illinois at 847-377-7800. The Public Service Program can refer you to local churches, schools, municipalities, soup kitchens, and other not-for-profit agencies.