Online Community Service
Online community service opportunities are for district residents of the Half Hollow Hills Library currently in grades 6 through 12. Unless otherwise stated, submissions should be emailed to the Teen Service Department at teenservices@hhhlibrary.org.
Please Note: Submissions may be used on our social media channels.
Please allow up to ONE week for a response via email containing your community service certificate. If more than one week has passed, make sure to check your Spam folder for emails from the Teen Service Department.
Family Traditions
December is a time when many families gather together and celebrate traditions that are special to them. Earn 1 hour of community service by sending a photo of a tradition that your family likes to celebrate, whether it be cooking a family recipe, decorating for a holiday, or visiting an important site, along with a brief description of the tradition.
All entries must be e-mailed to teenservices@hhhlibrary.org on/or before Sunday, December 31st to receive your certificate.
A maximum of 2 slides, for 2 hour of community service, may be submitted for the month of December.
National Wildlife Conservation Day
Each year on December 4th, Wildlife Conservation Day seeks to spread awareness about preserving and protecting the natural world and its inhabitants while supporting the Endangered Species Act. Beginning December 1, earn 1 hour of community service by creating a Google slide highlighting an animal on the endangered species list. Add a photo of the animal and a few facts about what makes this animal so great!
All entries must be e-mailed to teenservices@hhhlibrary.org on/or before Sunday, December 31st to receive your certificate.
A maximum of 2 slides, for 2 hour of community service, may be submitted for the month of December.
Virtual Author Talk
The Half Hollow Hills Community Library is now hosting virtual author talks! Receive community service hours for every event you virtually attend when you send us confirmation of your attendance. A list of upcoming author talks can be found at: https://libraryc.org/hhhlibrary/upcoming.
Following an author event, all registrants will receive a "Thank You Email" from the event's host. Please forward this email to teenservices@hhhlibrary.org as evidence of your attendance and to receive community service credit. The amount of community service hours will be dependent on the length of the author talk.
Teen Book Reviews
Want to share a great read? Hated the last book in that popular series?
Let us know! Fill out the Book Review Form on our website to receive one hour of community service for every book reviewed; you might even have your review featured on the teen website!
A maximum of 2 reviews, for 2 hours of community service, may be submitted every month.
