Join us for some wild fun this year for teens & tweens! From super fun events, to monthly creative kits, and more!!
TEEN SUMMER VOLUNTEERING (Ages 14 - 18)
Applications Due: JUNE 19
Explore Teen Summer Volunteering HERE
Writers In Residence
- Weekly Zoom Meetings: JULY 8 - AUG 12
- Book Premiere: AUG 15 | Fanfare Books
Earn volunteer hours for writing and become published in the Forest of Words anthology book, and read some of your work and sign copies of the book at the book premiere party.
Summer Event Crew
Dates vary
Earn volunteer hours while attending events like Summer Swiftie Celebration and Spider-Man Escape Room
Teen Maker Marketplace
- Weekly Zoom Meetings: JULY 7 - AUG 5
- Vendor Show: AUG 8 | Destination Stratford
Earn volunteer hours for weekly trainings on creating a small creative maker business. At the end, earn money at your own vendor show.
SUMMER EVENTS
Ignite Your Summer Photography Contest (Grades 8 - 12)
Weekly JULY 6 - AUG 24
Each week, teen photographers submit a photo (or photos) by following that week's theme. Enter to win a weekly prize pack. All submitted photos are entered into the end-of-summer grand prize draw. Follow SPL’s teen Instagram @SPL.Ignite to compete.
Spider-Man Escape Room
JULY 8, 9 & 10 | 3:00 - 8:00 PM | Quiet Room
In this 30-minute escape adventure, groups of five will work together, solve clues, and stop the Spider-Man villains. Registration required.
The Great Hobbit Adventure
JULY 20 - AUG 9 | Downtown Stratford
Help Gandalf the Grey SAVE STRATFORD from the orcs and goblins of Middle Earth. Complete 5 weekly challenges over 3 weeks at spots around Stratford (marked with a The Great Hobbit Adventure sign). Start each week with the “clue video” posted on the event page. PRIZES: 3 big prize packs for 3 age groups (aged 0-8, 9-18, 19+). Complete all 15 challenges = receive a Hobbiton Haul.
Summer Swiftie Party
JULY 29 | 6:30 - 8:00 PM | SPL + YMCA + Downtown
Enjoy Taylor Swift games, an outdoor dance party, crafts, trivia, and so much more at both the Stratford Public Library and the YMCA. You don't even have to stop the fun when walking between the party sites since you can play our downtown Swiftie Scavenger Hunt for a chance at a prize at the end of the night. All ages but crafts/games ages 7+.
Tarot 101
AUG 13 | 7:30 - 8:30 PM | Auditorium
Enjoy Taylor Swift games, an outdoor dance party, crafts, trivia, and so much more at both the Stratford Public Library and the YMCA. You don't even have to stop the fun when walking between the party sites since you can play our downtown Swiftie Scavenger Hunt for a chance at a prize at the end of the night. All ages but crafts/games ages 7+.
SUBSCRIPTION KITS
YA Loot Packs (Grades 8 - 12)
Pick up kits: JULY 13 & AUG 10
Turn reading into a gift with our book subscription kits for teens. Sign up each month for three books in the genre of your choice, goodies (candy, buttons, stickers), a craft or activity. Return the books but keep the goodies. Registration required.
Tween Lit Kits (Grades 4 - 7)
Pick up kits: JULY 22 & AUG 19
Turn reading into a gift with our book subscription kits for tweens. Sign up each month for three awesome tween books, goodies (candy, buttons, stickers), a craft or activity. Return the books but keep the goodies. Registration required.
OTHER EVENTS - ALL AGES
Chess Knight at SPL (All Ages - on-going)
MONDAYS | 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Drop-in and gather on the main floor of the library, where all ages come together to enjoy a chill night of playing chess and drinking tea. BYOBoard if you have one -- if you don't, come anyway. (Youth under 12 must be accompanied by adult.)
Questions?
Email Brooke at bwindsor@splibrary.ca or call 519-271-0220 x131.