Are you an aspiring director? 

Are you the next YouTube sensation?

Then this is the contest for you!

Create a trailer for your favourite book, post it on YouTube and enter to win great prizes!

Contest open July 1 - August 15

Open to Vancouver teens aged 12-18

For full contest rules and entry guidelines check out the Reel Teens Video Contest site.

Download the Reel Teen Contest Entry and Release Forms (PDF)

A supernatural series that tells the story of a sixteen-year-old boy who is being hunted and haunted by ghosts. Get your copy now.

The Short Second Life of Brie Tanner is now on order at the library.  That means you can place a hold (go do this now).  And for you Twihards out there who need your Edward fix NOW take a look at Stephanie Meyer's draft of Midnight Sun (Twilight from Edward's perspective).

Interested in improv? Love the stage? Join us for a teens only improv session taught by seasoned improvisers and stars of Rosa Parks Improv, Kaitlin Fontana and Nicole Passmore. The workshop will introduce participants to theatre games and build the skills needed for good improvisation.

Thursday May 20
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Central Library

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.

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!).