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Teen Night: Arts & Crafts

Join us for the program Teen Night: Arts & Crafts on Wednesday, January 12, 6PM-7PM. We’ll have a variety of arts and crafts supplies for teens to use to make whatever they’d like. This program is for Tweens and Teens currently in Grades 6-12. Registration began Tuesday, January 4 online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library. Teens who complete an online survey after the program can receive community service for participating in this program.

Tree Ornaments for Community Service: Heart Ornaments

Earn community service by painting ornaments for the Garden City Public Library’s Tweens and Teens Department’s Ornament Tree! Each volunteer will receive three ornaments and a set of paint pens to decorate their ornaments at home. Paint pens must be returned to the Library. These ornaments will be used to decorate our new ornament tree each month! 

For the month of January, the ornaments will be hearts, which will be used to decorate the Tweens and Teens Ornament Tree in February. Registration begins Tuesday, January 18 at 10AM online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Completed ornaments must be returned by January 27 to the Library. 

Registrants will be asked to pick up their ornaments at the Library in order to participate in this community service program. Volunteers must return three decorated ornaments and their set of paint pens in order to receive community service. Volunteers will receive two hours for every three ornaments they submit, at the discretion of the Tweens and Teens Department. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Computer Animation with Sharper Training Solutions

Learn how to use your computer to create web-based computer animation during the program Computer Animation with Sharper Training Solutions on Saturday, January 29, 1:30PM-3:30PM! In this hands-on class, create and edit animated GIFs, stick figures and much more. Students may bring a new external flash drive to save their work. Prerequisites: Good computer skills. This program is for tweens and teens in Grades 6-12 only.Registration begins Tuesday, January 18 at 10AM online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library. Teens who complete an online survey after the program can receive community service for participating in this program.

Volunteer Program Reviewers Needed

Become a Volunteer Program Reviewer and earn community service by participating in Garden City Public Library Tweens and Teens programs! In order to receive community service, volunteers must participate in the program and then fill out an online survey reviewing the program within two weeks of attending the program. Each volunteer will receive community service credit for every completed survey they submit, at the discretion of the Tweens and Teens Department. Surveys will be emailed to program registrants only after the program is completed and they have attended the program. 

To participate, volunteers must register online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) for each program they wish to attend separately. Below is a list of programs Tweens and Teens in Grades 6-12 (unless otherwise noted) can volunteer at as a Volunteer Program Reviewer in January:

Register began January 4:

1/12 at 6PM: Teen Night: Arts & Crafts

Register online beginning January 18 at 10AM:

1/29 at 1:30PM: Sharper Training Solutions: Computer Animation

These programs have been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

GCPL Tweens and Teens Best Books 2022 Committee: Volunteers Needed!

The Tweens and Teens Department is looking for tweens and teens in Grades 6-12 to volunteer to provide feedback on recently published Young Adult books as part of our Tweens and Teens Best Books 2022 Committee! Eligible books are those published between November 1, 2021 and December 6, 2022 and aimed at tweens and teens in Grades 6-12. 

Volunteers will be asked to read books on the Tweens and Teens Department’s monthly reading lists beginning this month and then write a 300-word review. Volunteers can also nominate a book not on our lists as long as it’s published between November 1, 2021 and December 6, 2022 and the Library owns a physical copy in the Young Adult collection. Volunteers will earn community service credit for both reading and writing reviews on new books in the Library’s Young Adult Collection. The feedback used throughout the year will help the Young Adult Librarians compile the Best Books list for the year in December 2022.

There are no requirements on how many books a volunteer must read and volunteers can read however many new books they are able to throughout the year. Volunteers can get credit for books they do not finish,  as long as they provide 300-word feedback as to why they chose not to finish the book. The committee may meet throughout the year if there is interest, but volunteers are not required to attend meetings and can still participate by reading and providing feedback on recent Young Adult books. 

If interested, please sign-up to join the committee by visiting Garden City Public Library’s website at www.gardencitypl.org/tweens-teens-best-books-2022-committee/ or for more information, please contact the Young Adult Department at www.gardencitypl.org/young-adult-department/contact-the-young-adult-tweens-teens-department/.

Volunteer Teen Reviewers Needed

Would you like to be a reviewer for the Library? Need community service hours?  Become a Volunteer Teen Reviewer. This program is for Tweens and Teens in Grades 6-12. The Library is looking for teen reviewers to review books and media in the YA collection as well as digital content, such as ebooks and audiobooks, available on Nassau Digital Doorway. There might be a book you’ve already read in our physical or digital collection that you can write a review on! 

Browse the physical collection here: encore.alisweb.org/

Browse the digital collection here: nassau.overdrive.com

Submit a review here: www.gardencitypl.org/submit-a-teen-review/

Reviews will be used to update the Tweens and Teens Library Review Page (www.gardencitypl.org/category/teen-reviews/) as well as update our social media pages. Reviews are subject to approval by the Young Adult Librarian. Please make sure to follow the guidelines for reviews in order for the review to count toward community service. 

Follow Tweens and Teens on Facebook and Instagram

Follow Garden City Library’s Tweens and Teens on Facebook and Instagram! The Young Adult Department uses both social media platforms as a tool to post updates and announcements about upcoming library programs and community service opportunities.

Here are the Facebook and Instagram pages for the Garden City Public Library Tweens and Teens Department: 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/GCPLTweensTeens

Instagram: www.instagram.com/GCPLTweensTeens

If you’re interested in participating and want to learn when events will be happening for Tweens and Teens (Grades 6-12), or if you have any questions, email Young Adult Librarian Laura Giunta at www.gardencitypl.org/young-adult-department/contact-the-young-adult-tweens-teens-department/ .

Teen Advisory Board Applications Now Available Online

If you are interested in helping to come up with programming ideas or social media outreach ideas for Tweens and Teens in Grades 6-12, consider joining the Teen Advisory Board. Online applications are available at www.gardencitypl.org/teen-advisory-board-application/  Applicants should be entering Grades 6-12 in Fall 2021. Email Young Adult Librarian Laura Giunta at www.gardencitypl.org/young-adult-department/contact-the-young-adult-tweens-teens-department/   if you have any questions.

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