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Programs
- Anime Club
- Are you an anime and manga fan? Come to the Anime Club to talk about your favourite series, share your artwork, and watch anime!
Audience: ages 12 to 18
Date: 3rd Saturday of every month
Time: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Location: Rotary Training Room
- Challenge Yourself!
- What are you going to do this summer? All summer we will be posting challenges on the teen blog! Try new things; discover new music, movies, and books; and talk about the challenges you’ve completed on the teen blog!
- Challenge Yourself!: Writing Edition
- Want to work on your writing this summer? Try our weekly writing challenges! We will post our favourite submissions from each challenge in the Young Adult Library. Challenges will be posted on the teen blog.
- Duct Tape Wallets
- Tired of blending in? Looking for something to help you stand out from the crowd? Come to the library and create a unique wallet using duct tape. Dare to be different this summer!
Audience: ages 12 to 18
Date: Thursday, July 25
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Location: Young Adult Library (behind the stairs)
- GAME OVER Party
- Celebrate your accomplishments in Level Up!: Teen Summer Reading Game 2013!
Audience: ages 12 to 18
Date: Saturday, August 24
Time: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Location: Rotary Community Room
- GameMaker Studio 101
- Want to create your own computer games? Learn the basics of GameMaker Studio as we go through the steps to create a simple game.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Audience: ages 12 to 18
Maximum: 10 participants
Date: Tuesday, July 16
Time: 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location: Rotary Training Room - Register online
- Just Dance
- Enjoy rocking out to popular music? Come bust a move at the library! Join us for an afternoon of Just Dance 3 on Nintendo Wii. Great opportunity to meet new people, show off your skills and learn some new ones! No dance experience required.
Audience: ages 12 to 18
Date: Friday, July 5
Time: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location: Linda Smith Story Room
- Live Angry Birds
- Are you an angry birds fan? Looking for a new way to play the game? Come to the library and help us bring the iconic game to life! Help us construct different levels and use your own muscle to attack bad piggies!
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Audience: ages 12 to 18
Maximum: 20 participants
Date: Friday, August 16
Time: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location: Rotary Community Room - Register online
- Live Pac-Man
- Are you a video game buff? Develop a new appreciation for gaming by reenacting a Pac-Man game in the library. Come by and help us bring the classic game to life!
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Audience: ages 12 to 18
Maximum: 15 participants
Date: Friday, July 19
Time: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location: Rotary Community Room - Register online
- Marvel vs. DC Debate
- Which is better: Marvel or DC? Help us answer this burning question in a Marvel vs. DC debate! Everyone is welcome to come in costume. Costume rules: keep it PG (not too revealing), and no real weapons.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Register online or by calling 780-357-7457. Please include which side you support with your name. For example: “Gerald Bonaparte – Marvel,” “Cordelia Papadopoulos – DC,” or “Sam Snow – either” (if you would be happy to defend either side).
Audience: ages 12 and up
Maximum: 20 debaters
Date: Saturday, June 29
Time: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Location: Linda Smith Story Room - Register online
- Outside the Lines: A Book Club for Readers of YA Lit
- This book club is for anyone, of any age, who likes Young Adult books. Drop in to talk about this month’s book! Upcoming books will be posted on the Library website.
June’s book: Chime by Franny Billingsley
Audience: Anyone who reads YA lit
Date: Last Monday of every month (June 24)
Time: 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Location: Rotary Training Room
- Playfic 101
- Make your own interactive story-based games on Playfic.com! Players decide how the story unfolds by deciding which paths to take, collecting objects they find, and talking to the characters they meet. Come to this class to learn how to write your own Playfic games!
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Audience: ages 12 to 18
Maximum: 10 participants
Date: Tuesday, August 13
Time: 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location: Rotary Training Room - Register online
- Recycled Project Runway
- Restyle, reuse, recycle! Join us for a recycled fashion show and create your own masterpiece from recycled materials. Now is your chance to express your inner artiste and show off your genius!
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Audience: ages 12 to 18
Maximum: 20 participants
Date: Tuesday, August 20
Time: 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Location: Rotary Community Room
- Register online
- Super Smash Bros Tournament
- Are you a gamer? Tired of playing solo? Get your game on at the library this summer! Compete in our Super Smash Bros Tournament for a chance to meet other gamers and win epic prizes.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Audience: ages 12 to 18
Maximum: 16 participants
Date: Saturday, August 10
Time: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location: Rotary Community Room - Register online
- Teen Advisory Board
- The Teen Advisory Board (TAB) is a group for teens ages 12 to 18 to suggest and plan teen programs, find creative ways to share favourite books and movies, and share ideas on how to make the library a better place for teens. New members are always welcome!
Audience: ages 12 to 18
Dates: 2nd and 4th Fridays of every month (no meeting March 8)
Time: 4:30 to 5:30 pm
Location: Rotary Community Room
- Teen Movie Nights
- Looking for a place to chill and escape the summer heat? Drop by the library and view a few gaming-inspired films. Refreshments will be served. Audience: ages 13 to 18
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Rated PG-13)
Date: Thursday, July 11
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Rotary Community Room
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Rated PG-13)
Date: Thursday, August 1
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Rotary Community Room
- Teen Summer Reading Newsletter: Call for Submissions
- Submit a review for the Library’s Teen Summer Reading newsletter! We are looking for reviews from teens ages 12 to 18 about books, DVDs, music, or websites that you would recommend to other teens. Extended Deadline: Thursday, June 27.
Reviews must be 200 words or less. Do include: a short description and your opinion. Don’t include: spoilers or inappropriate language. Click on this program's heading for ideas of what to include in your review. The Library’s Teen Advisory Board will edit submissions for grammar and spelling, but will not change content.
Send reviews to hdolman@gppl.ab.ca (either in the text of the email or attached in a Word document). Please include your name and age. Everyone who sends in a review will be entered in a draw for a Coles gift card.
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