Teen Services
Teen Advisory Board
Membership for the 2024-2025 year is CLOSED. Candidates will be notified via email of their application status.
The Plainsboro Library Teen Advisory Board’s Mission is to engage teens as lifelong library users by promoting reading, volunteering, and participation in the library.
TAB members help plan and execute library events and projects with library staff to make sure they are relevant to teen interests and the library community.
TAB members also advocate for the library and take up leadership roles in improving the library for the Plainsboro community.
TAB consists of TAB’s General Membership (20 people per school year) and an Executive Council (5 people).
TAB membership is limited to 20 people per school year.
Membership is by application and review of the Youth Services Department.
To be a member of TAB in good standing a member must:
- Attend at least one TAB meeting per month. Advanced notice must be given if a TAB member will not be able to meet this requirement for any given month.
- Attend at least 2 library teen events during the 2024-2025 school year. TAB members are expected to give feedback and suggestions on events they have attended at future TAB meetings. Advanced notice must be given if a TAB member will not be able to meet this requirement.
- Actively engage in task force work and meeting discussion.
- Volunteer in 3 TAB or library-run events per year. Example Events include Teen Lock-Ins, Teen Movie Nights, Egg Drop, and other Teen Run Events proposed by TAB. This also includes helping with library run programs.
The primary role of TAB members is to suggest and work on task force projects, volunteer to help in events, and create Teen Run Events. TAB members also help spread the word about library events and offer feedback about events they attend.
TAB generally meets on the 4th Thursday of every month at 6:30pm and one Sunday per month at 2pm. Check the library calendar for details.
The TAB General Membership is a volunteer group whose members work on library projects, provide ideas, event feedback, and help plan TAB and library events under the leadership of the TAB Executive Council and Library Staff. TAB General Membership is open to any local teen in Grades 7-12.
TAB meetings and volunteering are worth community service hours.
TAB members receive volunteer opportunities outside of our formal teen volunteering system, the ability to create events and activities for their peers in the library and the community at large.
Revised 9/13/2024