Junior Friends

What is Junior Friends?

Junior Friends is a teen volunteer group at the Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library. Volunteers assist the Teen Librarian with developing programs and services to reach the teen community. Volunteers also assist staff at Library and City events and have the opportunity to serve as a Junior Friends Board Member. 

Volunteer Guidelines

Membership

To become a member, you must complete a volunteer application. Click here to print an application. You can also pick up an application and waiver at the Reference Desk or at a club meeting.

Meetings

Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month at 4:30 p.m. in the Friends Room. Please note that meeting days and times change during the annual teen summer reading program. 

Hours

Volunteers are responsible for tracking their hours. Volunteers may use hours from Junior Friends-related services for other clubs, but teens are responsible for reporting and monitoring their hours.

Absences

Volunteers may be excused from meetings or events provided they give the President or the Vice President ample notice. 

Requirements

To remain active in the program, volunteers must complete the following:

  • Attend biweekly meetings
  • Attend one (1) teen library event a month
  • No more than five (5) unexcused absences from meetings

For more information about requirements, download the Junior Friends Guidelines (PDF) here.

  1. 1 Junior Friends Logo with words MPBL over an orb with wings and hands, Junior Friends displayed as banner.
  2. 2 Group of teens sitting at tables and chairs in large room watching candidate presentations.
  3. 3 Asian American girl giving a speech at a podium as teens watch.
  4. 4 Asian American boy giving a speech with powerpoint as teens watch
  5. 5 Asian American girl giving a speech with powerpoint before table of teens.

2026-2027 Junior Friends Board

President

Qi Qi Chen

Vice President

Rebecca Miranda

Secretary

Austyn Young

Publicity Chair

Zoe Wong

Historian

Lena Tran

Junior Friends Board Member Positions

The Junior Friends is guided by the members who are elected to serve as board members every year to gain leadership experience. 

The following positions make up the Junior Friends Board:

  • President
  • Vice President
  • Secretary
  • Publicity Chairperson
  • Historian

A complete list of board position descriptions can be downloaded here (PDF).

Elections run at the start of the end of the school year in May.