Your Voice. Your Library. Your Community. Join the Youth Action Council!
Are you ready to make a real difference? The Memphis Public Library’s Youth Action Council is looking for passionate young leaders to help shape our library. As a member, you’ll work with a team to develop new projects, organize events, and be the voice for your peers. This is your chance to gain leadership experience, build your resume, and have a direct impact on the programs that matter to you! We are looking for youth ages 13-18 who attend Frayser, Hollywood, Officer Geoffrey Redd, and Parkway Village library branches.
Key Dates & Deadlines: Ready to get started? Please pay close attention to these important dates:
- Application Deadline: All applications must be submitted by October 8th.
- Interviews: Interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis from October 9th – 17th. We will contact you to set up a time.
- Mandatory Orientation: If selected, you must attend the official orientation on October 18th from 1 PM to 5 PM. This is a required session for all new council members.
Join the Youth Action Councils, a group of leaders creating spaces in neighborhood libraries for youth that are fun and welcoming. Impact your community differently by building creative activities and resources that help youth find and express their passions.
Let’s Grow together!
Let’s Dream Bigger!
Let’s Take Action!
FAQ
- Regularly attend meetings with Youth Action Council Library Representative/s where youth can collaborate to create and execute fun and engaging programs for youth ages-13-18.
- Have a voice in suggesting and implementing Memphis Public Libraries policies, community issues, collection development and library resources.
- Advocate for youth voice by having active discussions with local organizations and community members on how to best serve youth through their policies, programs, and more
- Build community with Youth Action Council reps across the library system through attending orientation and a Culminating event where youth present on what they did at each branch throughout the program.
- Participate in branch and systemwide library initiatives and programs.
- Be compensated for your time through a stipend for active participation in this program.
- In-person meetings that are required in branch with Youth Action Council rep. to help plan and implement programs. Youth decide how many programs and what projects to do.
- In-person meetings with Youth Action Council rep where department or library reps are in attendance. Or youth attend meetings that youth are invited into if their schedule permits. Youth engages in active discussions.
- Youth can be invited by local organizations through branch rep for youth discussions. Youth can attend if schedule permits.
- Attend orientation with parent and culminating event and participate in all scheduled events during both programs. Put together all programs/projects they accomplished and present to youth system wide and library reps.
- Monthly, youth need to have 10 hours dedicated to programming. This includes meeting times and programs they facilitate.
- Paid with check that must be cashed or deposited within 30 business days.
- Attending meetings with Youth Action Council Rep/s for planning of programs. Meetings will be 1-3 hour meetings, as determined by the library branch location
- Attending meetings or be invited to other department meetings and attend if time in their schedule permits.
- Attending meetings or be invited to other organization meetings and attend if time in their schedule permits.
- Attend mandatory orientation to be held in October. Attend mandatory end of year culminating event.
- Attend programs and engage in system wide initiatives when time permits. Mandatory 10 hours dedicated to this.
- Pay schedule TBD
