Volunteer for Summer Library Club 2025!

Want to volunteer at the Summer Library Club table this summer? Are you a teen, age 13+? We would love your help this summer! Help kids 5th grade and younger and their families participate in the summer library club by signing them up, checking them in, and giving out prizes. Attend one mandatory training session to learn expectations, a step-by-step overview of how to work the table, practice with the equipment, and how to sign up for volunteer shifts.

Attendance at one training session is required before you can work as an SLC Volunteer (even if you have volunteered in past years).

Please fill out the application and register/attend one of the training sessions.

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Lincoln Award

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

The 2025 winner was I’m Glad My Mom Died by McCurdy, Jennette.

Find a book in the 2026 Nominees List.

Click here for past winners.

What Should I Read Next?

Find out which book is next in your favorite series.

Teen Scene Newsletter

(New fiction and nonfiction titles for ages 14+)
February 2025 | March 2025| April 2025
Sign up for a monthly email with new book recommendations. 

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.