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Play video games at the library! Show off your skills on PS2 or Nintendo Wii. Learn to play if it's your very first time! Choose from Rock Band, Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros., and more. It's free, it's fun and open to all teens and tweens.
Renfrew Branch - March 8, 2:30 - 4:30 PM
Champlain Heights Branch - March 10 - 2:30 - 4:30 PM
Mount Pleasant Branch - March 12 - 2:30 - 4:30 PM
At the Teen Advisory Group’s December 17th meeting, TAG members brought some of their favourite festive music for the group to critique. Teen librarians Randy and Baharak moderated the discussion while TAG members held forth on some of the best, worst, and strangest holiday music choices for 2009.
Give it to me, Baby by Rick James from The Definitive Collection
Michela – this isn’t Christmassy at all
Mai – But I picture Rum & Eggnog and a topless guy in santa pants with suspenders. Or else all the Whos in Whoville going crazy at a Christmas party. All the cougar Whos hanging with the 20 year old Whos dancing like on Soul Train
Ashley – Is this actually Christmas music? [the answer is no]
Sam – thumbs up!
The winners of this year’s Teen Bookmark Contest have been announced:
Lydia Robb, age 15, is the winner for Best Hand Drawn Bookmark
Hyeg Yaghoobian, age 17 is the winner for Best Computer Generated Bookmark
To read more about this year’s contest, click here (http://www.vpl.ca/events/details/express_yourself_teen_bookmark_contest).
On Wednesday, December 16 at 4:30 p.m., Lydia and Hyeg will be presented with cash prizes of $250 as well as some awesome snowboarding apparel generously donated by Westbeach at a special drawing workshop for teens at the Central Library (350 W. Georgia St.).
Vancouver teens with an interest in drawing and animation are invited to attend the workshop and award presentation. Come out and celebrate VPL's 4th Annual Teen Bookmark Contest with a free 2 hour drawing workshop just for teens. Sketchbook and drawing materials provided. Please call 604-331-3663 to register.
1. Talk to people you know will keep you on track. That means you can only hear what makes you feel good, and trust me, that feels good.
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Hello, and goodbye. But Wait! I have some other things to say unto you! This column has to with the best ever objects in the universe!
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FOOD & MUSIC!
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Soundwaves and munchies!
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Pizza and notes!
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Tunes and bites!
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I am Kendra Pacilla. I’m 14 years old and I go to the WONDEROUS Sir Winston Churchill Ideal Mini School. I’ve been writing stories probably since before I can remember, but I really got into poetry in grade 5. I was ecstatic to come to the VPL’s Book Camp this year because Pandora’s Collective had given me a scholarship to it, and , well, it’s just awesome. I love to read and write, and listen to every type of music. I was privileged enough to interview my groups tutor James McCann, who’s book Pyre I’ve just finished. It was an amazing experience I’ll never forget. If this Book Camp was so amazing, I can’t wait till next year. I’m definitely a Lifer.
Design a bookmark celebrating the theme of Winter Reading and win $250!
Friday, July 10th – Wizard Rock stars The Remus Lupins and The Whomping Willows hit Vancouver on one of their last tour stops...
Vancouver teens and teens who love the Vancouver Public Library, welcome to your website. And this really is your website - teens from all over Vancouver were involved in contributing their ideas, knowledge and skills to the design of this website. You told us what kinds of colours you wanted (not orange!), what kinds of content you'd like (booklists! event listings! entertainment!) and what features you'd like to see (personal accounts! comments! tags!).
