Earn Community Hours with the Teen Advisory Group!
Our volunteer program is getting a new look. Continue reading below for all the details!
What is the Teen Advisory Group (aka TAG)?
The Teen Advisory Group at Milton Public Library is the perfect opportunity for teens looking to complete their high school community service hours. This year, we're going completely virtual so that you can earn your hours in a safe, but fun environment. Attend various workshops, and participate online to earn hours that you can put towards your 40 community hours for school.
What Will I Be Doing?
All year long, we'll be hosting online workshops aimed at helping you learn more about community development, diversity, inclusivity, and how to be an ally to members of your community. Join in for lectures, discussions, and activities designed to help you grow, and to tackle important community issues. Have an idea? Let us know!
How Do I Apply?
Any student in Grades 9 to 12, who lives or goes to school in Milton is welcome to join in. Students are responsible for signing themselves up for each session, using our online registration system to do so.
How Do I Get My Hours?
Post-program, students must complete an online reflection in order to receive documentation for their participation. This requirement will begin in January 2021.
Staff then prepares documents for each individual participant. This includes a signed letter with details of your experience, as well as signed school forms where applicable. These letters will be individually emailed to each participant. It is the students' responsibility to submit them to their school office.
We have large groups participating in our virtual volunteer programs, so we appreciate your patience while we prepare everyone's paperwork.
Current Workshops:
Virtual Career Lab with the Halton Industry Education Center
Mon Apr 12, 2021 | 10:30am-12:30pm(Group 1) OR 1:30pm-3:30pm(Group 2) | Zoom
The Halton Industry Education Center (HIEC) is committed to helping youth reduce their anxiety about the future by promoting healthy optimistic conversations about young people’s place in the future and the world of work. That’s why we are excited to announce that you can visit the Career Lab this year with our Virtual Career Lab. Modeled after our in house Career Awareness Programming, this virtual offering includes fun interactive activities, resources, and relevant information that support youth in making informed and inspired career decisions. Join us for a 2-hour session to discover your aptitudes, learn about different workplace environments, and explore over 3000 careers.
Program will take place online and login credentials will be sent our prior to the program. Please check your spam to ensure you receive them.
Register for Virtual Career Lab Group 1 OR Virtual Career Lab Group 2 beginning March 22, 2021 at 9:30am. Please note, that the program is repeated and we ask you sign up for one session only.
Building Financial Skills with JA Central Ontario
Saturday May 1, 2021 | 1:00-4:00pm | Zoom
Join us for an exciting opportunity to learn about financial literacy and accountability with this session from JA Central Ontario. Learn to recognize how attitudes and beliefs impact your ability to make money management decisions that fit your life circumstances, increase knowledge, skills, and experiences with money to promote self-confidence, foster a belief you can act according to your interests, and see the value in managing money proactively. You’ll participate in an Innovation Challenge to further develop idea-generation, skills and collaboration techniques. Learn ways to establish innovative and potentially viable solutions by addressing current business and community related problems and challenges. Students work in teams to prepare and present innovative solutions to this proposed challenge
Program will take place online and login credentials will be sent our prior to the program. Please check your spam to ensure you receive them.
Register for Building Financial Skills beginning April 2, 2021 at 9:30am.
Facts, No Cap: Researching with the Archives of Ontario
Wednesday May 5, 2021 | 4:30-6:00pm | Zoom
Grades 9-12. Whether you’re doing a school project or helping your community, information from the past can add depth to your work – but where do you find it, and how can you assess your sources? Led by the Archives of Ontario, this session will help you understand and use archives, helping you build your skills as a researcher. FYI: archives are a super-important tool for students at the post-secondary level! You’ll learn what you can find in an archives and how to get it. We’ll also cover some basics of evaluating sources, so that you’re ready to think critically about information you find, and you’ll discover some of the many career options archives have to offer. Join us and get to know archives: a valuable resource for students, researchers, citizens, and communities!
The program will be held via Zoom. Participants will receive their login credentials the day before the program. Please check your spam to ensure you receive them.
Register for Facts, No Cap beginning April 17, 2021 at 9:30am.
Past Workshops:
Every Child Matters: Reconciliation Through Education
Saturday October 3, 2020 | 1:00-4:00pm
Teamwork and Leadership with VPI Working Solutions
Saturday November 14, 2020 | 1:00-3:00pm
Milton's Culture Plan: Imagine the Possibilities
Wednesday November 18, 2020 | 6:30-8:30pm
Mental Health Advocacy: Changing the Conversation with CMHA
Saturday January 23, 2021 | 1:00-3:00pm
Journey to Human Rights with the Canadian Museum of Human Rights
Saturday February 6, 2021 | 12:00-1:30pm and 2:30-4:00pm
Lived Experiences Past and Present with Halton Black History Awareness Society
Saturday February 20, 2021 | 1:00-2:30pm
Climate Change Conversations with the Halton Environmental Network
Saturday March 6, 2021 | 1:00-3:00pm
Volunteer Responsibilities:
To be fully engaged in their opportunity, participating to the best of their ability and demonstrating enthusiasm for their event.
To act as a positive role model and teen advocate within the community, and as representatives of Milton Public Library.
To provide feedback to staff about volunteer opportunities and the program in general.
Minimum Qualifications:
Completed Grade 8 but not graduated from High School
A resident of Milton, or attending a Milton High School
Passion for community involvement
Conscientious and reliable
Friendly and welcoming attitude
Strong communication skills
Openness to learning new skills and taking on new opportunities
Able to work independently in order to fulfill assigned tasks
Able to work well as part of a team in order to fulfill assigned tasks
Able to illustrate respect, empathy, and patience with others, regardless of age group
