State rule changes curb younger volunteers; Midland library seeks teen help for summer programs and lists alternate program sites

May 21, 2025

Board heard that Michigan changes to volunteer rules require minors to be at least 14 to receive recorded volunteer credit and to obtain school work permits; staff asked for help recruiting teen volunteers and described summer programming and events including a summer reading kickoff, Bookfest and relocation of Touch A Truck to Emerson Park.

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Library staff told the Grace A. Dal Memorial Library Board on May 21 that a change in state rules for volunteer credit has reduced the pool of minors eligible for recorded volunteer hours and that the library needs teen volunteers for summer programs.

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