Teen Summer Programs at the Greater Victoria Public Library
Kirsten Andersen
Teen Programs at the Greater Victoria Public Library
Summer 2013
Call your local branch or register online at gvpl.ca. For more information, check gvpl.ca, call your local branch or email te...@gvpl.ca. All library programs are free. For a full list of library programs, see gvpl.ca.
Volunteering
Reading Buddies: Teen Volunteers
For ages 13-18. If you like working with children, enjoy reading, are a fluent English speaker and want to help emerging readers, we need you! Reading Buddies teen volunteers mentor children in Grades 2-4 with reading practice, literacy-based activities and fun. We provide training and, upon completion, a reference letter outlining your volunteer hours.
1:45-3:00 pm and/or 3:15-4:30 pm
July 8-12 Saanich Centennial or Central Branch
July 15-19 Central Saanich or Juan de Fuca Branch
July 22-26 Nellie McClung or Bruce Hutchison Branch
July 29-August 2 Esquimalt or Oak Bay Branch
August 6-9 Saanich Centennial or Emily Carr Branch
August 12-16 Nellie McClung or Juan de Fuca Branch
Big Buddy Training Session
For ages 13-18. Have you registered to be a Big Buddy in the Reading Buddies program? Is this the first time you have volunteered as a Big Buddy? If so, you must attend a Big Buddy Training Session.
Central Branch - Wednesday, July 3, 3:30-4:30 pm
Saanich Centennial Branch - Thursday, July 4, 3:30-4:30 pm
Juan de Fuca Branch - Friday, July 5, 3:30-4:30 pm
Nellie McClung Branch - Friday, July 19, 10:30-11:30 am
Emily Carr Branch - Thursday, July 25, 10:30-11:30 am
Tech Buddies: Teen Volunteers
For ages 13-18. Volunteer using your skills with computers and other new technologies, and connect with someone in your community. Teens earn volunteer hours and help adults with their questions about computers and gadgets.
Tuesday-Friday, August 13-16
1:45-3:15 pm
Esquimalt Branch
Tech Buddies: Teen Tech Buddy Training
For ages 13-18. Have you registered to be a teen volunteer in the Tech Buddies program? Is this the first time you have volunteered as a Tech Buddy? If so, you must attend a Teen Tech Buddy Training Session.
Monday, August 12
1:45-3:15 pm
Esquimalt Branch
Button Making: Teen Volunteers
For ages 13-18. Get your button on and earn volunteer hours too! Help out at GVPL events by operating our easy-to-use button making machine. You will be in charge of stamping out buttons for people, and you can make one for yourself too.
Various dates and locations
Contact te...@gvpl.ca for more information.
Reading, Writing , Music and Movies
Teen Summer Writing Contest: If Only They Had Known
For ages 13-18. Enter your original short story, poem, or song based on this year’s theme: If Only They Had Known. If your entry is selected by the judging panel, you will win a gift certificate for the store of your choice, up to $100 for first prize! For details, contest rules, and online entry form, see http://www.gvpl.ca/audiences/teens/teen-writing-contest. For more information, email te...@gvpl.ca. Contest runs June 15 – August 17.
Poetry Workshop for Teens with Aysia Law
For ages 13-18. Join Aysia Law, Victoria’s first Youth Poet Laureate, for a two-part workshop with writing games and exercises to get you started, followed up with peer critiques, finishing touches and a class show!
Thursdays, July 4 & 11
1:30-3:00 pm
Bruce Hutchison Branch
Summer Shorts: Postcard Story Writing Workshop with Jody Carrow
For ages 13-18. Join Jody Carrow, Story Studio Writing Coach and Editor of the Claremont Review, the international magazine for youth and young adult creative writers, for a two-part workshop. Experience mad writing and benefit from her ninja-style editing process.
Tuesdays, July 9 & July 16
11:00 am -12:30 pm
Oak Bay Branch
Songwriting Workshop for Teens with Kaya Fraser
For ages 13-18. Learn how to write a great song with local singer-songwriter Kaya Fraser. Emphasis will be on lyric writing, instruments are optional. Discover how to find ideas and develop them into well-structured, powerful tunes.
Fridays, July 19 & 26
2:00-3:30 pm
Central Branch
Teen Book Club
For ages 13-18. Discuss and share whatever you are reading this summer with other teens. We’ll meet every other week; come to one, some or all!
Tuesdays, July 9, 23, August 6, 20.
3:30-4:40
Saanich Centennial Branch
Movie Making for Teens
For ages 13-18. Make your own movie using industry methods during this two-day workshop. Learn how to write a script, create a storyboard, shoot scenes and digitally edit and upload your short film.
Generously funded by the IslandLink Library Federation.
Wednesday & Thursday, July 17 & 18
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saanich Centennial Branch
Friday & Saturday, July 19 & 20
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saanich Centennial Branch
Makerspaces and Hackerspaces
Hackerspaces Demo Night
Everyone welcome. Join members of Victoria Makerspace to learn about hackerspaces: technology playgrounds that are open to everyone. We'll demonstrate a 3D printer that makes physical objects out of computer models and we'll demonstrate how to safely cut things with lasers! Register online or call your local branch for more information.
Friday, July 12
7:00-8:30 pm
Nellie McClung Branch
Makerspaces for Teens
For ages 13-18. Join members of Victoria Makerspace to design an object to be cut on a laser cutter, a high-precision cutting and engraving machine. Learn how to use Inkscape, an open source vector graphics program, to create your design. Then, watch the laser do the cutting and take your object home.
Saturday, July 13
2:00-4:00 pm
Nellie McClung Branch
Crafty Stuff – By Teens for Teens
Knit Wits for Teens
For ages 13-18. Learn how to knit a simple neckwarmer and help others by donating your finished project to a local shelter. Join local knitter extraordinaire Nicole Bottles for coaching and inspiration. We will supply the instructions, yarn, and knitting needles. A great project for beginner knitters!
Thursdays, July 25 & August 1
3:00-4:30 pm
Juan de Fuca Branch
Crafts for Tweens & Teens with Angel: Modern Macramé
For ages 10-18. Learn basic macramé techniques and create your own simple macramé bracelet with Angel in this fun two-part workshop that won’t leave you tied up in knots!
Tuesday-Wednesday, July 30-31
2:30-4:00
Emily Carr Branch
Kirsten Andersen
Teen Services Librarian
Greater Victoria Public Library
3110 Tillicum Road
Victoria BC, V9A 6T2