150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook, NY 11741 • 631-588-5024
- Monday – Friday 9:30am – 9:00pm
- Saturday 9:30am – 5:00pm
- Sunday (12-4pm ) Open Starting Oct 1
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150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook, NY 11741 • 631-588-5024
These opportunities are for Sachem Residents who are in 6th-12th grade.
Teens may complete each project only one time per month. Lead the Way projects change every two months.
Certificates acknowledging any credits earned will be e-mailed as a .pdf document.
Allow one week for the processing of a community service application or certificate.
Register to work on a community service project to help the library! (1 hour)
Create birthday banners and cards for those in need. (1 hour)
Help us with projects to benefit local animal shelters and complete various tasks to earn community service credit. Teens may earn up to 9 hours per month for projects completed at home.
You must sign up for the Mutt-i-grees @ Home in addition to the In-Person Meet Ups.
Spread breast cancer awareness by decorating and displaying a pink pumpkin in front of your home. We supply the decorations, you supply the pumpkin. Registrants will receive an email to pick up their supply kit and project instructions.(1 hour)
Cut, sort and add up donated coupons for military families in need. (1 hour)
Meet us at Lake Ronkonkoma County Beach on Lake Shore Road for a lake clean up. Cleaning supplies will be provided. Participants must provide their own gloves and transportation. (3 hours)
Help maintain our Community Garden by weeding, watering, sweeping, pruning, and harvesting. Each session will also include an interactive nature activity. In the event of inclement weather, this program will be held indoors. (90 minutes)
Color and assemble “Thank You Jars” with sweet treats for police officers. Bags will be donated to a local police station. (1 hour)
Assist the Friends of the library with the set-up of their book sale. (1 hour)
In honor of Emergency Preparedness Month, learn the basic skills to make a splint, wrap a sprain and address basic wounds and bruises. Hosted by our Teen Leaders. (1 hour)
Showcase your artistic talents and share the beauty of your heritage through an art piece that represents an element of your culture. Additionally, we kindly ask you to accompany your submission with a thoughtful handwritten paragraph describing what your culture means to you personally. (2 hours)
Read September’s book selection The Other Side of Lost by Jesse Kirby about a High School senior who gives up her social media persona to get lost in the woods and find herself. Then answer the discussion questions to receive three hours community service. You may read the physical book or download the ebook. (3 hours)
Spend an hour chalking your walk to spread joy and cheer throughout the community. (1 hour)
Create either a Snapchat or TikTok about what kindness means to you.(1 hour)
Create a book trailer for teen books at Sachem Public Library. (3 hours)
Submit musical recordings for our TeenStrumentals Podcast on Soundcloud to be shared with the community. Earn 3 Community Service Hours while sharing your love of music.
Have you ever wondered what brought you and your neighbors to this very spot? How is this community shaped by who we are and where we came from? Earn 3 community service hours while helping us build a picture of who we are as a “people”. Record interviews with your parents, grandparents, friends and neighbors while safely social distancing. Recordings will be shared on the libraries’ social media accounts. Sign up for more information on this project!
Learn about the library’s databases and gain community service hours. Watch one database tutorial video from the Sachem Public Library YouTube channel playlist “Explore our Databases” and write a 250-350-word review. Earn 1 service hour for completion of a review, an additional .5 hour is available to those who also create a video review.
Have you rescued a shelter pet and given them a new home? Tell us your story and why rescuing and adopting a shelter pet is so important. Each inspiring story per pet will be worth 1 hour of community service.
Are you ready to lead the way? Watch librarian-selected documentaries that allow you to gain perspective and prompt acts of service in the Sachem community – while also practicing safe social distancing! Receive 2 hours community service for each documentary viewed and questionnaire completed.
By participating in this program you are giving back to your community in the following ways: (1) Becoming informed through documentaries. (2) Actively participating in a dialogue on important issues. (3) Exploring important community issues and spreading awareness by becoming leaders within the community, physically and virtually.
Love to read? Earn community service credit by reviewing award-winning Young Adult books selected by the American Library Association. You will earn 3 hours of community service for each review that meets all of the requirements, up to 9 hours per month.
Check with your family before volunteering for a project or with an organization. Some organizations may have minimum age requirements or require training. It is your responsibility to make sure that the community service program you volunteer for will qualify with the organization that is tracking your community service hours. The library is not responsible for tracking community service hours served with outside organizations.
