Community Service Opportunities for Teens at Mattituck-Laurel Library
- Read any book from our teen collection and write a brief summary and review of the book in exchange for one hour of community service. See Sara in the Children’s room for the appropriate forms required for this.
- Help us clean toys in the children’s room in exchange for community service. This opportunity is offered by appointment only. See Youth & Parenting Services to set up an appointment.
- Kindness Counts TAB meetings – Come to our community-service based TAB meetings. We will do one community-service based project at each meeting. See newsletter for specific dates, times and projects.
- Rock Art – Bring us painted rocks for our rock garden to earn one hour of community service. 1 hour of community service will be given for every 2 rocks donated. See Sara if you need rocks.
- Community Service Bingo – Complete tasks on our community service Bingo board in any row, column or diagonal. Take pics of yourself doing each item and then tag us on our Instagram page. Receive one hour of community service. Limit one Bingo board per teen.
- Decorate book ends – Use acrylic paint to decorate book ends for our teen space. You can be as abstract or concrete in your design as you’d like! See Youth & Parenting Services for more information.
- Teens Teach – Do you have a unique skill or talent that you‘d like to share with your friends? Run a program at our library to teach them how to do it! The library will pay for all materials. All you need to do is plan and implement with help from Sara, the teen librarian. Community service hours will be given for the program, as well as time spent planning it.
Regents Review Classes – Available to All Students Across the North Fork
Space is limited and these classes fill up quickly. If you are signed up and cannot make it, please call the host library in advance so that we can call other students on the waiting list who would like to attend. Registration is required at the host library, and begins May 20:
- Living Environment – Thursday, 6/11, 7:00-8:30 p.m. @ Southold Free Library (631-765-2077)
- Algebra I – Monday, 6/15, 7:00-8:30 p.m. @ Southold Free Library (631-765-2077)
- Earth Science – Tuesday, 6/16, 6:00-7:30 p.m. @ Mattituck-Laurel Library (631-298-4134)
- Global History – Thursday, 6/18, 6:00-7:30 p.m. @ Mattituck-Laurel Library (631-298-4134)
- Geometry – Monday, 6/22, 6:00-7:30 p.m., @ Cutchogue-New Suffolk Free Library (631-734-6360)
- Algebra II – Monday, 6/22, 6:00-7:30 p.m. @ Mattituck-Laurel Library (631-298-4134)
- Chemistry – Tuesday, 6/23, 6:00-7:30 p.m. @ Cutchogue-New Suffolk Free Library (631-734-6360)
Attention Graduating Seniors! The Friends of the Mattituck-Laurel Library offer scholarships to teens who are graduating in the spring with plans to attend a college or university in the fall. Scholarship applications are available in the Teen Lounge and online HERE. Candidates must be a resident of Mattituck or Laurel and have demonstrated involvement with the library. Application deadline is April 13, 2019.
Mattituck-Laurel Library's Teen Services offers a selection of materials and programs designed especially for teens entering 7th through 12th grade. Our teen collection offers a selection of materials written especially for teens, including fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, audiobooks, and magazines. Our Teen Lounge provides comfortable seating for hanging out with friends or studying after school. Special teen-only programming is facilitated by our Teen Services Librarian, Sara Colichio. Sara may be reached at (631) 298-4134, ext 103, and via email at sara.colichio@mattlibrary.org. Some of our most popular teen services include: